Srinagar: Former deputy chief minister and senior leader of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Kavinder Gupta has said that Pakistan was behind the move of government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. He was speaking to the media in Jammu amid reports that three parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Conference and Congress have joined hands to […]
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Congress President Ghulam Ahmed Mir Wednesday said that Congress is ready to support both PDP and National Conference if they are willing to form Government in the State. Mir said,” it will be a greatest achievement if both National Conference and People’s Democratic Party will join hands in the interest of people”. […]
Srinagar: The Congress Party along with two major regional powers of Jammu and Kashmir – People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC) are likely to meet officially this week and discuss the possibility of meeting the governor to stake claim to form a government, New Delhi based The Wire reported on Wednesday. Political leaders from the […]
Jammu: In the Phase-II of Panchayat Polls held today, overall 71.1% polling was witnessed across the State. According to the Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Shaleen Kabra, an overwhelming 80.4% polling was witnessed in Jammu division and 52.2% in Kashmir division. Giving district-wise details, Kabra said that Kupwara witnessed 69.7%, Bandipora 66.3%, Baramulla 11.2%, Ganderbal 27.4%, Anantnag […]
Srinagar: The Hurriyat (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, broke down after hearing that the district president of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) Anantnag, Mir Hafizullah, was assassinated in the broad day light outside his home. According to the sources in Hurriyat (G), when Geelani was informed about Mir’s assassination, tears rolled down his eyes and he broke down. […]
Srinagar: The four militants killed in Shopian gunfight in southern Kashmir on Tuesday morning have been identified. Sources said that the slain militants were active with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and have been identified as Basarat Ah Neegro, son of Ab Rashid Negroo, a resident of Chotigam; Mehraj ud Din, son of Ab Ahad Najar, a resident of Drawani; Abid Nazir […]
Srinagar: Four youths including two girls have been referred to Srinagar hospitals from Shopian where government forces used force to disperse the protesters agitating against the militant killings. Sources said the government forces fired indiscriminately on the protesters and also used pellets to scare away the protesters. However, the protesters kept pelting government forces with […]
Srinagar: Four militants and one para commando have been killed in an early morning gunfight in southern Kashmir’s Shopian village Tuesday. The gunfight erupted in Nadigam village of the district around 3 am after the government forces including the army, J&K police and paramilitary launched a search operation in the village. As the government forces, after specific inputs […]
Srinagar: Two militants have been killed in a gunfight with government forces Tuesday morning in Nadigam village of Shopian in southern Kashmir. Earlier, reports said, a Para commando was killed in the fierce gun battle with militants while three others were injured. The slain militants are yet to be identified. Reports said the gunfight erupted […]
Srinagar: High Commissioner of Malaysia to India, Dato’ Hidayat Abdul Hamid said Malaysian airlines were eager to increase flights to India and also have direct flights to Kashmir, which will further boost tourist flow from Malaysia to this place. “There is every support from the government to airlines to start direct flights to Kashmir. The […]
