Srinagar: Two militants were killed during an encounter with government in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Sunday, a police spokesperson said. Following a credible information about the presence of militants in village Reeban, Zainpora in south Kashmir district of Shopian early this morning, Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir […]
Shopian: Unidentified gunmen have abducted three youth from Shopian villages on Saturday morning. Police sources confirmed the abduction and said they are looking into the matter. They abducted youth have been identified as Farooq Ahamd Thoker, and Shahid Ahmad Ganie, both residents of Saidapora and Huzaif Kuttay, a resident of Manzgam Kulgam. More details awaited
Srinagar: Kashmir valley is observing a complete shutdown on Saturday as the polling in the first phase for panchayat elections began today morning. All shops and business establishments are shut across the valley while public and private transport are off the roads. The authorities have also suspended the train services as a precautionary measure. The nine-phased […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Friday rejected the jibes of Minister of State (MOS), Prime Minister Office (PMO) MO Dr Jitendra Singh as sheer panicky borne out of BJP’s edginess about the participation of Jammu and Kashmir National conference in forthcoming Assembly and Parliamentary elections. In a statement, party’s Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani said […]
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti has asked the national leadership to address the alienation of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and said that same cannot be done without sustained political process. Addressing party functionaries of south Kashmir’s Bijbehara and Srinagar’s Zadibal, Mehbooba reiterated that the core philosophy […]
Srinagar: Dr Mubeena Ramzan, who was recently declared as one among the world’s most influential persons, has saidmasculinizationsation of women force is by far one of the most important aspects of the problem of the women folk today. She said that rights and duties are the two ways street and stagnation in any of the […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to leading private schools of Kashmir asking them to file a detailed compliance report before the commision within two weeks as to what procedure they are following during the admission process and whether poor and downtrodden are given their due share. The […]
Srinagar: In response to former captain Shahid Afridi’s controversial remarks about the Kashmir dispute, Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider asserted that the cricketer is issuing such statements in order to play in Indian Premier League (IPL). Speaking to media in London, the premier advised Afridi to pay attention towards cricket and […]
Srinagar: Ansar Gazwatul Hind commander Zakir Musa was spotted in Amritsar along with a few other men after which Dinanagar police station released posters of the militant, said SSP Gurdaspur. The latest development comes after intelligence agencies informed about the presence of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants in the state, Times Now reported. An intel report released […]
Srinagar: The Reserve Bank has imposed a fine of Rs 3 crore on state-owned Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd NSE -1.52 % for non-compliance of various norms, including asset classification and KYC. The RBI has imposed, by an order dated November 5, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs 30 million on The Jammu and Kashmir Bank […]
