Srinagar: Two militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight in a Budgam village of central Kashmir Thursday morning. Police sources confirmed the death of two militants and said that the gunfight erupted in the wee hours today. “The encounter ensued after a joint contingent of forces who hd laid siege to Zagoo village of […]
Srinagar: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik, approved honorarium for Sarpanchs and Panchs to be elected in the ensuing Panchayat elections. The SAC decided that the Sarpanchs will be paid monthly honorarium of Rs 2500 and Panchs Rs 1000. The meeting was attended by […]
Islamabad: In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death in 2010 on blasphemy charges, after accepting her 2015 appeal against the punishment. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar announced the verdict here. The bench overturned the Lahore High Court’s […]
Srinagar: The State Administration Council (SAC) appointed Dilbagh Singh as the Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was taken during SAC meting chaired by Governor Satya Pal Malik in Jammu on Wednesday where Singh’s full-time appointment was finalized. The governor’s administration had on September 6 appointed senior IPS officer Dilbag Singh as […]
Srinagar: The All-Party Parliamentary Kashmir Group (APPKG) in the UK Parliament has condemned Indian government for using “excessive force against Kashmiris and refusing to allow independent observes” from Britain to enter into Jammu and Kashmir to monitor the true scale of “human rights tragedy”. Labour MP Chris Leslie, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Kashmir Group, […]
o Srinagar: India has criticized Pakistan for raising Kashmir issue at a UN General Assembly session, saying it has become Islamabad’s habit to misuse any forum for “narrow political gains” and asserting that the right to self-determination cannot be abused to undermine a nation’s territorial integrity. First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN […]
Srinagar: Two militants including nephew of Jash-e-Mohammad chief have been confirmed dead in the gunfight with government forces at Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. While police said that it was establishing the identity of the slain, the Jash-e-Mohammad militant outfit in a statement issued here to GNS confirmed one of the slain to be the […]
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has said that it will hold consultations with various academicians, social and political groups for framing a “wider strategy” to fight “suppression”. “The JRL said that the suppression has reached a stage where it has become unbearable for the population which cannot silently tolerate it further,” the JRL stated. “In […]
Srinagar: Eight army soldiers including an officer were injured in a blast at Rajwar area of Handwara in northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. Reports said that an army domination party of 21 RR led by an officer of Major rank Surab Suman while passing through the woods of Nagranad area of Zatchaldara, Rajwar when […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir Meteorological department on Tuesday predicted a spell of light to moderate rains in plains of the valley and snowfall in the higher reaches. A spokesperson of the MeT said that the wet weather is likely expected during October 31 and November 3. He said that the intensity of the rains and snowfall […]
