Srinagar: Home minister Rajnath Singh said that the government has decided not to give hype to the talks with “separatist leaders” even as the minister said he would review situation after consulting ‘security establishment’ of the state and the chief minister to reach any conclusion on whether to extend the ‘ceasefire’ or not. While […]
Srinagar: “Yes I take pension from the government for being a former legislator,” former general secretary and senior Hurriyat (G) leader Ghulam Nabi Sumji told The Kashmir Press. He also admitted that he had applied for the revision of pension after the amendment were made to the principal law in 2018. “I have applied for […]
Srinagar: India’s star television anchor Barkha Dutt, who during her two-decade long career in broadcast journalism tried hard to sell the ‘idea of India’ to Kashmiris, is today finding herself at odds with the same idea. In a very direct tweet the renowned television journalist suggested that attempts were being made to stop her from […]
Srinagar: The Pathankote court has framed charges against all the seven accused involved in the rape and murder of eight year old girl from Kathua. According to the government official, who is monitoring the trial, the court was satisfied with the crime branch investigations. “The court did not drop a single charge levelled against the […]
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is often being accused by the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of not doing any political activity as an opposition leader except tweeting, on Wednesday “finally got down to completing the fitness challenge set for him by” model, actor and politician Gul Panag.Interestingly, the junior Abdullah was trolled […]
Srinagar: Following the strict directions of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, the government has issued an order asking revenue officials to identify land to be allotted to Jamiat-e-Ahle-Hadith. The government is identifying land so that it can be turned into Idd-Gah and allotted to Jamiat on permanent basis. “The secretary general of Jamiat-e-Ahl-e- Hadees, J&K […]
Authorities booked Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopori and Farooq Tawheedi under Public Safety Act and shifted them to Kathua Jail. Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopori is affiliated with People’s League and has spent more than 14 years in jail previously while Tawheedi is associated with Muslim Political League. Both Sopori and Tawheei were booked under PSA in […]
Srinagar: Unknown number of militants mounted a daring attack on an army camp in north Kashmir’s Hajin area of Bandipora district late Tuesday night. While talking to The Kashmir Press, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bandipora, Sheikh Zulfiqar Azad said that a group of militants late night opened indiscriminate fire upon the army camp […]
Srinagar: The bodies of two militants, who were killed in Tanghdar gunfight, have been exhumed and handed over to their families, official sources said. Sources said after getting formal orders from the administration, the members of police, administration, and relatives of the deceased militants exhumed the bodies from the graves. Later, they were handed over […]
Srinagar: There seems to be no end in militant recruitment in Kashmir despite a unilateral announcement regarding cessation of anti-militancy operations in the Kashmir Valley in Ramzan by India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh, At least ten Kashmiri youth have joined the militant outfits in past twenty days of Ramzaan, police officials said, adding, a total […]
