Srinagar : A complete shutdown is being observed in parts of Budgam district and Pampore townof Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Friday against the killings of two militants in a gunfight yesterday. Mukhtar Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Ahad Khan, a resident of Brass Arizal Budgam and Mohammad Amin Mir son of Ghulam Rasool […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning arrested two SPO’s who would guard the slain BJP leader Anil Parihar. Sources said that the two were arrested today morning and have undergone rigorous questioning. Anil and his brother were killed yesterday evening while returning home from their shop in Kishtwar town. (Agencies)
Washington:A US-based editor of a leading media house has accused former Union minister M J Akbar of raping her in India 23 years ago, saying the “brilliant journalist” used his position as the editor-in-chief of a newspaper to prey on her, an allegation denied by his lawyer. Akbar, 67, who resigned from Prime Minister Narendra […]
Srinagar: PDP senior leader and former finance minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has strongly condemned the killing of BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother in Kisthwar district yesterday. Bukhari who is outside the country has termed the incident as most reprehensible and heinous act at the hands of unknown gunmen. Terming the killings of […]
Srinagar: Curfew was imposed in Bhadarwah and Doda towns of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in view of tension following the killing of a senior BJP leader and his brother in Kishtwar town last night. Additional District Magistrate Bhadarwah, Dr Ravi Kumar Bharti imposed curfew in Bhadarwah town at 4:30 AM as a “precautionary measure” […]
SRINAGAR : The Government today ordered that Tassaduq Jeelani, shall, with immediate effect, cease to function as Director Tourism Kashmir. The charge of the post of Director Tourism Kashmir shall be held by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir till further orders. “In the interest of administration, Tassaduq Jeelani, KAS, shall, with immediate effect, cease to discharge the […]
Beijing : China Thursday sought to defend the proposed bus service with Pakistan through PaK, saying its cooperation with Islamabad has nothing to do with the territorial dispute and will not change its principled stance on the Kashmir issue. India Wednesday said it has lodged strong protests with China and Pakistan over the proposed bus […]
Srinagar : Central government’s special representative for Jammu and Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma on Thursday reached Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district where he is scheduled to hold meetings with local representatives. Sharma, reports said, reached Handwara town amid tight security arrangements. He is scheduled to meeting various delegations at Environmental Hall, Handwara. Sharma, who is […]
Pulwama: A woman has been injured during the clashes between government forces and protesters in Pampore town of this south Kashmir district, even as the Srinagar-Jammu highway continues to remain blocked. An eye witness said that people, mostly youth, took to streets and pelted the forces with stones as the news of a local militant, […]
Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday identified the second militant slain in Arizal gunfight as Mohd Amin Mir, son of Ghulam Rasool Mir, resident of Drangbal Pampore. Earlier, a police spokesman identified the another slain militant as Mukhtar Ahmad Khan of Brass Arizal village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police spokesman said that two […]