Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday appeared before the National Investigation Agency for the second consecutive day for questioning in connection with a case related to funding of “terror groups” and separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Mirwaiz came to the NIA headquarters under police protection and will be questioned […]
Srinagar : A brief exchange of firing took place between militants and goverment forces in Satoora Khangund area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 42RR, CRPF 180BN and SOG launched a cordon and search operation in Satoora Khangund. A senior Police officer said that […]
By: Khubaib Malik Srinagar: Students, patients and village elders faced tough time as the passenger transport is rarely available on Aharbal-Kulgam route. According to villagers, there are very few passenger vehicles available on this route and due to the non-availability of sufficient public transport, they are facing lot of problems especially the students and government […]
Agencies Jammu: Panun Kashmir, an organisation representing Kashmiri pandit migrants, Monday appealed to the Election Commission to ban candidates of the NC and the PDP from contesting the Lok Sabha polls as they were running a “seditious and secessionist” campaign in the valley. The campaign launched by the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party […]
Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti today said If Article 370 is removed, they can’t fight elections as Indian constitution will no more be applicable on the state of Jammu and Kashmir. In a tweet, she said, “Why waste time in court. Wait for BJP to scrap Article […]
Agencies Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Monday issued a notice to the state government on a plea seeking striking down of the ban on movement of civilian vehicles on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sundays and Wednesdays. A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Tashi Rabstan issued notice to […]
Srinagar : A man was killed after the residents of two villages entered into a scuffle following a dispute over the irrigation water supply in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. A police official said the scuffle took place in Homhuna Zainapora village that left one person dead. He said that the scuffle began with […]
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its election manifesto released by Party President Amit Shah in Delhi on Monday reiterated the saffron party’s commitment to abrogated article 370 and article 35-A presently challenged through various public interest litigations (PILs) in the Supreme Court of India. In the last five years, we have made […]
Srinagar : Unknown men on Monday lobbed a grenade on a CRPF bunker at Gulshan Nagar, Nowgam in outskirts of Srinagar City. Reports said that the unknown men hurled a grenade on CRPF 117 bn bunker Gulshan Nagar, Nowgam. Confirming the incident a police officer told this news agency that the device, however, did not […]
Srinagar : The weekly Karwan-e-Aman bus service operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad Pakistan remained suspended on Monday for the sixth consecutive week. The bus service was suspended on March 11 in order to carry some repair work on the Kaman post bridge. Official sources said that the repair work at Aman Setu, peace bridge, at Kaman […]