Winter tourism

Winter tourism

Early snowfall including the untimely snowfall in the recent past has added to the hopes of all the stakeholders of the tourism industry in Kashmir valley that the winter tourism will be the season for them to come out from the shadows of having little tourism. In the past so many years the tourism industry […]

Hyderpora encounter: Exhume bodies of slain, hand them over to families for last rites: Omar Abdullah

Hyderpora encounter: Exhume bodies of slain, hand them over to families for last rites: Omar Abdullah

Leads sit-in protest of party men at Sonwar park; says Have nothing to do with inquiry ordered by LG; Have chaired series of UHQ meetings as J&K CM, read intelligence reports, haven’t seen Hybrid militant name anywhere; somebody make me understand what it means Srinagar, Nov 18: National Conference vice-president and the former J&K chief […]

Won’t allow Kashmir to turn into graveyard: PAGD

Won’t allow Kashmir to turn into graveyard: PAGD

Demands time-bound credible inquiry, those involved in Hyderpora incident must face the law Srinagar, Nov 18: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Thursday said that they are not concerned about the elections, but want to safeguard the lives of the people, saying that they “won’t allow Kashmir to turn into a graveyard.” As per […]

Not allowed to step out of my house: Mehbooba

Not allowed to step out of my house: Mehbooba

Former Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that she was not being allowed to move outside her residence here to take “peaceful” protest demanding bodies of civilians killed in Hyderpora ‘encounter’. She told GNS that there is a meeting of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) also scheduled today. “No not […]

Govt orders magisterial inquiry into Hyderpora killings

Govt orders magisterial inquiry into Hyderpora killings

Government on Thursday ordered magisterial inquiry by additional district magistrate into controversial “gunfight” at Hyderpora in which four persons were killed on Monday. “A magisterial inquiry by officer of ADM rank has been ordered in Hyderpora encounter,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said in a tweet .“Govt will take suitable action as soon as report is […]

Hyderpora encounter Farooq Abdullah seeks J-K LG’s intervention in handing over bodies of civilians

Hyderpora encounter Farooq Abdullah seeks J-K LG’s intervention in handing over bodies of civilians

Srinagar, Nov 17: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday sought the intervention of Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in handing over the bodies of two civilians killed in the Hyderpora encounter. The bodies were buried by police in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district to “avoid any law and order […]

Delegation of Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust calls on Lt Governor

Delegation of Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust calls on Lt Governor

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 17: A thirty-member delegation of Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust (GDCT) called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, at the Raj Bhavan here today. The members of the delegation led by Chairman GDCT, Adv Shah Mohammed Choudhary expressed their gratitude towards the Lt Governor for complete implementation of long due Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.The […]

Director Agriculture Kashmir visits Kupwara

Director Agriculture Kashmir visits Kupwara

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 17: To take stock of the present status of Oil seed crop (Mustard), the Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited different areas of Kupwara district. Keeping in view the commercial importance of oil seed crops and the heavy dependence of imports for edible oils from other states of the country, the department […]