Shopian civilian killed by militants: Police

Shopian civilian killed by militants: Police

Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday issued a statement regarding the killing of a man in south Kashmirs Shopian district. The spokesman in a statement said that terrorists today shot dead a civilian at Kachdoora area in District Shopian. “Identified as Tanveer Ahmad Dar resident of Bemnipora, he was killed by terrorists […]

BJP has sought early assembly polls in JK: Ram Madhav

BJP has sought early assembly polls in JK: Ram Madhav

Srinagar : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday said that his party (BJP has told Election Commission of India (ECI) to hold the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest. Ram Madhav, who is also the party’s point-man for Jammu and Kashmir affairs, lashed out at the two […]

Man shot dead in Shopian village

Man shot dead in Shopian village

Srinagar : A man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Kachdoora village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as  Tanveer Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Abdullah Dar of Bemnipora Shopian. He was fired upon by masked gunmen near Masjid Noor at Kachdoora village this afternoon. A police officer […]

Former PDP legislator joins Shah Faesal led JKPM

Former PDP legislator joins Shah Faesal led JKPM

Srinagar : Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cabinet minister Javid Mustafa Mir on Wednesday joined the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) party in Srinagar. According to the reports, Mir along with dozens of his workers joined JKPM at its head office in Srinagar. Earlier, Mir had quit the PDP soon after the PDP- BJP […]

PC’s Irfan Ansari files nomination papers for Srinagar constituency

PC’s Irfan Ansari files nomination papers for Srinagar constituency

Srinagar : Peoples Conference (PC) candidate, Irfan Raza Ansari on Tuesday filed nomination papers for the upcoming parliamentary polls from Srinagar-Budgam constituency. Irfan Ansari was accompanied by party chairman and former minister Sajad Gani Lone, PC General Secretary Imran Ansari, PC senior leader Abid Ansari, Junaid Azim Matoo and other leaders today in front of […]

NC workers ‘real mujahideen’: Sagar at Baramulla

NC workers ‘real mujahideen’: Sagar at Baramulla

Srinagar : A senior National Conference (NC) leader on Tuesday said that the workers of the his party were ‘real mujahideen (warriors)’ as they were working hard to bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir. “NC leaders and workers are working hard for the return of peace to Kashmir. Our workers are real mujahideen,” said NC […]

Sikhs saved Kashmiri students outside not PM Modi : Omar Abdullah

Sikhs saved Kashmiri students outside not PM Modi : Omar Abdullah

Agencies Srinagar : National Conference vice president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that it was a Sikh community which saved Kashmiri students from mob violence in Jammu and outside recently. Omar Abdullah while targeting Modi Govt said that Sikhs across India came forward when everywhere Kashmiri students were […]

Indo-Pak relations would remain tense till general elections in India are over: Imran Khan

Indo-Pak relations would remain tense till general elections in India are over: Imran Khan

PTI Islamabad:  Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Indo-Pak relations would remain tense till the general elections in India are over. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the February 14 attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pulwama. Amid mounting outrage, the Indian Air Force carried out a strike, hitting what it said was a JeM […]

Omar welcomes Pak approval for opening of Sharda Peeth

Omar welcomes Pak approval for opening of Sharda Peeth

Srinagar : Calling opening of Sharda Peeth National Conference Vice President and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to open all the routes, connecting the two parts of Kashmir, for greater people to people contact. Taking to micro blogging social networking site twitter Omar wrote […]