Bhaderwah: Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Hindu-majority village in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir elected unopposed the head of its only Muslim family as their Panch in the ongoing nine-phased Panchayat polls. Chowdhary Mohammad Hussain (54), a Gujjar from a family of cattle rearers, has become the Panch of Bhelan-Kharothi […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir Transporters Welfare Federation Saturday held a peaceful protest demonstration here in Srinagar against the human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. Dozens of members of Kashmir Transporters Welfare Federation Srinagar staged a protest demonstration at Partap Park and raised slogans against the violations. The protesters were holding placards with messages like ‘Stop […]
Srinagar : Chairman Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in an accident at Mandi area of Poonch district. At least 12 passengers died while several others were critically injured when the bus they were travelling in rolled down into a deep gorge in Mandi area of Poonch district […]
At least 12 passengers died and eighteen others were injured, four of them critically, in a road accident in Mandi tehsil of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said that eleven passengers died and several others were injured after a bus bearing registration number (JK02W-0445) heading towards Poonch from Loran skidded off […]
New Delhi : The telecom sector will move to 5G by 2022 and access to digital platform will become highly advanced in the next five years, Trai Secretary S K Gupta said Thursday. He also said the use artificial intelligence and big data analytics is going to modify the behaviour of consumers. Gupta further said […]
Srinagar : Senior Hurriyat (M) leader and PPP chairman Hilal Ahmad War was detained from his residence in Srinagar on Thursday. A spokesman said a police party raided his residence in Maisuma area of the city and detained him. His arrest has come as the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq […]
Ayodhya: Seers in the temple town of Ayodhya will offer prayers and seek divine intervention for early construction of a Ram temple on Thursday, the 26th anniversary of Babri mosque demolition. The mosque was demolished on December 6, 1992 by ‘karsevaks’ who had converged as part of a movement by the BJP and Hindu outfits […]
(Agencies) Chandigarh: Security agencies have been put on high alert in Bathinda and Ferozepur districts of Punjab on Thursday following intelligence reports that Kashmiri militant Zakir Musa could be hiding in the area. The intelligence reports have suggested that Musa could be disguised as a Sikh and wearing a turban. He is the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind […]
The armies of India and Pakistan on Thursday afternoon exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of control (LoC) in Machhil area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources said that the Pakistani troopers targeted the Indian Army posts along the LoC in Machhil which was retaliated by Indian Army. Local sources said that the two […]
Srinagar : Governor Satya Pal Malik has congratulated Sh. Inderjeet Kesar and Mushtaq Ahmad Mushtaq on being conferred with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Annual Awards for 2018. Kesar has received the Award for his Dogri novel “ Bhagirath” while Mushtaq has got the Award for his collection of short stories “Aakh” in Kashmiri language. Governor […]