SRINAGAR : Secretary, Social Welfare, Cooperatives and Tribal Affairs, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone today chaired the meeting of officials of Tribal Affairs Department to review the ongoing construction of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and development of Cluster Tribal Model Villages (CTMV) in the tribal areas of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by […]
Srinagar : The students of Kashmir University on Thursday offered prayers in absentia for the slain rebel scholar who was killed during an encounter today. An eye witness said the students assembled on the campus and raised pro freedom slogans. Earlier, a gunfight broke out after a joint team of army’s 30 RR and SOG […]
SRINAGAR : The Governor’s Administration today made it clear in unequivocal terms that the ongoing process for Urban and Rural Local Body polls in the State is being conducted in a free, fair and the most transparent manner and the outcome will be exclusively in the hands of the people. “As the Head of the […]
Srinagar : An army man was injured on Wednesday night after both the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged gun fires at Krishna Gati sector along the line of control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu region. According to reports army man identified as Pradeep Kumar Gupta of 5 Mahar, was injured when the Pakistani […]
Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that ‘the death of Manan Wani is entirely our loss’. Mehbooba in her tweet said that all the political parties should realize the gravity of such situation and should try to facilitate a solution through dialogue with all the […]
Shopian: Unknown gunmen on Thursday shot dead a Hurriyat Conference (G) activist in Meminder area of this south Kashmir district. Tariq Ahmad Ganie, who was a former militant, was fired upon by gunmen near his home at Meemender village. In the incident Ganie received serious bullet wounds and was taken to nearby hospital where he […]
Srinagar, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for shutdown tomorrow over the killing of scholar-turned-militant Manan Wani in a gunfight with the government forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara tomorrow. Taking to his widely followed twitter handle, Mirwaiz wrote: “Alas! heard the tragic news of #MananWani’s Martyrdom and of his associates! Deeply pained that we lost […]
Baramulla: Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Mannan Wani was killed along with his associate in a fierce gun-battle with government forces in north Kashmir’s Handwara on Thursday. A police official confirmed the killing of two militants in the gunfight that raged intermittently since 2:30 am in the village following a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO). He identified one of the […]
SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday said Governor Satyapal Malik’s recent remark favoring a particular individual for the post of Mayor of Srinagar is shocking and puts a big question mark on the impartiality of the governor’s office. In a joint statement senior leader and MLA Eidgah Mubarak Gul, Women’s Wing President […]
SRINAGAR : Governor Satya Pal Malik has greeted the people on the commencement of the auspicious period of Navratras and prayed for communal harmony, brotherhood, peace, progress and prosperity in the State. In a message of greetings, the Governor said that in Jammu and Kashmir the Navratras have an added significance as, during this period, […]