Srinagar: Amid heavy snowfall thousands of people from different villages of Pulwama district and other areas of south Kashmir participated in funeral prayers of slain local Lashkar commander Irfan Ahmad Sheikh at his native village Chakoora village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Eyewitness told Kashmir Reader that amid heavy snowfall back to back multiple funeral […]
Srinagar;Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was Wednesday arrested along with other leaders of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) when he was leading a protest rally against the plight of Kashmiri inmates languishing in jails. The call was given by JRL leadership which besides Malik include Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar […]
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 6: The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to establish a hi-tech traffic control and surveillance system in the run up to execute its road safety plan aimed at arresting the rising fatalities on the state roads. The Road Action Master Plan being executed jointly by Motor Vehicle and Traffic Departments envisages […]
JAMMU,: Governor Satya Pal Malik participated in the 25th Annual Day celebration of All Ladakh Student Welfare Association, Jammu (ALSWAJ), here today. Haji Anayat Ali, Chairman Legislative Council was the Guest of Honour; Sh. Feroz Ahmed Khan, CEC LAHDC Kargil, and Sh. Sonam Wangchuk, Ramon Magsaysay and Rolex Award winner were the Special Guests on […]
SRINAGAR, FEB 06 (PTK): Former deputy chief minister of the state and Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta said that Army never did anything wrong in Kashmir with Kashmiri people. While speaking to news agency Press Trust of Kashmir Gupta said, “Indian Army always works with Patience in Kashmir and I don’t think army have done […]
Srinagar: The valley’s apex trade body Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) today said that Kashmir fruit industry has incurred Rs 500 crore losses due to recent snowfall in the valley. KCCI in a statement stated that preliminary reports received from various fruit Associations including Anantnag suggest that losses upwards of Rs. 500 crore […]
Srinagar based army spokesman was quoted by few news agencies saying that on evening of Saturday an infiltration attempt was repulsed. He said that pakistani troops were giving cover to infiltrators but claimed that heavy firing from this side failed this fresh attempt by militants to cross over from Tanghdar sector of Kupwara.
Many news agencies have quoted police sources saying that in the wee hours of Sunday militants attacked police station of shopian and seriously injured one cop.Reports said that militants managed to escape from the area with rifle of injured police constable. Hospital sources said that injured jawan identified as Sakib Mir was seriously injured and […]
Authorities have suspended Internet services and train services in Kashmir valley on thrusday as multiple gunfights in different districts were going on between security forces and militants. Hundreds of students including large number of girls came out from the classes in university of Kashmir and IUST Avantipora to protest against the killing of civilian in […]
By Mandira Nayar : Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri served as foreign minister of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007. A career politician, Kasuri helped draft a bilateral agreement that could have ended the animosity between India and Pakistan. The agreement, which was worked on by president Pervez Musharraf and prime minister Manmohan Singh, was aimed at finding […]