Fruit sector losses at Rs 500 crore due to snow: KCCI

Fruit sector losses at Rs 500 crore due to snow: KCCI

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 […]

Army says infiltration repulsed in Tanghdar

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.

Cop killed as militants attack police station in shopian

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 […]

Train Internet suspended protests at KU, IUST

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 […]

Pak army will accept a negotiated solution on Kashmir

Pak army will accept a negotiated solution on Kashmir

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 […]

PDP protests in Srinagar against onslaught on Article 35-A

PDP protests in Srinagar against onslaught on Article 35-A

Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday staged a protest in solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir seeking full safeguards against all conspiracies to undermine the state’s constitutional position and political autonomy. Referring to cases against Article 35 A pending in Supreme Court PDP protestors demanded the dismissal of all cases pending […]

Delegation of All J&K Panchayat Conference meets Governor

Delegation of All J&K Panchayat Conference meets Governor

SRINAGAR, : A 14-member delegation of All J&K Panchayat Conference, led by its Chairman Sh. Shafiq Mir, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today. The delegation lauded the Governor’s decision to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act 1989 to restore the direct election of Sarpanches and taking steps for strengthening the grass root level self-governing institutions in […]

BJP RSS a great threat to secular identity of the Country: G.A. Mir

BJP RSS a great threat to secular identity of the Country:  G.A. Mir

SRINAGAR : The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today held threadbare discussions with various delegations on the socio- political scenario obtaining in the State in the backdrop of toppling of PDP BJP Govt, besides discussion the present security scenario in the State especially in Valley. The delegations comprising Senior party Leaders and activists from Anantnag, Wachi, […]