Geelani pays tribute to Gani Lone, Mirwaiz Farooq, asked people to observe shutdown on May 21

Geelani pays tribute to Gani Lone, Mirwaiz Farooq, asked people to observe shutdown on May 21

Srinagar : All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Monday paid the rich tributes to the Shaheed-e-Hurriyat Khawaja Abdul Gani Lone and Mirwaiz Moulana Mohammad Farooq on their respective anniversaries. Geelani said that both the leaders played a glaring role for the ongoing movement for the right to self-determination. Recalling his personal relationship […]

Civilian killings painful, unfortunate: Tarigami

Civilian killings painful, unfortunate: Tarigami

Srinagar : Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader M Y Tarigami on Monday said the killing of a political worker in Zungalpora village of Kulgam and killing of few more civilians during similar incidents and encounters between militants and forces in south Kashmir are highly condemnable acts and leave a question before everybody that for […]

86 militants killed so far: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh

86 militants killed so far: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh

Agencies Asserting that overall situation in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is under control, Northern Command Army Commander, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on Monday said that as many as 86 militants have been killed so far. “The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir is well under control,” Gen Singh here told reporters at a […]

Man killed over land dispute in Reasi

Man killed over land dispute in Reasi

Jammu: A 64-year-old man was killed by five persons over a land dispute in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said on Monday. Five persons have been arrested for the killing. Ghulam Rasool, a resident of Khayala village, was working in his field on Sunday when the main accused Mir Hussain along with four of his […]

Curfew relaxed in Bhaderwah town

Curfew relaxed in Bhaderwah town

Srinagar : The authorities Monday relaxed curfew for five hours between 10 am to 3 pm in the entire Bhaderwah town where it was imposed on Thursday following massive protests over the killing of an elderly man. However, prohibitory orders will remain in force to maintain law and order. District Magistrate, Doda, Dr Sagar Dattaray […]

KEA, KTMF hail J&K Bank for jump in net profit

KEA, KTMF hail J&K Bank for jump in net profit

Srinagar : The Kashmir Economic Alliance Chairman Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan has hailed the Chairman J&K Bank Parvez Ahmed for reported over seven-fold jump in its net profit at Rs 214.80 crore in fourth quarter of the fiscal ended March 2019. Khan who also heads the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) said it was […]

PDP worker shot at by gunmen in Kulgam dies at SKIMS

PDP worker shot at by gunmen in Kulgam dies at SKIMS

Srinagar: A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker who was shot at by unknown gunmen last night in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district died at a hospital in Srinagar on Monday. Mohammad Jamal (65) was shot at by masked gunmen at his home in Zungalpora village of the district following which he was shifted to SKIMS Soura […]

Altaf Bukhari calls on Governor

Altaf Bukhari calls on Governor

Srinagar : Former finance minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Friday evening called on Shri. Satya Pal Malik, the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, at Rajbhavan. Bukhari brought various issues of public importance into the notice of the  Governor. The former minister also discussed about the progress on various Central and State Government developmental schemes […]