Srinagar: PDP senior leader and former finance minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has strongly condemned the killing of BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother in Kisthwar district yesterday. Bukhari who is outside the country has termed the incident as most reprehensible and heinous act at the hands of unknown gunmen. Terming the killings of […]
SRINAGAR : The Government today ordered that Tassaduq Jeelani, shall, with immediate effect, cease to function as Director Tourism Kashmir. The charge of the post of Director Tourism Kashmir shall be held by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir till further orders. “In the interest of administration, Tassaduq Jeelani, KAS, shall, with immediate effect, cease to discharge the […]
Beijing : China Thursday sought to defend the proposed bus service with Pakistan through PaK, saying its cooperation with Islamabad has nothing to do with the territorial dispute and will not change its principled stance on the Kashmir issue. India Wednesday said it has lodged strong protests with China and Pakistan over the proposed bus […]
Srinagar : Central government’s special representative for Jammu and Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma on Thursday reached Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district where he is scheduled to hold meetings with local representatives. Sharma, reports said, reached Handwara town amid tight security arrangements. He is scheduled to meeting various delegations at Environmental Hall, Handwara. Sharma, who is […]
Pulwama: A woman has been injured during the clashes between government forces and protesters in Pampore town of this south Kashmir district, even as the Srinagar-Jammu highway continues to remain blocked. An eye witness said that people, mostly youth, took to streets and pelted the forces with stones as the news of a local militant, […]
Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday identified the second militant slain in Arizal gunfight as Mohd Amin Mir, son of Ghulam Rasool Mir, resident of Drangbal Pampore. Earlier, a police spokesman identified the another slain militant as Mukhtar Ahmad Khan of Brass Arizal village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police spokesman said that two […]
SRINAGAR : Acting on specific information, a team of forest officials of Doodganga Range laid a Naka and sized illicit timber on the intervening night of October 30 and 31. The party immediately tried to apprehend the smugglers who however assaulted the forest personnel with sharp-edged weapons in which one forest official got injured. The […]
KUPWARA : T-20 tournament organised by District Administration Kupwara in collaboration with Department of youth Services & Sports Kupwara is underway. The tournament which commenced on October 30 at Sports Galizoo Kupwara. Match first was played between Lutha (zone Tangdar) vs Dulipora (Zone Rajwar) in which Dulipora won the by 4 wickets. Second Match was […]
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik, approved honorarium for Sarpanchs and Panchs to be elected in the ensuing Panchayat elections. The meeting was attended by Advisors, B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai and Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam. To […]
Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday launched a cordon and search operation in Baramulla village of northern Kashmir. A police official said that government forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chandoosa area of Kandi in Baramulla this afternoon. He said searches were launched following inputs about the presence of militants. More details are awaited.