Srinagar: Hundreds rallied against blasphemy remarks on Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in North Kashmir’s Pattan town of Baramulla district on Thursday morning. A local news gathering agency Kashmir News Trust reported that hundreds of people participated in the twin protests. A protest was registered in Pattan Bazar while another surfaced from Nihalpora Pattan. A team led […]
Srinagar: Fed up with the continuous virtual ‘detention’, father-daughter duo Panchs from Manigam ward number 1 and 2 of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district have announced their formal resignation with a pledge that they won’t now work with any political party or will keep any affiliation with Congress party with which they were associated. “We have […]
The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been very vocal blaming the government for devastating the economy of Jammu and Kashmir and making a huge chunk of population poor by keeping people indoors for months together. Comparing the unlock of Mumbai city with Srinagar KCCI in a long statement recently said, “A population of […]
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Thursday said that an AK-47 rifle which was snatched by militants from paramilitary CRPF personnel at Vangam Handwara on May 4 this year has been recovered from the possession of LeT commander Naseer-u-din Lone who was killed along with an associate in the north Kashmir area […]
Srinagar: A paramilitary CRPF trooper was among four more persons who died after contracting COVID-19 in Kashmir valley since Wednesday night, official sources said. With these deaths—one each from Baramulla, Budgam, Srinagar and Pulwama districts—the fatality count related to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 585. A 70-year-old man from Sopore Baramulla who […]
New Delhi: A series of Twitter posts by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s account has accused the Srinagar cyber police cell of forcing opinionated Kashmiri youths to delete their accounts on the microblogging site. The verified Twitter handle of Mehbooba Mufti, who has been under detention under the Public Safety Act, is operated by her […]
Two militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight between militants and the government forces raged in Ganipora Kralgund area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The identities of the militants are yet to be ascertained. An unnamed official told GNS that the gunfight erupted in an orchard, combing operation continues. Earlier, a joint […]
Approves 21 crore funding under JKIDFC for completing Jetty Bridge awaiting completion for 22 Years, directs for completion of project within 2 years Announces Rs 50 lakhs as first installment of Untied Grant to all Deputy Commissioners across J&K Lays foundation stone of Govt. Degree College, Boniyar costing Rs 13.92 crore Govt agenda is to […]
Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Wednesday expressed serious concern over continued violation of democratic and human rights of people of J&K after revocation of Article 370 and demanded thorough investigation into Amshipora encounter in which three laborers dubbed as militants and “allegedly” killed for forces on July 18, 2020. According to press release […]
JAMMU, AUGUST 19: On day 87 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 26 domestic flights with 3,759 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 1043 passengers aboard 10 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 16 domestic flights with about 2716 passengers on […]