NEW DELHI — Militant groups recruited 700 Jammu and Kashmir youths into their fold in the last four years, while 141 militants, the majority of them foreigners, are currently active in the union territory, officials said. The presence of a large number of militants in Jammu and Kashmir indicates unabated infiltration from militants launch pads […]
SRINAGAR — In Srinagar, family members and locals on Saturday staged a protest demonstration after a youth who was called for questioning in a case died. According to the mother of Muslim Muneer Lone, a resident of Budshah Colony Natipora, was called by police to Nowgam police station Saturday morning. “At 3 p.m. a policeman […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said that the Wakf board has in its reply received today, conveyed its inability to facilitate prayers citing rainy weather forecast, saying Muslims should offer prayers at their local Masjids instead. “Later in the day Anjuman members were called by government authorities and told that as Wakf had declined […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Youth leader Asif Wagnoo on Saturday extended their warm Eid-ul-Adha greetings to the people Jammu Kashmir. In his message, Asif Wagnoo prayed for the peace, prosperity, and wellbeing of people across the Kashmir valley. Asif Wagnoo has also appealed to the people to help out the needy who stay in the […]
SRINAGAR — Presidential opposition candidate, Yashwant Sinha on Saturday said that if he was elected, his priority will be to persuade the government to resolution Kashmir issue permanently. Addressing a press conference, Sinha demanded restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and also said that free and fair assembly elections must be conducted at an […]
SRINAGAR — DDC member Achabal Sameena Hussain Suharwardy extended warm greetings to the people on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha. In her message of felicitations on the eve of this auspicious occasion, she said: “Eid gives us the message of love, unity and brotherhood. Extending help to the poor and needy will also usher happiness in […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board on Saturday said that Eid prayers will not be allowed at Eidgah Srinagar as request for the same was received late. An official of J&K Waqf Board told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that there is a weather forecast of heavy downpour for the coming few […]
BUDGAM — A sweeper of municipal committee Budgam was killed, while tractor driver was injured after a tractor, they were travelling in, turned turtle in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer tractor of municipal committee Budgam driven by Mohd Iqbal Bhat of Haknipora, accompained by sweeper namely Mohd Amin […]
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has announced that its health services were running at full capacity to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims during the ongoing Hajj season. Health Minister Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel said that pilgrims at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, a hill about 20 kilometers southeast of Mecca that hosted an important ritual […]
JAMMU — A cloudburst triggered flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Saturday, causing minor damage to some vehicles, officials said. The cloudburst occurred around 4 am in Gunti forest area in Thathri belt, resulting in heavy flash floods, they said. No casualty has been reported in the incident, an officer said. Some […]