NEW DELHI — Protests erupted outside the Jama Masjid after Friday prayers with hundreds of people demanding the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, police said. A large crowd of people could be seen gathering at the steps of the famous mosque, some carrying placards and shouting […]
SRINAGAR — A complete shutdown was observed in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday over the derogatory remarks made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokespersons against the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Reports reaching to Kashmir Independent Media Service – KIMS said that all shops and business establishments were closed in the city, […]
SRINAGAR — Meteorological department on Friday predicted mainly clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir with very light rain towards the afternoon during the next 24 hours. Weather in the union territory remained mainly clear on Thursday. “Weather is likely to remain mainly clear with possibility of very light rain towards the afternoon in J&K during […]
SRINAGAR — All India Congress Committee has appointed first ever Sikh from Kashmir in national office bearer team. According to an offical statement Youth Congress Leader Manpreet Singh Mani who hails from Tral area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has been appointed as Joint Secretary all India Youth Congress. AICC genral secretary KC Venogopal has […]
NEW DELHI — The Press Club of India (PCI) on Thursday took serious exception to the alleged harassment of a journalist by Jammu and Kashmir police and demanded that an enquiry be “immediately” conducted against the force. The journalist body also urged the Union government and Jammu-Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to immediately intervene to […]
BUDGAM — A teenager boy was found hanging at Khansahib area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday. An official said that 15-year-old boy (name withheld) from Kharpora Khansahib was found hanging near Keekar mode Khansahib and he was subsequently refered to SDH Khansahib. He said the boy was shifted to district hospital Budgam where […]
SRINAGAR — The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal of winding up the Department of Stationery and Office Supplies. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended […]
ANANTNAG — A 17-year-old girl was killed after hit by an School bus in Grend Ashmuqam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. Official sources told GNS that the accident took place near Grend Ashmuqam this Afternoon. Soon after hit by the School bus, the girl identified as Shafia Jan Daughter of Ab Rasheed […]
Sheikh Nadeem ANANTNAG — All Schools of Kokernag ‘two minute silence’ observed in Kokernag Belt of southern region of Anantnag District during the morning assembly on Thursday in observance of 10th day of Rajini Bala, a teacher who was shot dead by militants on May-31. Directors of School Education of Jammu and Kashmir regions have […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly clear in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast the same for Thursday with cloud building in the afternoon. “Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 15.4 […]