NEW DELHI — India must immediately end a “vicious” crackdown on Muslims who took to the streets to protest a ruling party official’s remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Two demonstrators were killed and hundreds of others arrested last week in nationwide protests over the comments, which embroiled India in a diplomatic […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Kanjikullar village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Kanjikullar village in Shopian district following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
SRINAGAR — Manpreet Singh Mani, Joint Secretary Indian Youth Congress paid rich tributes to the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Saheb on his birth anniversary on Tuesday. Manpreet said that Guru Hargobind Saheb was an apostle of peace, whose teachings shall continue to enlighten the people about good and the evil, right and the wrong […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi on Tuesday greeted people on the birth anniversary of sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Saheb. Channi recalled the selfless services of Guru Hargobind Saheb to humanity and said, “Guru Ji taught the world to follow the path of truthfulness and serve […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh is likely to arrive for a two day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, sources said. They told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh is visiting Jammu and Kashmir on a two day visit (June 16-17) on Thursday to review the ground […]
NEW DELHI — Youth Congress leaders including National office bearers, workers continue protest on second consecutive day over the summoning of party President Smt. Sonia Gandhi and leader Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The office bearers of the Indian Youth Congress were detained by the police and were taken to vasant kunj police […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered cessation of academic activities in all schools run by the ‘Falah-e-Aam’ trust, an affiliate of the local Jamaat-e-Islami. An order issued by Principal Secretary, School Education Department, B.K. Singh said that all academic activities in schools across J&K run by the ‘Falah-e-Aam’ trust shall cease […]
KULGAM — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Mishipora village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Mishipora village in Kulgam district following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
SRINAGAR — After two incidents in last few days involving killing of two children, a 12-year-old girl has now fallen prey to a predator at Batangi Boniyar in Baramulla district. Reports reaching GNS said that a girl identified as Rutba Manzoor daughter of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat was pounced upon by a wild animal and taken […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly clear in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Met Department said on Tuesday that there might be a possibility of light rain in the afternoon. Srinagar had 16.2, Pahalgam 7.9 and Gulmarg 9.2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Tuesday. Leh ad 6.3 and Kargil […]