ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi”s meeting with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir as a “drama” and a “PR exercise”. Modi held talks with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday and told them that the Centre”s priority is to strengthen grassroots […]
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8 including 4 Sarpanchs booked in Bhaderwah for protesting to demand road connectivity
BHADERWAH — At least eight persons including four sarpanchs and a government teacher have been booked in Bhaderwah for staging a protest to demand road connectivity to their respective villages during an official visit of Farooq Khan, advisor to LG Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday. An official told that they have been booked under Epidemic […]
Kupwara youth commits suicide in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — A 17-year-old youth has committed suicide by jumping into river Jhelum from Cement Kadal in Noorbagh area of Srinagar. The family members of the youth told that their beloved identified as Saqib Ahmad Ahangar, son of Abdul Kalaam Ahangar of Kupwara has jumped into river Jhelum on Friday evening. Saqib was living as […]
Iqbal Colony Indra Nagar locality reels under acute water shortage
SRINAGAR — Residents of Iqbal Colony Indra Nagar Sonwar are up in arms against the Public Health Department (PHE) for pushing them to brink by depriving them of drinking water in the months of summer. The locals who staged a protest in the Colony told news agency Kashmir News Trust that they are facing severe […]
Woman dies as vehicles rolls down gorge in Doodpathri Budgam
BUDGAM — A woman was killed after a vehicle she was driving rolled down into a deep gorge on Tangnar Doodpathri road in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday afternoon. Sources told that a car bearing registration number JK03J-6384 driven by a lady met with an accident on Doodpathri road, resulting in her onspot death. […]
J&K LG Manoj Sinha skipped son’s wedding to attend PM Modi’s all-party meeting
NEW DELHI — Several netizens took to Twitter to hail Manoj Sinha, the Lieutenant Governor of Union of Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, for his outstanding commitment towards public service after it was revealed that the Manoj Sinha had skipped his son’s wedding to attend the crucial all-party meeting with Prime Minister to discuss the […]
When J&K parties want statehood 1st govt wants elections: Chidambaram
NEW DELHI — Former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday slammed the Modi-led government for insisting on elections in Jammu and Kashmir before granting statehood. Chidambaram said in a tweet, “Congress and other J&K parties and leaders want Statehood first and Elections afterward, Government’s response is Elections first and Statehood later. “The horse pulls the […]
Youth shot dead in Kashmir capital Srinagar
SRINAGAR — A 28-year-old youth was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Habba Kadal chowk in Srinagar on Wednesday evening. Sources told the news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the youth identified as Umer Ahmad was shot by unknown gunmen. They said that the youth was immediately rushed to SMHS hospital for treatment, where he […]
51 militants killed in anti-militancy operations in this year so far
SRINAGAR — Out of 51 militants killed in the first half of this year, 15 were killed after the imposition of Covid-19 related lockdown in Kashmir Valley. Before the enforcement of the lockdown in the last week of April this year, Joint Forces had managed to neutralize 36 militants in the first four months of […]
Kashmiri leadership should demand restoration of statehood with special status: Dr Rizwan Rumi
SRINAGAR — The political leadership in Kashmir should demand the restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir along with its special powers — Article 370 and Article 35(A) in the all party meeting which is going to be held on 24th of June. The all party meeting was called by the Prime Minister of India […]