NEW DELHI — Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Prime Minister of “bringing China and Pakistan” together and making a “huge strategic mistake” in Jammu and Kashmir, NDTV reported. Mr. Gandhi said that the country has been surrounded by adversaries on all sides and is isolated in the region. “The strategic […]
SRINAGAR — Expressing concern over the deteriorating health of senior PDP youth leader Whaeed-ur-Rehman Parra, the party president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said that his case is being dragged as witnesses are being never produced in the court of law. In response to a question, Mehbooba Mufti said that Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra has been languishing in jail […]
DUBAI — After having made several reforms, opening pubs and gambling stations, Saudi Arabia is now inching towards changing its national anthem and Qalima inscribed green flag. The kingdom’s unelected consultative Shura Council voted in favor of changes, state-run media reported. It comes as the country’s young crown prince who emphasizes Saudi nationality and national […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 2304 covid-19 cases, down by 447 from yesterday, even as nine persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 996 of the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1308 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 440480. Regarding […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu on Wednesday visited the young acid attack victim at SMHS Hospital in Srinagar and handed over his one-month’s salary to the victim’s family. “Mayor has assured the family of his complete support and solidarity,” said a press statement of the Mayor office. The statement said that the Mayor […]
SRINAGAR — A local militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant outfit was killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Nadigam village in Shopian district on Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) in Nadigam village of Shopian district following the […]
64 new posts created in 4 DISCOMs and 9 in JKTPO JAMMU — To meet the increased appetite for housing in Srinagar city and give a push to the housing sector, the Administrative Council (AC), which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the transfer of land measuring 2318 Kanal 08 Marla […]
SRINAGAR — Condemning the acid attack on a 24-year-old woman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, the people in the city on Wednesday staged a protest at Jahangir Chowk demanding justice for the victim. The protesters raised the slogans like “We want justice” and “Hang the culprit” while holding the placards with different remarks expressing their […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is set to shun the policy of providing government jobs to the next of kin in lieu of death of their government employee family member under SRO-43. The government is instead muling to provide one time compensation to the beneficiaries of all the SRO-43 cases instead of […]
SRINAGAR — Former president of banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) J&K, Dr Abdul Hameed Fayaz Wednesday said the Jamaat refutes allegations levelled in Dis InfoLab Report that the organisation and its associate members were involved in the conduct or promotion of the Conference held in Bosnia on Kashmir. Addressing a press conference here, Dr Fayaz, who was […]