POONCH — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that the Central Government led by Bhartiya Janta Party abrogated Article 370 by selling the people of the State dreams of development but that development is nowhere in sight. “The situation is continuously deteriorating in J&K. Corruption is […]
ANANTNAG — In a strange incident at a hospital in southern district of Anatnag, rats nibbled the finger of a new born baby at Maternity and Child Care Hospital Anantnag on Wednesday. A video went viral on social media in which a lady alleged that the little finger of a new born baby was injured […]
WARIS SHAH ANANTNAG — A six-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a Creta vehicle in Tikibagh Mattan area of Anantnag on Wednesday evening, officials said. They said that one Aadim Sajad Bhat (6) son of Sajad Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Kralpora Mattan Anantnag was hit and injured by the “speeding” vehicle (JK01AN-3368) […]
SRINAGAR — The unit holders at the Industrial Growth Centre (IGC) Lassipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday flayed a recent diktat by the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) to disconnect their power supply and demanded a power waiver from the J&K government in view of the losses incurred by them due to […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar Wednesday said that police will come down heavily upon drug addicts in coming days. He said even girls are involved in drug menace and it is not a good sign for the society. Speaking on the sidelines of a sports event- “Taekwondo Championship” at Indoor […]
SRINAGAR — Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir, headed by the incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has sternly warned elements trying to ‘harm communal amity and unity in Jammu and Kashmir by stoking sectarian tensions here.’ All the leading constituents of the MMU in a joint statement said that it has come to their notice that […]
NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday hit out at Pakistan as well as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for raising the Kashmir issue at the UN Human Rights Commission and said the grouping has “helplessly” allowed itself to be held “hostage” by Islamabad. At the 48th session of the human rights council, India said […]
POONCH — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that the BJP government has made people miserable and asked the Centre to show concern about the problems faced by the country’s citizens rather than deflecting through Afghanistan. Speaking to the media persons during her visit to Poonch, the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister further […]
KARACHI — Pakistan on Tuesday opened the Torkham border crossing with its neighbour Afghanistan, in order to allow pedestrian movement. Earlier on Monday, the Torkham border was closed by the Taliban, after Islamabad had rejected the demand of Afghan nationals to enter inside Pakistan. Hundreds of people had gathered at the Torkham border crossing on […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Wednesday said that four militants are still active in Srinagar and police are trying to either arrest them or to eliminate them in the encounters. Speaking on the sidelines of a sports event—Taekwondo Championship at Indoor Sports Hall, Polo-ground Srinagar, the IGP Kashmir said. “There […]