NEW DELHI — Slamming Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on October 17 asked the Sarsanghchalak what development Jammu and Kashmir witnessed while adding that the Centre has failed to secure the union territory. Sibal said, “Bhagwat ji says there is huge development in Jammu and Kashmir. We want […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Sunday termed as fake the order quoting him to all concerned to bring all non-local labourers to nearest police, CAPF, and army establishments “just now” across the Valley as “fake”. “No such order has been issued. It is totally fake,” the top police officer told. — […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday said Kashmiris were not involved in the recent civilian killings in the union territory and that these attacks were carried under a conspiracy to defame Kashmiris. He also termed these incidents an attempt to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere in the union territory. “These killings are unfortunate and […]
KULGAM — At least two non-local labourers were killed while another was injured after they were attacked by unknown gunmen in Laran Ganjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday evening. An official told that suspected militants fired upon three non-local labourers in Ganjipora area of Kulgam, leaving two of them dead and another […]
SRINAGAR — Three Haryana residents were injured, two of them critically, after a truck they were traveling in skidded off the road and fell into rivulet in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that the truck bearing registration number HR39E-2622 on way from Heerpora to Shopain met with the […]
SRINAGAR — Rains lashed plains while upper reaches received fresh light snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir since midnight, officials said on Sunday. The weatherman has forecast widespread light to moderate rain and snow to continue till forenoon on Monday. “As expected, light rain occurred at most places of Kashmir and at scattered places of Jammu,” […]
SRINAGAR — 45 days after Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani died, government on Saturday ordered termination from services of his grandson Anees-ul-Islam, Research Officer in Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre here. The government also terminated services of a teacher from Doda. The orders have been issued by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in terms of […]
SRINAGAR — Awami National Conference Senior Vice President Muzafar Shah Saturday expressed shock over the killing of two non-locals. He asked government to find out who these unknown gunmen are. “Kashmir condemns killings of Non Locals. Who is this Unknown Gunman operating in Kashmir & killing people at his choice of time, place & date? […]
SRINAGAR — CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir’s unemployment rate of 21.6 per cent and inflation rate of 7.39 per cent belie the BJP government’s claims of growth and development in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. According to data released by the Ministry of […]
POONCH — The Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch national highway continued to remain closed for the third straight day on Saturday in wake of the ongoing encounter at Bhata Dhurian forest area, located along the highway. Officials told that the highway has been closed for vehicular movement between Bhimber Gali and Jarran Wali Gali of Mendhar Sub Division of […]