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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of India is likely to convene an all-party meet on Kashmir next week to discuss Jammu and Kashmir. Reliable sources told that the meeting will discuss the way forward for Jammu and Kashmir as it is being understood by Delhi that time has come to resume the political process and to […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday said that they have arrested an accused person for allegedly sexually harassing a minor girl in Nowgam area of Srinagar. A police official told that one person from Shalina area approached Nowgam police station with a written complaint that his 9-year-old daughter was sexually harassed by […]
BARAMULLA — Two women from the same village of Baramulla district tried to end their lives by consuming poison. Police have taken up investigation to ascertain the reason behind the twin incidents. The twin incidents occurred in the village Bachi Trikanjan of Boniyar Baramulla. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that two women […]
PULWAMA — A mason died in hospital after he was electrocuted while working at a mosque in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The incident occurred at Koil village of Pulwama. Local sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a mason who was working at a local Masjid Sharif came into a live electric wire. He […]
SRINAGAR — PDP youth President who is facing detention in connection with a case UAPA alleging a “nexus” between unnamed politicians and militant outfits in Kashmir was shifted from Srinagar central jail to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu. An official told that Waheed parra, President Youth wing of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was shifted to […]
GANDERBAL — Amid Covid-19 protocols hundreds of Pandits Friday celebrated the annual Mata Kheer Bhawani festival in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. A Kashmiri Pandit family told that they are celebrating the Mata Kheer Bhawani festival while observing all Covid-19 SOPs. They said that they prayed to God to wipe out this pandemic from the entire […]