SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Monday visited Hariparigam Village of Awantipora and expressed condolences with the family of SPO Fayaz Ahmad. SPO Fayaz Ahmad, his wife Raja Begum and their daughter Rafiya (23) were killed in firing by suspected militants at their home late last night. “Targeting family members (wife […]
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Man ends life in Kulgam; Woman, teenage girl attempt suicide in Sopore
SRINAGAR — A 40-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after consuming poison in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a man (name withheld) son of Asadullah Bhat of YK Pora Kulgam died on spot after consuming poison at his home. They said even after succumbing to poison, family members […]
PAGD to hold fresh deliberations tomorrow at Farooq Abdullah’s Gupkar residence
SRINAGAR — Four days after the All Party Meeting (APM), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will hold a meeting tomorrow at conglomerate’s president, Dr Farooq Abdullah’s residence. Sources informed that the constituents of the conglomerate will hold a meeting tomorrow at Farooq Abdullah’s residence. […]
Couple along with daughter killed in Tral attack
TRAL — Family of three including a couple and their daughter were killed in a suspected militant attack in Hariparigam area of Tral town in Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Sunday late evening. Reports said, unknown gunmen fired upon and critically injured a cop along with his wife and daughter at their residence in […]
First-ever survey of migratory tribals initiated in J&K
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated the first enumeration and survey of migratory tribal population in higher reaches with an aim to formulate a plan for extending benefits to the migratory population for their socio-economic upliftment. The survey will serve as a baseline for the allocation of funds for different schemes planned to […]
Farooq asks people to wait and watch centre’s approach towards removing mistrust in J&K
SRINAGAR — National Conference President and sitting MP Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that people need to wait to see if the central government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes concrete steps to remove the mistrust existing on the ground in Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Abdullah and Omar Abdullah were talking to media […]
IGP Kashmir holds review meeting over Jammu IAF station blasts case
JAMMU — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Sunday held a review meeting over the twin blasts that took place inside the Air Force base in Jammu earlier today. The meeting was attended by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), National Security Guard (NSG), Indian Air Force (IAF), Central Reserve Police […]
PJF holds its first-ever election; elects Nisar Allaie as President, Jahangeer Ganaie as Vice-President
PULWAMA — The first ever election of Pulwama Journalists Federation (PJF) was held on Sunday in Pulwama in which 24 Journalists working with different organizations participated. During election, senior Journalist Nisar Allaie, working with Rising Kashmir was elected as president of the federation while as Jahangeer Ahmad Ganaie, working as South head at Kashmir News […]
“Era of suppression” in J&K must end to make PM’s dialogue process credible, dissenting voice not criminal act: Mehbooba Mufti
NEW DELHI — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday the dialogue process initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Jammu and Kashmir’s mainstream leadership can gain credibility by ending what she called an “era of oppression and suppression” in the union territory and understanding that a dissenting voice is not a criminal act. “Give […]
Ghulam Nabi Azad optimistic Centre would not reject demand for restoration of statehood in J&K before polls
NEW DELHI — Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday expressed optimism that the Centre would not reject the demand of the mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir for restoration of statehood before the polls, adding the union territory status of the erstwhile state was “not acceptable” to anyone. Azad, who was part […]









