Kupwara: Joint Forces today busted a hideout in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources told KNT that Jammu Kashmir Police along with the soldiers of 28 Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF personnel from 162 Battalion conducted a search operation area after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in Kawari, Nawabehak area of Lolab Kupwara. During […]
Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) while strongly condemning the fresh arrest spree termed it unjustified, undemocratic and vengeful. In a statement to KNT, the APHC said it is extremely unfortunate that on one hand, the basic human rights are continuously being trampled through military might in Jammu & Kashmir, and on the other side, […]
New Delhi: Bringi Natural Spring Water has added one more feather to its cap by bagging ‘Indian Leadership Award-2021’ in business edition. Bringi won this award in the category of ‘India’s Best Natural Water’. The budding entrepreneur from Srinagar Down Town, Sameerullah Darail who started his venture ‘Bringi’ in 2017 received the award at a […]
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation workers Friday removed icicles from Ram Bagh-Jahangir Chowk Flyover a day after a man sustained injuries when an icicle fell from a top and hit him. Icicles-are pointed pieces of ice that are formed by water freezing as it falls or runs down from something were seen all over Ram Bagh-Jahangir […]
Srinagar: With healthcare workers to be the first to get Covid-19 vaccine in the initial phase of inoculation beginning on January16, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said many doctors, nurses and paramedical staff are hesitant to take the vaccine which is worrisome. “Vaccine hesitancy among medical personnel is a major concern,” said DAK President […]
Srinagar: A day after Peoples Democratic Party leader and former Minister Nayeem Akhtar was shifted to hospital after being found unconscious in a makeshift Jail, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti alleged that Government of India is deliberately endangering the lives of political opponents. Nayeem Akhtar was arrested from his home on 21 […]
London: A day after debating the alleged persecution of religious minorities in India, MPs in the House of Commons turned to alleged human rights violations in Kashmir and called for EU and UN human rights officials to be given access to both sides of the Line of Control, for Boris Johnson to raise the issue […]
Srinagar: Religious preacher Sarjan Barkati was detained by police on Thursday evening, officials said. An official told GNS that Barkati was “picked up” by police from his residence in Reban Shopain. However, the officer did not reveal the reasons behind the police action. Official sources said that Barkati was supposed to lead prayers at Budgam […]
RIZWAN RUMI Jammu-Srinagar National highway blockade, a corollary that inevitably follows moderate to heavy snowfall in the valley, every year. This year the things have worsened far too much due the collapsed bridge at Ramban, around 150kilometres from Jammu, which would tentatively take more than a week to repair. The bad fortune is that after […]
‘Either prove our kin militants or return bodies’ Pulwama: The three families from South Kashmir, whose kins were killed in Lawaypora encounter on 30 December last year, Thursday demanded a special investigation team (SIT) probe into the killing. The three youth namely Athar Mushtaq resident of Bellow Pulwama, Aijaz Ahmad resident of Putrigam Pulwama and […]