SRINAGAR — In the backdrop of the back-to-back debates being telecast on television channels discussing the situation in Kashmir, a Srinagar-based Kashmiri Pandit body has requested the Government of India (GoI) to put a halt to all kinds of Kashmir centric TV debates. “May I request all news channel’s in India don’t make resident Kashmiri […]
SRINAGAR — Night temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley dropped below the freezing point on Saturday while at minus 12.0 degrees Celsius, Drass town of Ladakh remained the coldest. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “Due to clear night sky, minimum temperatures throughout the Valley dropped below the freezing point today. “Srinagar had minus […]
JAMMU — Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to be on two days visit to Jammu and Kashmir starting from November 23. This will be the first visit of the Finance Minister after the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019 that resulted into bifurcation of erstwhile state into […]
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called upon the authorities to return the body of Amir Ahmad Magray, a resident of Gool- the third civilian killed in Hyderpora ‘staged gunfight’ without delay. In a statement issued here, APHC asked the authorities to desist from the ‘criminal’ practice of ceasing bodies and denying their families […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has demanded the body of Amir Ahmad Magrey one of the four men killed in alleged Hyderpora gunfight. Taking to her Twitter handle, the former BJP ally hit out at the ruling central government, “Aamir Magrey also killed in Hyderpora encounter is yet to be given a decent burial […]
SRINAGAR — A complete shutdown is being observed in Kashmir on Friday to protest the killing of civilians during an alleged encounter in Hydepora area of Kashmir capital Srinagar Reports said that in various parts of Kashmir shops and business establishments remained closed while public transport was seen thin on the roads. The separatist leadership […]
SRINAGAR — CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Friday urged the government to return body of Amir Ahmad Magray, a resident of Gool in Ramban, the third civilian killed in Hyderpora, ‘without any further delay’. “It has been proven beyond any doubt that Magray is a civilian. His father Abdul Latief Magray is a state […]
SRINAGAR — Freezing cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley with all places recording minimum temperature below normal for this time of the year on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded minus 1.4°C against 2.1°C on the previous night. On Wednesday (November 17) Srinagar recorded minus 1.5°C which was the coldest […]
JAMMU — Denying that he had knowledge of resignations of some state Congress leaders close to him, former chief minister Gulam Nabi Azad said he will do what the people of Jammu and Kashmir want him to do for the betterment of the Union territory. Spelling trouble for the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, four […]
SRINAGAR — Emotional scenes were witnessed at the house of the two civilians in Srinagar after their bodies were handed over to the families for the proper burial. The bodies of Muhammad Altaf Bhat and Mudasir Gul were returned to the families around 1 am amid forces presence. A resident of Barzulla, Muhammad Altaf Bhat, […]