SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader and former union minister Saifuddin Soz said that the government of India should hold dialogue to bring peace in Kashmir. “Congress is a secular and democratic party. We are waiting to open a dialogue. There is nothing wrong with talking to people for the betterment of Kashmir. But New Delhi […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is on two-day visit to the Valley amid civilian killings from the last two weeks. Azad is meeting various political leaders, traders and civil society delegations in Srinagar’s Church lane guest house to take firsthand appraisal of the political situation […]
SRINAGAR — The detention of journalists continues in Kashmir as two more scribes have been picked by the police in the past two days. Since Sunday, journalists that have been summoned by the police include photojournalists Junaid Peer from North Kashmir’s Sopore district and Sulaiman Sath from Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Junaid Peer works as […]
JAMMU — Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Prem Sagar Aziz quit the National Conference (NC) here on Tuesday and extended support to former party colleague Devender Singh Rana, who joined the BJP recently. Aziz, who was the NC’s Bani Assembly constituency in-charge, said he is resigning from the primary membership of the party, along with […]
SRINAGAR — A police constable allegedly hanged self to death at his residency in Pazelpora Shalimar area in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district, official sources said. They told that one Bilal Ahmad Dobhi son of Bashir Ahmad Dobhi working as constable in Armed Police wing was found hanging at his home. He was evacuated to SKIMS […]
QAZIGUND — A 25-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday morning. An official told that a man identified as Mohammed Haneef Gogar, son of Ghulam Hassan Gogar of Monhal Ukhral Ramban was found dead in a room at hotel in Chaimulla […]
KOKERNAG — A 33-year-old man was electrocuted to death while repairing a wire at his home in Nowbugh Larnoo area of Kokernag on Tuesday morning. An official told that a man identified as Subzar Ahmad Wani, son of Mohammad Shabaan Wani of Nowbugh Larnoo, was repairing a wire at his home when he came in […]
SRINAGAR — GOC Victor Force Major General Rashim Bali greets people of valley on the auspicious day of Eid-e-Milad-Nabi. May the divine blessing take us out of the troubled times and bring about peace and brotherhood to our beloved Kashmir. GOC pray for the return of happy, peaceful and prosperous times and May this day […]
JAMMU — Division Bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajnesh Oswal has held that higher qualification may not be suitable qualification for every post and, if candidates with higher qualifications are excluded, the action on the part of the employer cannot be faulted with and said to be unfair or […]
SRINAGAR — Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane, on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir Union territory, reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness. The visit of the Army Chief comes in the backdrop of the Poonch gunfight that has entered in the ninth day. Sources told news agency KINS that the Chief […]