CHANDIGARH — Congress leader and Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by some unidentified persons in Mansa district on Sunday evening. Two others have been injured in the firing. The incident took place a day after the Punjab government withdrew his security cover. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mansa) Gobinder Singh told PTI that […]
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Post August 5th decisions from Centre put our land, resources, employment on sale: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — The kinds of decrees issued from Delhi after the 5th August 2019 is pointer to the fact that our land, employment, resources and all things are being put on a sale, said People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday. On the side-line of a function at her Gupkar residence, Mufti, as […]
BJP’s Nupur Sharma booked for her remarks on Prophet Muhammad
MUMBAI — BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma was on Saturday night booked for alleged deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage the religious feelings of a class by insulting their religion or religious beliefs. A case has been registered against her at Pydhonie Police station in Mumbai to under IPC sections 295A, 153A and 505 B. […]
Omar Abdullah visits Ambreen Bhat’s residence in Chadoora
SRINAGAR — Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Friday visited the residence of Ambreen Bhat, who was shot dead at her home in Chadoora Budgam on Wednesday evening. He visited the residence of slain TV artist to express solidarity and sympathies with the bereaved family. He was accompanied by Party’s Provincial […]
Avatar Singh resigns from Apni party
SRINAGAR — Provincial Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party and DDC member Dadsara Tral, Avtar Singh Trali on Friday resigned from basic membership of the party. “I have failed to find a prudent political roadmap and the necessary coordination needed to tackle the issues pertaining to the public welfare and resolution of their grievances,” Singh […]
CBI summons Rubaiya Sayeed in case related to her abduction
JAMMU — A CBI court here has issued summons to Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, to appear before it on July 15 in a case related to her abduction in 1989, officials said on Friday. This is the first time that Rubaiya Sayeed has been asked to […]
Kashmir’s situation worsened by Central Govt’s muscular, repressive policies: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday visited the residence of Ambreen Bhat, who was killed by militants days ago at her home in Budgam’s Hushroo area, said that the “muscular” and “repressive” policies of BJP government has resulted in deterioration of the situation in Kashmir. “Instead of the situation getting […]
ED summons Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Directorate has served a notice on the Member Parliament and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with a case, sources said. They told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that summon served on Farooq Abdullah, who is in his late eighties, has asked him to appear before the […]
Civilian killings belie claims of normalcy in J&K: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday questioned the Centre’s Jammu and Kashmir policy saying the civilian killings in Kashmir did not support Government of India’s claims of normalcy in the union territory. “In Kashmir, mournings have sadly become the norm & a daily ritual. Countless innocent civilians are killed in one way or […]
J&K HC grants bail to Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday granted bail to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youth wing head Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra who was in jail for almost two years. Parra’s counsel, Sahriq Reyaz, in a tweet confirmed the granting of bail to PDP member. “Waheed Parra granted bail by HC. Order […]









