Six years on, Mazbugh bridge awaits completion

Sopore: The construction of Mazbugh Bridge in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district that was started in 2013 is yet to be completed, thus leaving the people of the area to face hardships. People of nearby villages in Rafiabad along with fruit Mandi expressed resentment over the delay and snail’s pace of work for […]

Even PHC proves a dream in Shopian’s model village

Shopian: While as the development has remained war cry for the succeeded regimes during the elections in the Valley, the development in the State especially in villages is still a distant dream. Manloo village, barely six kilometres away from main town Shopian is glaring example of the hoax and the tall claims of the successive […]

Gunmen attack army camp in Kulgam

Srinagar: Gunmen on Thursday morning fired at an army camp in Khudwani area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir, reports said. They said that militants fired several shots at an army camp in Khudwani during wee hours. The army soldiers retaliated, leading to a brief exchange of fire. The brief exchange if fire left a […]

Dissolution of assembly was a decision taken in haste: Tarigami

Srinagar: The decision of Governor Satya Pal Malik to dissolve Jammu and Kashmir assembly was taken in haste and not keeping in mind the constitutional spirit, CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami said here on Thursday. The governor abruptly dissolved the state assembly Wednesday night, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with […]

Dissolution of assembly a fixed match: Er Rasheed

‘Grand alliance a plan to keep Sajad Lone away from breaking PDP, forming Govt’

Kupwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday termed the dissolution of Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik ‘a match fixing’ between various stake holders. Er Rasheed in a statement issued here said that it is yet again proven that ‘there is a controlled democracy in J&K’. “While […]

Move beyond statements: JKDFP to OIC, other int’l forums

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) on Thursday welcomed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its continuous support to the freedom struggle of Kashmir. The party as per a statement issued here has however, said that international forums like OIC have to do more than issuing statements so that people of Kashmir […]

JKLF delegation visits slain Hurriyat leader’s residence

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) delegation on Thursday visited the residence of slain pro-freedom leader, Mir Hafizullah and participated in a congregational prayers meeting at Akingam, Achabal. The congregational meeting was held for slain Mir who was killed on Nov 20. JKLF Vice Chairman Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi, Zonal President Noor Muhammad Kalwal, Zonal […]

2200 political prisoners lodged in jails for demanding RSD: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Thursday expressed serious concern over the shifting of prisoners from Jammu and Kashmir to outside jails, saying that at least 2200 political prisoners are lodged in various jails of the State and against them there are no charges other than the one they demand right to self determination. The amalgam […]

Crime Branch arrests two persons from Delhi for fraud

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch arrested two persons from New Delhi, including a foreign woman, for fraudulent transfer of over Rs 94 lakh from Jammu and Kashmir Bank account of a private company, a CB officer said Thursday. A case was lodged regarding the fraudulent transfer of Rs 94.10 lakh from the official […]