Fire guts shop in Tral
Kar Irshad Tral: Fire broke out in a cosmetic and readymade garments shop at the main market in Tral town of District Pulwama during the intervening night of December 5-6 resulting in the total damage to the shop. According to locals, they saw flames and smoke coming out of the shop at around 11.30 PM […]
Ex-MLA’s evicted from MLA hostel, Councilors, Corporators let in
Srinagar: Ex-MLAs including the MLAs of recently dissolved assembly were on Thursday evicted from MLA Hostel Srinagar on the directions of Governor Satya Pal Malik and Chief Secretary BVR Subramanyam. Former speaker assembly and senior National Conference (NC) leader Mohammad Akbar Lone has condemned the eviction of Ex-MLAs and termed the action illegal and unlawful, […]
Hurriyat (G) organizes candle light protests
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) leaders and activists on Thursday organized a candle light protests at Budgam and Magam respectively, as per the given JRL week long program on the eve of upcoming World Human Rights day (10 December). The directions for the protests as per a statement issued here were given by the amalgam chairman, […]
Slapping PSA on youth sheer injustice: Sehrai
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Thursday condemned the slapping of PSA on Altaf Ahmed Mir, Irshad Magray, Umar Nazir Bhat of Zaloora Sopore and Ishfaq Ahmed Malla, Waqas Ahmed Malla, Mohd Ashraf Dar of Sopore. In a statement issued here, Sehrai said, “It is a sheer injustice and illustrates brazen display of invocating […]
CUK’s SLS organizes orientation programme
Srinagar: In pursuance of the initiative of placement of Law students in corporate sector, an orientation programme was organized at Nowgam-I, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) as a joint venture of School of Legal Studies, CUK, Department of Law, University of Kashmir and Principal District and Session Judge, Srinagar here on Wednesday. Speaking on the […]
Kashmir issue won’t be put on back burner after Kartarpur border opening: Pak official
Islamabad, Dec 6 (PTI) Pakistan said Thursday that the “core issue” of Kashmir with India will not be put on the back burner after Islamabad opened the Kartarpur border for Sikh pilgrims. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said that the corridor would be completed before the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev next year. […]
BSF trooper killed, another injured in sniper fire along LoC
Jammu: A BSF jawan was killed and another injured in sniper fire from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. They said the incident occurred at the Rakhee post in the evening. The sector is manned by the troops of the 126th battalion of the Border Security […]
Two Kashmiri ‘stone-pelters’ held in Gujarat
Bhuj(Guj): Two residents of Jammu and Kashmir including a minor, allegedly involved in pelting stones at security forces, have been detained in Kutch district of Gujarat, police said Thursday. Altaf Najar(23) and a 16-year-old boy were allegedly involved in attacking security forces, and three FIRs have been registered against them in J&K, said a senior Gujarat […]
I am hereby resigning from PDP, Drabu writes to Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former finance minister Haseeb Drabu Thursday announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a letter addressed to party president, Mehbooba Mufti. “Even though I have not been a dissident — you are aware I had resigned from the cabinet, assembly and party nearly two years ago which you didn’t accept — […]
2 BSP troopers injured in firing along LoC
Srinagar: Two Border Security Forces (BSF) soldiers were critically injured in cross-LoC firing in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Officials said that two forward locations on this side of LoC manned by the BSF and the army came under fire from the Pakistani side. They said that two soldiers were critically injured […]
