Congress will fight 2019 polls in UP with full force: Rahul
Dubai: Hours after the SP and BSP announced their alliance without the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said his party will fight the elections in the state with full force. Addressing a press conference in Dubai, Gandhi said he has “tremendous respect” for the leaders of […]
Kulgam gunfight: Bodies of two slain militants handed over to families
Srinagar: The bodies of two slain militants of Al Badr including outfit’s top commander Zeenat Ul Islam Shah alias Dr Usman were handed over to their respective families for last rites late last night. A police official said that the bodies of the two slain militants Zeenat Ul Islam Shah of Malnad Sugan Shopian and […]
Snowfall disrupts life across valley
Flight operations disrupted, Jammu-Srinagar NH closed
Flight operations disrupted, Jammu-Srinagar NH closed
Stranded passenger vehicles cleared
Banihal: Over 500 passenger vehicles were cleared Saturday despite snowfall which disrupted traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, officials said. The traffic on the 270-km highway was suspended around 11 am as a precautionary measure due to slippery conditions between Shaitaninallah and Verinagzig, leaving […]
Al-Badr commander, another militant killed
Internet snapped in Kulgam, clashes reported at encounter site
Srinagar: Two militants of Al Badr including the outfit’s top commander were killed in an encounter with government forces at Katpora area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 34 RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege at Katpora area of Yaripora at around 5:30 p.m. […]
NC promises to establish commission to probe killings in JK
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Saturday said if his party is elected to power with a majority in the upcoming assembly elections, it would establish a truth and reconciliation commission to probe killings in Jammu and Kashmir. He also asserted that Kashmir is fundamentally a political problem and only reconciliation and dialogue within […]
Pakistan not able to push in infiltrators: Guv Malik
Says Indian forces giving befitting response to Pakistan
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday said Indian forces are giving a befitting response to Pakistan which is “frustrated” because it is not able to push “infiltrators”. Malik expressed happiness over the successful conduct of Panchayat elections in the state and said despite attempts by Pakistan and terrorists to vitiate the atmosphere […]
Shah Faesal could deliver better as an officer than as a politician: Guv Malik
JAMMU: Offering disgruntled IAS officer, Shah Faesal a posting back in his state, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday said that Dr. Shah Faesal could deliver better as an officer rather than as a politician. Governor said that Shah Faisal was an efficient and dedicated officer who rendered his services with great zeal and enthusiasm […]
Pak charges RAW of involvement in Karachi consulate attack
Allegation is ‘fabricated, scurrilous', says India
Karachi/New Delhi: Pakistani police on Friday accused Indian spy agency RAW of being involved in the November terrorist attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, a charge rejected by India as “fabricated and scurrilous”. Karachi police said they have arrested five suspects from a separatist Baloch group for the November 23 attack on the Chinese […]
Situation in education department turns chaotic as key positions left vacant
Srinagar: The School Education Department in Kashmir has been left on crutches as two dozen posts of zonal education officers (ZEOs) in Kashmir region have been left vacant. The unfilled posts have exposed the non-seriousness of the department in filling the key positions which play an important role at the ground level in the department. […]
