Sehrai, Malik others attend funeral prayers of Geelani’s son-in-law at Sopore
Sopore: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairperson Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and several other resistance leaders and activists on Wednesday participated in the funeral prayers of octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani’s son-in-law at Sopore. Witnesses said a large number op people attended the funeral procession of Ghulam Hassan Makhdoomi at Dooru village […]
Firefighters battle blazes on two fronts in California, 50 dead
Paradise, Nov 14 (AFP) Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on Tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfire in the history of the US state. At least 50 deaths have been reported statewide so far from the late-season wildfires, and […]
M Modi meets US Vice President Pence in Singapore
Singapore, (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice President Mike Pence in Singapore on Wednesday on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit and the two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral ties, including defence cooperation and the need for maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. Modi began his two-day visit to the country where […]
SC commences hearing on pleas in Rafale case
New Delhi,(PTI): The Supreme Court Wednesday commenced its crucial hearing on pleas seeking court-monitored probe into procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph is likely to peruse the pricing details submitted by the government in a sealed cover. The […]
200 militants killed, 50 arrested in 2018 in Jammu and Kashmir: Reports
Srinagar: 200 militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir so far in 2018, media reports said on Wednesday among whom 109 were killed in southern Kashmir and 45 in northern Kashmir. India Today reported that while most of the slain militants belonged to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the highest number were killed in southern Kashmir. Among the […]
Rains, snowfall to continue in Jammu and Kashmir till Thursday
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall and rains occurred in the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as the Met forecast scattered rains and snow to continue till Thursday. There would be some improvement in the weather after Thursday, the weather official said, adding that the state has so far received 83.5 mm rainfall between October 1 and […]
Alok Kumar is new IGP traffic, Basant Rath transferred
Srinagar: Governor led administration on Tuesday appointed Alok Kumar, IPS, as new Inspector General Traffic Jammu and Kashmir. Basant Rath has been transferred attached in the office e of commandant general Home Gaurds, SDRF, civil defense, the order passed in this regard reads.
Syed Ali Geelani bereaved
Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference has expressed deep shock over the said demise of son-in-law of its chairman Syed Ali Geelani, Ghulam Hassan Makdoomi of Dooru Sopore. It is pertinent to mention that eldest son in law of Syed Ali Geelani expired this afternoon in SKIMS Soura, he was suffering from cancer of stomach and was […]
OP Shah meets Geelani, Sehrai at Hyderpora
Srinagar: On Tuesday Political analyst and a track II diplomat O P Shah met Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani and Tehreek e Hurriyat chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai at their Hyderpora office. Shah had sought appointment to meet the leaders two weeks back and held hour long meetings with them separately. “According to Shah he only […]
Capacity Building workshop for State Education Department Officers held at KU
Srinagar: A two-day Capacity Building workshop for the officers of State Education Department concluded at University of Kashmir here on Tuesday, The program was organized by the Department of Social Work, University of Kashmir in collaboration with the School Education Department, Govt. of J&K. According to the organizers of the event the program is part […]