Top lashkar commander Mehraj Bangroo, Faizan Mushtaq slain in Fateh Kadal gunfight: Police
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday identified the two militants killed in a gunfight with government forces in Fateh Kadal as Mehraj ud Din Bangroo and Faid Mushtaq Waza. Talking to reporters after the wreath-laying ceremony of a cop killed in the Fateh Kadal gunfight, J&K police chief said that two militants killed in the […]
Srinagar gunfight: Kashmir Video Journalists Association condemns thrashing of Journalists by forces
Srinagar: Kashmir video journalists association has condemned the thrashing of Journalists at Srinagar encounter site today. Journalists were beaten by security forces when they were performing thier professional duties. Some of the members of the fraternity have been injured and has been hospitalised. This is a simple case of High handedness of the security forces, […]
Diesel crosses Rs 80 mark yet again, petrol nears Rs 89
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices surged up again on Tuesday. At Rs 80.04, diesel price stood the highest in Chennai among the four metros. Diesel prices also observed an upward surge in Delhi and Mumbai. In Mumbai, diesel price stood at Rs 79.35 per litre after an increase of 24 paise. In the national […]
Stray dogs maul 4-yr-old to death in JK’s Samba dist
Jammu: A four-year-old girl was bitten to death by a pack of stray dogs outside her home in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, police said. The minor was attacked by the canines soon after she came out of her house at village Chack Bogala in Ramgarh area of the district this morning, a […]
DDC Shopian suspends 42 employees
SHOPIAN: To ensure punctuality of employees in the government offices, the District Administration Shopian today ordered suspension of 4 officials of CPO Shopian, 2 officials of CEO, 2 officials of DPO, 4 officials of CPO, 8 Officials of D.C Office and 19 officials of Food and Civil Supplies, District Statistical & Evaluation Office and […]
#MeToo: NSUI’s Kashmiri prez quits after sexual harassment charges
Rahul Gandhi accepts resignation
New Delhi: NSUI national president Fairoz Khan has stepped down from his post following charges of sexual harassment, sources in the Congress said on Tuesday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted his resignation, the sources told PTI. Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, submitted his resignation on Monday evening, saying he quit keeping in […]
Innocent students from Kashmir being intimidated a matter of concern: NC
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday expressed concern over the ‘existing alienation in the educated youth of Kashmir gravitating them towards militancy’. In a statement issued here NC’s South Zone President Bashir Ahmad Veeri said that the youth of Kashmir have become prime targets of those who pursue chauvinistic nationalism across the […]
Abdullahs condoles demise of senior party worker
Srinagar: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah and vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of renowned political and social activist from Loiser Srigufwara, Pahalgam Ghulam Rasool Bhat Jamaal. “He was actively associated with National Conference from 1977 till the time of his death. We extended heartfelt condolences to […]
4.2% Voter Turnout in final phase of ULB polls in J&K
Srinagar: The low turnout trend continued through the final of the 4-phased election to Urban Local Body polls, recording a abysmal 4.2 percent on Tuesday. According the Chief Electoral Officer, 25 wards Srinagar recorded 4.0 percent while 11.3 percent electorate cast their vote for 12 wards in Ganderbal in last phase. The overall voter turnout […]
Muncipal polls: 11 Independent candidates win uncontested in North Kashmir’s Pattan
By Bilal Ahmad Pattan: 11 independent candidates have won unopposed in last phase of ULB elections in Pattan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district while at two other places no one had file papers for the polls on Tuesday. According to officials in 13 wards in eleven none filed paper to compete the independent candidates while on two wards none filed […]