ULB polls: Lady candidate from Dalgate Srinagar withdraws candidature
Srinagar: A female candidate for the municipal corporation Srinagar from the ward No 4 of Dalgate has withdrawn her candidature for the elections. Identified as Muzammil Jan, the candidate has sent her withdrawal to the returning officer. Earlier in the day two National Conference workers were shot dead in old city area of Srinagar city.
Taps go dry in Wadoora Sopore, women protest
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore : Residents of Wadoora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday blocked Kupwara-Sopore highway at Wadoora protesting against PHE department for ‘denying’ them regular water supply since one week. “Despite repeated approach to concern department nothing has been done and they are denying us portable water,” protesting women […]
Omar Abdullah condemns killing of two party workers in Old City Srinagar
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday condemned the killing of two National Conference workers and injuring of other in a suspected militant attack in Karfali Mohalla area of Old City Srinagar. “I cannot condemn strongly enough the murderous terrorist attack against three of my party workers. Nazir Ahmed Bhat (working in […]
Detainee escapes from police custody in Sopore
Srinagar: A detainee gave police a slip and escaped from police custody in Sopore on Friday. According to SSP Sopore Javaid Iqbal an Over Ground Worker of militants escaped from Police station Sopore on Friday. He has been identified as Mehraj khan alias Maroof a resident of new colony sopore, and was arrested few days […]
Two NC workers shot dead, another injured in Srinagar city
Srinagar, Oct 5(GNS): Two workers of National Conference were shot dead and another was injured after attacked by suspected militants in Habbakadal area of Srinagar city. Reports reaching GNS said that the militants attacked the close aides of NC MLA for Habbakadal Constituency Shamima Firdous at Karfali Mohalla. In the incident, three activists of […]
Burning of Panchayat Ghar in Chadoora: Accused arrested, incriminating material recovered says police
Budgam: Budgam police on Thursday claimed that they have arrested a youth involved in putting on fire the Panchayat Ghar at Kultreh village of Budgam’s Chadoora area. On September 19 unknown persons had set a Panchayat Ghar on fire at Kultreh village. SSP Budgam, Tejinder Singh told a presser here that the investigation was initiated by […]
Pentagon asks Pak to use influence over Taliban, stop cross border movement
Washington (PTI): A top American general has asked Islamabad to use its influence over Taliban to bring them to the negotiations table and stop cross border movement of their leaders, a day-after Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi left US after holding meetings with top Trump Administration officials. “As we often talk with the military leadership […]
Sharda university incident: JK Governor urges UP CM to provide security to Valley students
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Friday spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath over the Sharda University incident were students from Valley were beaten up yesterday. According officials Malik urged Adityanath to ensure that the Kashmiri students are provided a safe and secure environment in the educational institutions of the State. A […]
Kashmiri student beaten up during fight at Grtr Noida college; over 350 Indians, Afghans booked
Noida (UP), Oct 4 (PTI) A Kashmiri student was beaten up after a fight broke out between groups of Indian and Afghanistan students at a private university in Greater Noida Thursday, prompting the police to book over 350 students for rioting and related offences, officials said. The scuffle follows another incident which was reported on Monday […]
Supreme Court verdict decriminalising adultery death-knell for family system
The debate about the decriminalisation of homosexuality had not yet died down that the verdict decriminalising adultery hit the headlines. So with the two “historical” verdicts in September 2018 on Homosexuality and Adultery, the corporatisation of Indian Legal System has almost reached its zenith. Market driven sex and sexuality will now prosper without any obstacles. […]
