Cong using its state govts like ATMs to pump money into election campaign: BJP
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) The BJP Saturday accused the Congress of using its state governments like ATMs to pump “illicit money” into its general election campaign and claimed that if the opposition party comes to power, it will practice corruption. BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi cited documents to hurl “Tughlaq Road poll scam”, a term often […]
Mughal Gardens thrown open for public
SRINAGAR: The Department of Floriculture on Saturday opened Mughal Gardens of Kashmir valley to the public. Director Floriculture, Dr Abdul Hafiz Shah during a function organised by the Department at Shalimar garden said that they are expecting a good number of tourists both national and local will visit the Mughal gardens. The Director said that […]
EC issues show cause notice to Srinagar Mayor for poll code violation
Srinagar, Apr 13 (PTI) The election authorities Friday issued a show cause notice to Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu allegedly for violating the Model code of Conduct (MCC) by distributing mobile phones among corporators of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation. The notice issued by Additional Deputy Commissioner K S Sidha, who is the Nodal officer, MCC, for Srinagar […]
Trump says could send illegal migrants to ‘sanctuary cities’
Washington, Apr 13 (AFP) US President Donald Trump has said he is seriously considering funnelling detained illegal migrants into the self-declared sanctuary cities that oppose his tough immigration policies. Trump’s announcement on Twitter reversed a previous White House assurance that the idea – criticised as political retribution against cities led by opposition Democrats – had been […]
Gunfight rages in Shopian village
Srinagar, April 13: An encounter has started between militants and government forces in Gahand area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday morning. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 34RR and SOG Shopian launched a cordon and search operation in Guhand. A senior police officer said that on a specific information forces cordoned […]
Promoting higher education
The need to have good institutions of higher learning in the state is felt very badly. This is evident from the fact that every year almost 12,000 students from Kashmir valley end up joining various professional colleges outside the state to seek education in those streams which are not available here. The movement of such […]
Youth in Kashmir are under the grip of frustration, disillusionment
DR.JAHANGEER AHMAD BHAT The vision of our country lies in the hands of our youth. They are filled with marvelous and soaring ambitions. Therefore, ultimate loss of a nation is not the loss of wealth but human resource if it is not utilized properly or given an opportunity to exercise their talent. Unfortunately, youth in […]
In the name of faith: How fake faith-healers are targeting our innocent women
Mushtaq Hurra Kashmiris, particularly Kashmiri women are extremely innocent and impeccable to fell prey to deception and treachery. From thugs and rouges to fake faith-healers, women have been highly vulnerable and susceptible to the acts of cozenage. Visiting faith-healers has been an ages old tradition and belief of Kashmiris. Wearing amulets, rubbing incantational soil and […]
Curfew relaxed for one hour in Kishtwar
Jammu, Apr 12 (PTI) The curfew was relaxed for one hour on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district where it was clamped on April 8 following the killing of a senior RSS functionary in a terror attack. According to an order issued by Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner A S Rana, the curfew was relaxed from 4 […]
Handwara boy’s killing: CRPF opened fire in self defence, to protect EVMs, says police
Srinagar, April 12: Paramilitary CRPF fired in self-defence and to protect Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and civilian staff in Qaziabad area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday evening which led to the death of a 13-year-old boy, police said on Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Handwara Ashish Mishra said that the poll […]
