NC, PDP kick-start Lok Sabha poll campaign in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Mar 17 (PTI) Kashmir is warming up for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections as major political parties in the valley like the National Conference and the PDP held a series of rallies on Sunday, with the new entrant Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement led by former IAS officer Shah Faesal also making its debut. National […]
Dearth of migrants workers hit building activity in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 17 (PTI) Kashmir has been left facing an acute shortage of migrant workers this year with the building activities in the valley taking a severe burnt. Though officials have no explanation for this unusual development, locals widely believe that the migrant workers may be shunning the valley, fearing reprisal against them due to attacks […]
Infant dies in house fire in Uri
Srinagar, Mar 17 (PTI) An 11-month-old baby died after his home caught fire in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The house belonging to Maqbool Ahmad in Uri caught fire due to unknown reasons, a police spokesperson said. Umeed Ahmad, son of the house owner, died in the incident, he added. The […]
2 teen girls end life upset over being asked to cut on mobile
Hyderabad, Mar 17 (PTI) Two teenage girls allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents here after reportedly being told by their family members to not use the cellphone excessively and cut down on TV viewing in view of annual exams, police said Sunday. An 18-year-old girl hanged herself in her house Saturday afternoon, the police said. […]
Father-son duo among 12 drug peddlers held
Jammu, Mar 17 (PTI) Twelve alleged drug peddlers, including a father-son duo, were arrested along with huge quantity of contraband substance in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Manzoor Hussain and his son Waqar Ahmed were arrested after 2,334 intoxicant tables and capsules were recovered from them during vehicle checking at Salani […]
OIC foreign ministers to meet next week in wake of NZ attacks: Qureshi
Islamabad, Mar 17 (PTI) Foreign ministers of Muslim nations will meet in Istanbul on March 22 where an emergency meeting of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been called to discuss ways of addressing anti-Islam sentiment following the twin mosque massacres in New Zealand, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced Sunday. Qureshi told a […]
PDP Workers Are ‘Real Mujahideen’, says Mehbooba
Srinagar, March 17: PDP chief and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday extolled her party workers as “real mujahideen.” Addressing a large gathering in Kupwara district, Mehbooba said even though a PDP worker “may not have a gun or stone in his hands, you are the real mujahid.” “Your contribution to the society is […]
Shah Feasal launches ‘Peoples Movement’
Srinagar: Former bureaucrat, Shah Faesal on Sunday launched his political party the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement’ ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha polls at Rajbagh’s ‘Gundin’ park in Srinagar. Feasal who claimed support from other parts of the state as well, said he had several offers at hand but in the end he settled […]
Couple among three arrested for hacking Facebook account, posting obscene messages
Jammu, Mar 17 (PTI) Three persons including a couple from Rajasthan were arrested allegedly for hacking the Facebook account of a person in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir and posting vulgar and obscene messages, police said on Sunday. Varinder Singh had lodged a written complaint on December 25 last year alleging that some unknown persons […]
Pakistan seeks UN probe into disclosure of Saeed’s info to Indian news agency
New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) Irked over disclosure of information regarding the UN’s rejection of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed’s plea for removal of his name from the list of global terrorists earlier this month, Pakistan has written to the global body urging the setting up of an enquiry to find out how India’s news agency, Press […]
