Messed up
Winter is round the corner and people in Kashmir valley have started to witness power curtailments for hours together. Both metered and non metered areas in the city as well as rural areas have been reporting power curtailments even though no formal curtailment schedule has been announced by the power development department (PDD.Power crisis during […]
AMU revokes suspension orders against Kashmiri students
Srinagar: Hours after Governor Satya Pal Malik spoke with Union Minister and authorities at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the suspension orders against two Kashmiri students was revoked on Tuesday evening. Reports said that that the varsity administration revoked suspension and sedition charges against Kashmiri students following the students threatened to quit en masse. The students had […]
NC, PDP shouldn’t have boycotted J&K civic polls, says Governor
Expresses satisfaction over peaceful conduct of polls
by Sumir Kaul Srinagar: The NC and the PDP should not have boycotted the civic polls, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Tuesday, asserting that articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution were non-issues in this election. The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had announced not to contest the […]
Stray dogs maul 4-yr-old to death
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 police […]
SSDF demands sedition case against Mehbooba
Jammu: Activists of Shiv Sena Dogra Front (SSDF) Tuesday staged a protest here, demanding registration of a sedition case against former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti for saying slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Wani was a “victim of relentless violence”. Led by their leader Ashok Gupta, dozens of SSDF activists took out a rally from Rani Park […]
Diesel crosses Rs 80 mark in Chennai, petrol nears Rs 89 in Mumbai
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 […]
JRL appeals for shutdown in poll bound areas
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Monday appealed people to observe a complete protest shutdown today (Tuesday) in the areas going for polls in last phase of what they termed as “sham elections thrust” on the people by the authoritarian state. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik in a […]
Intimidating innocent students a matter of concern: NC
Srinagar: National Conference on Monday expressed concern over the harassment of innocent Kashmir students studying in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and other educational institutions in Punjab and other states. In a statement issued here, party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar sought strict action against those found involved in intimidating innocent students hailing from the state […]
CRPF vehicle hits private car in Lalchowk, accident leads to clashes in city centre
Srinagar: Clashes erupted in city centre Lal Chowk this evening after an Alto car was hit by a CRPF vehicle on Maulana Azad Road Near Fancy Fabrics showroom. Witnesses said that clashes broke out between people around and CRPF personnel after the family in the private car entered into an argument with the forces personnel. Forces reports said used […]
