C Phonsong likely to be appointed as fifth Advisor to Governor
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary C Phonsong is likely to be appointed as fifth Advisor to Governor Satya Pal Malik in coming days. A local news gathering agency while quoting sources reported that following the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly the Governor Satya Pal Malik, with the tacit approval of the Central […]
Make reports of horse-trading in govt formation public: Omar tells Governor
Srinagar: NC leader Omar Abdullah Thursday asked the Jammu and Kashmir governor to make public reports about horse-trading in government formation in the state and demanded an apology from BJP’s Ram Madhav for alleging that the alliance with the PDP was at Pakistan’s behest. Defending his decision to dissolve the state assembly, Governor Satya Pal […]
Gunmen attack army camp in Kulgam
Srinagar: Gunmen on Thursday morning fired at an army camp in Khudwani area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir, reports said. They said that militants fired several shots at an army camp in Khudwani during wee hours. The army soldiers retaliated, leading to a brief exchange of fire. The brief exchange if fire left a […]
Fuel prices reduced by 41 paise, petrol costs Rs 75.97 in Delhi
New Delhi: The prices of fuel witnessed another dip on Thursday bringing some respite to the customers, after being constant for a day. The price of petrol in the national capital dipped to Rs 75.97 per litre, a cut of 41 paise and that in Mumbai to Rs 81.50 per litre, a decrease of 40 […]
No end in sight
The fact that many youth spread in various districts of Kashmir Valley, especially south Kashmir are falling to the menace of drug abuse is a harsh reality. The menace of drug abuse is assuming massive proportions and the authorities and people as a society have failed to come out with a solution. The drug peddlers […]
The day we should never forget!
By Javeed Ali Undoubtedly, there is no day as beautiful as the day of the birth anniversary of the impeccable and ideal personality in the whole Universe. The day which illuminated the whole World. The day which annihilated the foundations of ignorance. The day humanity regained its humanism. The day oppressed and persecuted found their […]
Thousands throng Hazratbal on Eid Millad eve
Srinagar: Tens of thousands of devotees from across the Kashmir Valley converged at the historic Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of city on the eve of Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi (SAW) on Wednesday. The devotees including men, women and children thronged the shrine all through the day to have glimpses of the holy relics of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), […]
Militants fighting for bigger democratic right: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Wednesday said that the people of Kashmir including militants are fighting for a bigger democratic right. Reacting to Prime Minister Narindra Modi’s claim that ballet has won over bullet, AIP President said that New Delhi is again repeating the mistake of […]
Patients kept waiting as medicos turn up late in Rafiabad health centre
Baramulla: Amid prevailing wintry chill, many patients were kept waiting outside a health centre at Panzalla area in Rafiabad in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district by doctors who reportedly turned up in the afternoon on Wednesday. Locals of the area said the doctors seldom come on time, forcing patients either to wait or visit Srinagar or […]
Governor speaks: ‘Impossibility’ of stable govt formation reason for dissolving Assembly
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the Assembly with immediate effect considering four main aspects, including “extensive horse-trading” and the “impossibility” of forming a stable government by coming together of political parties with “opposing political ideologies”, the Raj Bhavan said in a statement Wednesday night. The assembly was abruptly dissolved by the Governor […]