Molester arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a person within hours who was involved in a case of molestation. Police spokesman said that a girl aged 21 years reported to Police Station Nigeen that she was offered a lift by a person driving a Ford car near Habbak. “As soon she boarded the car, […]
Farooq calls for early elections
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Wednesday called for early assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying governor’s rule was not an alternative to an elected government. The Lok Sabha member from Srinagar also said governor’s rule was “autocratic rule” and that his party was pressing on the present Jammu and Kashmir administration for polls […]
Setback to PDP: Basharat Bukhari, Peer Hussain join National Conference
Srinagar: The PDP, which has been on the back foot ever since its alliance with the BJP ended in June, continued to lose its senior party leaders as two more, including former minister Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari, joined the National Conference Wednesday. Bukhari, whose has been popular among the people as a radio journalist, along […]
‘Attempt to murder’ charges levelled against JKLF chief, JRL condemns
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Wednesday condemned the ‘attempt to murder’ charges levelled against the JKLF chief, Muhammad Yasin Malik, saying that booking pro-freedom leadership in ‘fake and fabricated’ cases has become the norm, which deserves severe condemnation. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in a joint statement issued here strongly […]
Kupwara, being a gateway of sufferings feel pain of Pulwama: Er Rasheed
Handwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Wednesday led a protest rally in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwar district against the seven civilian killings that took place in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. AIP spokesman in a statement issued here said that people from all walks also participated in a protest […]
Governor administration mismanaging SKIMS: NC
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday expressed dismay over the slack attitude of the incumbent administration in mitigating day to day woes of people. In a statement issued here, party’s additional provincial spokesperson Sara Hayat Shah said that the recent news about the closure of Kashmir’s only PET scan facility at SKIMS is […]
1,300 dealers may face action for not filing GST returns
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir state tax department is contemplating a special drive against 1,300 dealers who failed to file their Goods and Service Tax returns since the new law came into force in July last year. The process of collection of data regarding all the business establishments in the state has been initiated and […]
Kashmiri scholar from Rafiabad dies in mishap near Deoband seminary
Srinagar: A Kashmiri scholar died in a road accident at Deoband near Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday late afternoon. A resident of Ladoora, Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the deceased Mohammad Rafeeq Mir (30) son of Shabir Ahmed Mir was pursuing ‘Mufti Course’ at Darul Uloom Deoband seminary. The accident took place at […]
