Omar congratulates Rahul over victory in assembly polls
Srinagar: Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday congratulated Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his party’s gains in the elections and also pinned the blame of BJP’s losses on PM Modi. Omar said that the BJP should apply same yardsticks for Modi also which they did when Congress lost elections in some states for […]
Heavy snowfall forces suspension of traffic on Jmu-Sgr highway
Banihal: Hundreds of vehicles were left stranded Wednesday after authorities suspended traffic on the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, following snowfall, a senior officer said. Over 1,800 Kashmir-bound vehicles, including trucks and light motor vehicles, were stopped at various places between Banihal and Udhampur sector after […]
National media demonizing JK: Guv Malik
Says media only highlighting negative things
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said that national media largely has been demonizing the state of Jammu and Kashmir, while it has been gravely ignoring the positive things happening in the state. While addressing a press conference in Jammu, Malik said that he has seen so many positive things in J&K, which he […]
BJP’s debacle in polls reflects triumph of truth over falsehood: NC
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday asserted that the debacle of BJP in Hindi heart land reflects triumph of truth over falsehood and the revulsion of people for divisive and communal politics. In a statement issued here, a party spokesperson said that the recent election results in five states reveal that people are […]
Trade body asks for donations for helping Mujgund victims
Srinagar: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the KCC&I Relief Trust on Wednesday urged the business fraternity to come forward and join hands to provide shelter and basic necessities to families who lost their houses and households in a recent gunfight at Mujgund area of city outskirts recently. In a statement issued Kashmir Chamber […]
Tarigami demands KCC loan waiver in Kashmir
Srinagar: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Wednesday demanded a one-time waiver of Kissan Credit Card loan of small farmers and fruit growers in Kashmir whose crops were damaged by recent snowfall. The scale of relief announced under the state-specific special natural calamity for damaged orchards due to snowfall is quite inadequate given the quantum […]
Malik released after month-long-incarceration
Srinagar: After a month-long-detention, chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik was on Wednesday released from police custody. Soon after being released, Malik condemned the arrests of amalgam leaders including its zonal organizer Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri. The statement added that police after arresting him have lodged him at Police Station Kral […]
Even toddlers are not safe in Kashmir: Mirwaiz
Visits SMHS, enquires about health condition of pellet hit Hiba
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday visited the SMHS hospital and enquired about the health condition of youngest pellet victim, 18 months old Hiba Jan who lost her eye-sight due to pellets. Mirwaiz as per a statement issued here demanded immediate ban on use of pellet guns, which are now being […]
Pakistan has to do much more to end HR abuses in Kashmir: Sehrai
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Wednesday said that Pakistan being one of the main parties to Kashmir issue has to do much more to put an end to the ‘appalling grind of repression and human right abuse’ in Kashmir. Sehrai as per a statement issued here while reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran […]
Congress re-emerges in Hindi heartland
BJP loses vote share big time, faces tumult
New Delhi: In what could prove to be a game changer for the right wing BJP, the Congress has emerged as a force to reckon with months ahead of the 2019 parliamentary elections. The Congress which emerged victorious in the three major states comprising the hindi heartland are all set to form the government in […]
