Ladakh Division to be headquartered in Leh and Kargil: Guv
Jammu: Governor, Satya Pal Malik Friday met the All Party Co-ordination Committee members from Kargil district to understand and resolve the concerns of the people of Kargil regarding the newly formed Ladakh Division. After listening patiently to all the delegation members and understanding the feelings and sentiments of the people Kargil, the Governor announced that […]
Ensure protection to all sections of people without being biased: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) president and former MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Friday expressed anger and anguish over ‘hooliganism by miscreants’ of various right wing organizations at various places in Jammu city. ErRasheed as per a statement issued here urged law enforcing agencies and civil administration to ensure protection to all sections of people […]
JKPCC calls for apt response to avenge Lethpora killings
Jammu: Executive Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Friday held a meeting at Jammu wherein they called for an appropriate and effective response to avenge the killings in Lethpora attack on Thursday. The meeting as per a statement issued here was held under the chairmanship of JKPCC President Ghulam Ahmad Mir […]
JeM attack on CRPF convoy leaves 44 troopers dead
Srinagar: At least 44 CRPF personnel were killed in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday when a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the bus they were travelling in, one of the worst militant strikes in the state in recent years, officials said. More than 2,500 Central Reserve Police Force personnel, many of […]
Jaish claims attack
Srinagar: Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility of the fidayeen attack on CRPF convoy at highway in which more than 40 forces personnel were killed and several injured. A JeM spokesperson Muhammad Hassan in a statement issued to GNS said “dozens of forces’ vehicles were destroyed in the attack”. The spokesperson identified the driver (of JeM) […]
Guv directs commanders for immediate ‘security management’
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has directed immediate enhancement of surveillance and review of the security management of all important installations and establishments in the state, in the aftermath of a major attack on a CRPF convoy, killing at least 18 personnel in Pulwama on Thursday. He has also said such attacks […]
Ramadhan likely to start from May 6 in UEA
Abu Dhabi: Authorities in UEA said that residents can look forward to the holy month and its blessings to land on May 6, 2019. This tallies with the prediction given earlier by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of the Government of Dubai regarding the start of the holy month, Khaleej Times reported on […]
Pulwama blast: Mirwaiz visits SMHS, enquire health of injured students
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday visited the SMHS hospital to enquire about the health of dozens of students who were injured in an explosion inside a school in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. According to a statement issued here, Mirwaiz met the injured students and inquired about the treatment being […]
Being a Muslim or Kashmiri has become a crime in India: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) president and former MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Thursday said being a Muslim or Kashmiri has become a crime in India. ErRasheed was reacting to the assault on Kashmiri students in Raipor Chhattisgarh, saying only reason behind attacking Kashmiris is their religion and identity. “Being a Muslim or a Kashmiri […]