Power predicament likely to end in Kashmir: CE PDD
280 MW Alesteng grid station ready for commissioning
India being turned into a ‘police state’: Congress
New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari on Monday accused the government of turning the country into a police state. Tewari opposed the bill, saying probe agencies are misused for “political vendetta” and “inspired media leaks” from them have turned the maxim of “innocent until proven guilty” on its head. He also claimed that the constitutional […]
Dy Mayor faces ‘assault’ during proceedings in SMC
Corporators rue the tussle between Mayor, Deputy Mayor
Srinagar: The tussle between the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) reached a crescendo when Deputy Mayor of the SMC was assaulted during an ongoing session on Monday. The open tussle between the two top bosses has left the works in the corporation hanging in air with councilors claiming that no developmental […]
Will use parliament as tool of engagement: Shah Faesal
Says no to joining Hurriyat, existing mainstream parties
Srinagar: Days after resigning from country’s elite service, the record maker IAS topper, Shah Faesal on Friday announced to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections, saying that he would like to use parliament as an important and useful tool of engagement for bringing solution to the problem of Jammu and Kashmir. However, the IAS topper rejected […]
Chilai-Kalan effect: Kashmir receives fresh snowfall
Major roads, highways closed, MeT predicts heavy snowfall from Fri-Sun
Major roads, highways closed, MeT predicts heavy snowfall from Fri-Sun
Pulwama killings: NC rallies across 24 districts of JK
Srinagar: Days after seven civilians were killed in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the National Conference (NC) on Thursday carried out protest rallies in 24 districts of Jammu and Kashmir including Srinagar to protest against the killings in Kashmir. The mainstream political party said that the protests were organized to express solidarity with the bereaved families […]
Urs of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) observed with religious zeal
Thousands participate in nightlong prayers
Srinagar: The annual Urs of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also known as Dastgeer Sahab, Peeran-e-Peer and Gaus-ul-Azam (RA) was on Wednesday observed with religious zeal and fervor across the Valley with thousands of devotes thronging the two shrines located in Khanyar and Sarai Bala area of Srinagar city. Thousands of people including men, women and […]
On JRL’s call, funeral prayers in absentia held across Kashmir
Srinagar: Following the call given by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), funeral prayers in absentia for slain Pulwama civilians and militants were held at various places across the Valley after Zuhr (afternoon) prayers. The JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik had asked people to offer the funeral prayers in absentia […]
#MeToo: Journalists protest in Delhi
Say sexual harassment at workplace non-negotiable
New Delhi: As the #MeToo movement intensifies in the country, a group of journalists Saturday held a protest here expressing solidarity with their women colleagues who have come out and demanded proper implementation of the prevention of sexual harassment act to ensure dignity at workplace. The protesting journalists also sought immediate action against those facing […]
