Former JK CMs detained for 6 months, are we still a democracy: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said it had been six months since former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers had been detained and asked whether India is still a democracy. Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were among the many mainstream politicians detained after the Centre revoked Jammu […]
Release those detained in JK, restore democratic process: Yechury to PM
New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for release of the people detained in Kashmir, lifting of the clampdown on communications, restoration of the democratic process and honouring the assurances made to people at the time of the state’s accession to the Indian Union. It has […]
J&K police urges public to utilise helpline on passport status, verification
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police has set up a helpline for facilitating information to people on the status and verification of any queries related to issuance of passports. Police launched the helpline (8491830830) from the beginning of this year to facilitate people with the status of their passport, verification or any other query related to […]
Hopeful that summer this year in Kashmir will be peaceful: DGP Dilbag Singh
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said on Wednesday he was hopeful that the summer this year in the Valley will be peaceful. “We are hopeful that the situation will remain peaceful,” he told reporters here. Singh was responding to a question about any possibility of disturbance during the summer in […]
Two mainstream political leaders released from detention in JK
Srinagar: Senior politician and People’s Conference chairman Sajjad Lone and PDP leader Waheed Parra, close aide of detained former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, were released from preventive detention here on Wednesday, officials said. After the release of Lone and Parra, 13 political leaders now remain detained at the MLA hostel here which has been temporarily […]
Abrogation of Art 370 was a ‘historical blunder’: NC
New Delhi: The National Conference on Tuesday attacked the government in Lok Sabha for abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir saying it was a historical blunder and has not brought down militancy. Speaking on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in Lok Sabha, NC member Hasnain Masoodi said despite the Centre […]
U-19 World Cup: Yashasvi, bowlers help India crush Pakistan by 10 wickets, enter 7th final
Potchefstroom (South Africa): Yashasvi Jaiswal batted like a man among boys while Kartik Tyagi reminded Pakistan of Waqar Younis’ toe-crushing yorkers as defending champions India walloped their arch-rivals by 10 wickets to enter their seventh ICC U-19 World Cup final here on Tuesday. The gulf in class between the two sides was evident as Indian […]
