Modi govt handling Kashmir disastrously, says Omar
Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah Saturday criticised the Centre’s handling of Kashmir, seeking reasons for the all-time low voter turnout in the ongoing urban local body polls. “From the highest turnouts since 1987 in 2014 to the lowest turnouts ever recorded in 2018 why is the Modi government able to get away with […]
Centre’s policy on Kashmir diabolical: Yechury
Kolkata: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said the Centre’s policy on Kashmir is “diabolical” and the “alienation of the people of the Valley is almost complete”. The BJP-led government at the Centre is using the disturbances in Kashmir to “get going its process of communal polarisation,” Yechury said. He was referring to the […]
Suspended AMU students booked for sedition
Police says the trio raised anti-India slogans
Aligarh: Three Kashmiri students of the Aligarh Muslim University have been booked for sedition for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans and trying to hold a prayer meeting for Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Bashir Wani, who was killed in an encounter in north Kashmir, officials said Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Aligarh, Ajai Sahni said police took […]
‘Terror funding module’: NIA ‘recovers’ 18 lakh from Kashmiri businessman’s residence
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday conducted searches here in connection with its probe into a terror funding module linked to Pakistan-based terrorist Hafeez Saeed’s Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), according to an official statement. The searches were conducted at the office premises and residence of Hilal Ahmed Rather in Lajpat Nagar, it said. Rather […]
India’s election to UNHRC buries Pak’s false propaganda: BJP
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP Saturday said India’s election to the UN Human Rights Council has permanently buried Pakistan’s false propaganda against its eastward neighbour.BJP state spokesperson Balbir Ram Rattan said, “Our country’s selection by overwhelming majority buries Pakistan’s false propaganda that India is a violator of human rights.”India was elected to […]
NC leader joins Congress
Jammu: A National Conference (NC) leader in Kishtwar district of Jammu division Saturday joined Congress along with his over a dozen associates, a Congress spokesman said. Chowdhary Mohammad Ali, a senior NC leader from Inderwal, and his associates joined the Congress in presence of the party’s state vice president and MLA G M Saroori at […]
Telecom operators asked to improve network connectivity in Poonch
Jammu: Stating that poor mobile phone coverage impeded relief and rescue operations during recent ceasefire violations, authorities of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir directed telecom service providers to improve their network connectivity in the region. “The irregular network coupled with poor voice quality and coverage impedes relief and rescue operations, thereby hampering administrative reach […]
Quality of mid-day meals: Massive inspection drive taken up in Doda
Bhadarwah: Education and civil administration officials have launched a “massive” physical verification drive in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir to check the quality of mid-day meals (MDM) being served to children in schools, especially those located in remote areas.The drive was started in Bhadarwah town, officials said Saturday, adding that the verifications will be […]
Lt Gen Singh compliments troops for maintaining vigil on LoC
Jammu: A day after taking over as the general officer commanding of the Army’s Nagrota-based XVI corps here, Lt Gen Paramjit Singh Saturday complimented all ranks for their outstanding contribution in maintaining vigil on the LoC and ensuring peace and tranquillity in the region. The 57-year-old officer also paid tributes and homage to the soldiers […]
Bus falls into gorge in Doda, conductor killed
Doda: A conductor of a bus was killed and another person was injured when the vehicle fell into a 150-feet deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The deceased, Ishtiaq Ahmad was reversing the mini-bus in the absence of its driver when it skidded off the road and fell into […]
