Jamia Masjid lock down on Jumma-tul-Vida
Authorities on Friday disallowed Jumma-tul-Vida prayers in Kashmir’s Grand Mosque, Jamia Masjid by imposing severe restrictions, with historians saying that it has happening for the first after Dogra rule All roads leading to the grand mosque were sealed since early morning. All the entry points were sealed and nobody was allowed to move. The authorities […]
Missing Srinagar JE’s body recovered from Jhelum
The body of a Junior engineer who went missing after allegedly committing suicide by jumping into Jhelum river in Srinagar has been recovered after nearly two months. The body of Mudasira Javid, wife of Javid Ahmad Bangri, the resident of Ellahi Bagh Buchpora was recovered from Jehlum river in Paribal area of Hajin in Bandipora […]
Srinagar, Jammu make it to Smart City list
The twin capitals of Jammu and Srinagar have made it to the smart cities list announced on Friday by the central government. Minister of Urban Development and Housing Friday announced another list of 30 cities for development as smart cities taking the total cities picked up so far to 90 under Smart City Mission launched […]
Forces allegedly thrash residents of Kamdulan Shopian, vandalise property
The residents of Kamdulan village in Shopian district of south Kashmir, on Friday, alleged thrashing and ransacking of properties by government forces. The residents said that forces barged into their houses at around 2 pm and thrashed the inmates. “They ransacked the properties, damaged windowpanes of many houses and even one local mosque and damaged […]
Khalsa aid organizes iftaar party
In a heart-warming gesture, Khalsa Aid organised an Iftaar party for the fire victims of Abi Navpora , Dalgate yesterday. Volunteers of Khalsa Aid distributed dates, fresh fruits and 60 blankets among the fire victims whose shelters were gutted on April 24 fire incident in the area. A volunteer, Jeevanjot Singh said, “Our main motive […]
SAAYA organizes Iftar and Sehri for orphans
SAAYA, a non-governmental organization hosted an Iftar and Sehri party for the orphans boys at a local orphanage here. Iftar and Sehri was served among 100 orphans on 25th and 26th of Ramadan, a handout issued by the NGO said. “We are really honoured to be a part of this special occasion. Nothing is more […]
DDC visits Pinjura orphanage, interacts with children
District Development Commissioner, Shopian today held an interactive session with children of Government run Orphanage, Pinjura. The aim to organize the interactive session was to make the children feel that they are important and deserve equal attention and care. The students shared their ideas with District Development Commissioner and were found quite jubilant. The District […]
CM interacts with visiting journalists, stresses on institutionalized dialogue
Terming public outreach as the only way ahead, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today stressed on institutionalized dialogue process in the State to get it out of the difficulties of present times and bloodshed. Interacting with a group of journalists here who had come from various cities of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Goa, the Chief […]
DySP lynching horrific and tragic: Rafi Mir
PDP General Secretary Rafi Ahmad Mir condemned lynching of a DySP in Jamia Masjid yesterday. The PDP leader said that it seems that humanity was at its lowest ebb and there is no place of such barbaric and inhumane acts within the parameters of Islam. In a statement issued here he said that there are […]
JKLF leaders hold peaceful protest rally at Budshah Chowk
The zonal president of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Noor Muhammad Kalwal, on Friday, led a protest near Budshah Chowk-Lal Chowk against the killings and prolonging incarceration of Kashmiri inmates. He said, “We cannot remain silent spectators over the killing spree. The international community too is maintaining silence over this.” The call for today’s […]
