Mehbooba, Omar hail India’s stand of voting against Israel
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday hailed the India’s vote in the UN against the US move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “Very proud to see that India joined over 100 countries at the UN to vote against recognising Jerusalem as the official capital of Israel,” said Mehbooba, in a post […]
Decks cleared for Tasaduq Mufti
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra has nominated Tassaduq Hussain Mufti as Member of Legislative Council. The governor also accepted the resignation of Syed Farooq Andrabi who is scheduled to be replaced by Tasaduq Mufti in the state council of Ministers. Earlier, the Governor has returned the nomination file while seeking some clarifications […]
Cop threatens doctor on duty
Srinagar: In a shocking incident, a police official who is presently working as Deputy Superintendent in south Kashmir’s Qazigund area threatened an on-duty doctor triggering a strong reaction from police and public alike. In a video which is currently viral on the social media, a police official identified as Sahil Mahajan is seen threatening the […]
Cop threatens doctor on duty
Srinagar: In a shocking incident, a police official who is presently working as Deputy Superintendent in south Kashmir’s Qazigund area threatened an on-duty doctor triggering a strong reaction from police and public alike. In a video which is currently viral on the social media, a police official identified as Sahil Mahajan is seen threatening […]
Doctors resent intimidation, demand legislation for protection of rights
Srinagar: Hours after a doctor on duty was threatened by a cop in South Kashmir’s Qazigund Hospital, medico body, Doctor’s Association of Kashmir (DAK) demanded an immediate legislation to protect the doctors on duty from public and police. Dr Suhail Naik, President, Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK), while addressing a press conference here, said that […]
Geelani completes eight years of house confinement, says Hurriyat (G)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Friday completed eight years under house detention, a Hurriyat spokesperson said. The spokesperson, according to a statement issued here, said that no court has ever issued any formal detention order for detaining the veteran leader. The spokesperson strongly condemned the house detention and said that “the rule […]
India-China hold border talks, discuss CBMs after Doklam
New Delhi: India and China agreed today that pending the final resolution of the boundary issue, it is necessary to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas, and exchanged ideas on various confidence building measures (CBMs) in this regard as the two sides tried to put behind them the Doklam episode. After a meeting between […]
Editorial: Justice delayed is justice denied
Srinagar: Speedy disposal of cases in the courts deserves to be the key priority area. The issue needs lot of attention in the state of Jammu and Kashmir as more than three lakh cases are pending for want of disposal. An insight into the work load of the Courts at different levels and the […]
Er Rasheed leads protest against civilian killings
Handwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) President and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh led a protest march in Handwara against the civilian killings at the hands of security forces in Shopian, Kupwara, Handwara and other places. The protesters raised pro-plebiscite and anti-forces slogans and demanded immediate end to what they termed as ‘state terrorism’. According […]
Gang of thieves busted, stolen property worth 11 lakhs recovered
Baramulla: Police on Friday claimed to have solved a theft case by arresting four persons involved in the crime. The police also claimed to have recovered the property of Rs 11 lakhs comprising jewelry, mobile phones and other objects. Officials said that the Police Post Delina received a complaint from Khazan Singh, son of Darshan […]