Valley shuts over JRL call against ‘custodial killing of Rizwan’, restrictions in old city
Srinagar: Complete shutdown is being observed in Kashmir valley on Wednesday against the alleged custodial killing of Rizwan Ahmad, a teacher and a Jamat e Islami associate. All the business establishments are closed, various schools are closed and traffic is off the roads. Reports said that shutdown is being observed in all the […]
Indo-Pak stress to continue till elections: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that tensions between India and Pakistan would continue till the Lok Sabha 2019 election process is completed. Mehbooba has been taking potshots at the Narendra Modi-led NDA government since BJP broke away from the PDP in the J&K government. She recently said that she […]
Cong releases sixth list of candidates
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The Congress has released its sixth list of nine candidates, seven from Maharashtra and two from Kerala, for the Lok Sabha election. With this, it has released names of 146 candidates for the election starting on April 11. In Kerala, the Congress announced that Shanimol Usman will be the candidate […]
Heavy snow accumulation can delay Zojilla re-opening: BRO Officials
Sonamarg: With Sonamarg-Zojilla road still closed since December last, officials said the reopening of the road is likely to get delayed due to heavy snow accumulation. The road was closed in December last year following heavy snowfall across the region. Border Road Organisation started the Zojila opening by March 5. The officials said the BRO […]
Don’t indulge in political propaganda over actions of armed forces: EC fresh advisory to parties
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) The Election Commission Tuesday asked political parties to “desist” during their Lok Sabha poll campaigns from indulging in any propaganda involving actions taken by defence forces. The fresh advisory came days after the poll panel asked parties and their candidates against using pictures of defence force personnel in their campaign […]
Pakistani airspace restrictions keep routes closed, carriers off balance
Karachi, Mar 19 (AFP) Restrictions over large swathes of Pakistani airspace continued to affect numerous flight routes, officials said Tuesday, weeks after clashes between Pakistan and India brought the nuclear-armed rivals to the brink of war. The continued constraints come weeks after Pakistani authorities said they had fully reopened the country’s airspace after it was closed […]
Indo-Pak tension dominates first strategic dialogue between China, Pak
Beijing, Mar 19 (PTI) The Indo-Pak tensions following the Pulwama terror attack became the focal point of the first strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China on Tuesday as Beijing urged the global community to take a “fair perspective” of Islamabad’s commitment to fight terrorism. Pakistan is facing intense international pressure to rein […]
16-year-old from Kashmir gets Shaurya Chakra for ‘fighting militants who attacked his house’
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) In one of the rare occasions, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday awarded Shaurya Chakra to 16-year-old Irfan Ramzan Sheikh for fighting militants who attacked his residence in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. Shaurya Chakra is usually awarded to armed forces and para-military personnel for “gallantry otherwise in the […]
Information Dept employees go on strike demanding revocation of officer’s suspension
Srinagar, Mar 19 (PTI) Non-gazetted employees of the Jammu and Kashmir Information Department went on a strike Tuesday, demanding revocation of the suspension order of an assistant information officer in Kupwara district. Bashir Ahmad, posted in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, was Tuesday suspended by the district’s Deputy Commissioner, officials said. The employees are demanding revocation of Ahmad’s […]
NIA denies detaining Awantipora teacher who died in police custody
Srinagar: Amid outrage over the death of an Awantipora resident in police custody, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said the deceased was not examined by the probe agency. “NIA emphatically denies reports linking NIA with Rizwan Ahmed resident of Awantipora,” the probe agency said, in a statement, issued on Tuesday. “He […]