LoC flare up: India, Pak armies hold flag meeting
Jammu: The Indian and Pakistan armies Friday held a brigade commander level meeting at a border crossing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector to adhere to ceasefire, a defence official said. The flag meeting comes in the wake of several ceasefire violations by the Pakistan army in the past over one month, during which five […]
JK Governor has a right to take decision: Union Law Minister
Indore (MP): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Thursday that Jammu and Kashmir Governor had every right to take appropriate decision in view of the “uncertain” political situation in the state. Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision Wednesday to dissolve the J&K Assembly has created a political furore. Talking to reporters here, Prasad said, “The […]
Willful killing machine has gone out of control in Kashmir: Malik
Srinagar: Condemning the killings in Kashmir, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday said that “brutal assassination of political leaders and activists like Mir Hafiz-u-Allah and unrelenting spree of killings of young Kashmiris across the valley amounts to annihilation of an entire generation.” Malik as per a statement issued […]
Kashmiris slaughtered with horrible weapons: Sehrai
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Friday said that Kashmiris have been slaughtered with the most horrible weapons, including bulldozing and demolish their homes over their heads. “The south Kashmir belt has been subjected to ruthless military offensive and the cost has been devastating, in terms of innocent human casualties as well as infrastructure. […]
Authorities crossed all limits of barbarism: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Friday paid tributes to the slain six militants who were killed in a gun battle in Bijbehara, saying that “barbarism and brutality of authorities has crossed all the limits, pushing the youth to the extreme and then legalizing their killings.” Geelani in a statement issued here […]
Three arrested for smuggling illicit liquor
Youth arrested with 100 grams heroin
Youth arrested with 100 grams heroin Jammu: Three persons were arrested in separate incidents from Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Doda districts on Friday for allegedly smuggling illicit liquor, police said. During a routine checking, a police party intercepted an Alto car at Main Chowk in Samba’s Vijaypur area. A search of the car, which […]
Skin-Matic clinic inaugurated in Baramulla
Baramulla: In a first, Skin- Matic, a laser and aesthetic skincare clinic was on Thursday inaugurated in Baramulla. The clinic was inaugurated by renowned Islamic scholar of Baramulla Mufti Abdul Rahim. Others present at the inaugural function were Medical Superintendent (MS) district hospital Baramulla Dr Syed Masood Ahmad, President traders federation Baramulla Mohammad Ashraf Ganie […]
Democracy was murdered in JK, says Sharad Yadav
JAMMU: Veteran politician Sharad Yadav Thursday called the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly a “murder of democracy”. J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik abruptly dissolved the state assembly Wednesday night, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with backing of the rival NC and the Congress. The state assembly had been put […]
Dissolution of JK Assembly: Constitutional experts term decision as unprecedented
New Delhi: Citing “opposing political ideologies” of parties staking claim to form a government as a factor for dissolution of a state Assembly is unprecedented, a constitutional expert said Thursday, as the legal fraternity remained divided over the validity of the abrupt decision of the Governor to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Governor Satyapal […]
Six years on, Mazbugh bridge awaits completion
Sopore: The construction of Mazbugh Bridge in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district that was started in 2013 is yet to be completed, thus leaving the people of the area to face hardships. People of nearby villages in Rafiabad along with fruit Mandi expressed resentment over the delay and snail’s pace of work for […]
