Mubarak Gul, Farooq Andrabi shifted to hospital
Srinagar: National Conference leader Mubarak Gul and Farooq Andrabi from PDP who are facing detention were shifted to Hospital on Monday after they complained of ill health, reports said. Mubarak Gul has been kept at the Centaur subsidiary jail while Farooq Andrabi has been placed under arrest at his Tulsi Bagh based official residence. Scores […]
Separatist leader arrested
Srinagar: Police have arrested a separatist leader associated with Syed Ali Geelani led Hurriyat Conference from Teilbal area of Srinagar on Monday, reports said. Police according to the family raided the house of senior Hurriyat leader Abdul Rashid Lone and arrested him. “He was taken to some unknown destination,” family members said. Hundreds of Hurriyat […]
Modi govt to give ‘true’ self-rule, autonomy to JK: Singh
Kathua: Union minister Jitendra Singh said that Jammu and Kashmir would get “true” self-rule and autonomy under the Modi government, and it would be quite different to the “frivolous slogans” of such demands raised by Kashmir-centric political parties. Addressing a meeting of BJP candidates contesting the block development council (BDC) election, Singh said it is […]
Troops recover automatic rifle from encounter site
Anantnag: Forces on Monday recovered an automatic rifle from the encounter sit here in Bijbehara town of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, sources said Notably, last week at least three local militants were killed in a fierce gunfight in Pazalpora village of Bijbehara. They were identified as Nasir Chadru, Aqib Hajam and Zahid Hussain from militant […]
Youth commits suicide in Uri
Uri: A youth committed suicide after he hanged himself with a fan in his room at Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district,police sources said Monday. A police official said that the body of one Parvez Ahmed Mir son of Manzoor Ahmed, a resident of Tethmulla Boniyar was found hanging in his room. “Prima facie it […]
Fresh restrictions on Friday hamper movement in some areas
Srinagar: Fresh restrictions were imposed in parts of the city as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in view of Friday congregational prayers, officials said. They said the curbs were imposed in Anchar area under the jurisdiction of police station Soura and the areas around the historic Jamia Masjid in police station Nowhatta. […]
Rajiv Jain likely to be appointed as the 1st LG of JK
Srinagar: Rajiv Jain-the former Director of Intelligence Bureau may likely be appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, reliable sources said Friday. Notably, Jammu Kashmir was recently striped of its special status and bifurcated into two Union Territories; viz: Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. Sources said that Government of India has finalized the […]
Petrol bomb hurled on CRPF bunker
Srinagar: Unknown persons hurled a petrol bomb on a CRPF bunker in Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reports said Friday. Sources said that after a stone-pelting incident, a petrol bomb was hurled towards the troopers bunker that created panic in the area. The troopers from 171Battalion CRPF fired some tear-smoke shells to disperse […]
Allow us to meet Farooq, Omar: NC leaders
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Thursday urged Governor Satya Pal Malik to allow a delegation of the senior party leaders from Jammu to meet the party president Dr Farooq Abdullah and the Vice President Omar Abdullah, who are currently under detention in Srinagar. The party will chalk out the future course of action after […]
Govt takes full responsibility to safeguard interests of Kashmiris: Madhav
Jammu: Reaching out to the people of Kashmir with the message “every Kashmiri is ours”, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav assured them that the Modi government has taken up the responsibility to safeguard their interests on land and culture. He termed Article 370 “anti-people and biggest hurdle” in the development of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
