Haji Anayat lauds Governor admin for creation of posts for Ladakh Division
SRINAGAR: Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, Haji Anayat Ali Saturday lauded the Governor’s administration for the creation of posts for newly created Ladakh Division. Haji Anayat thanked Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chief Secretary B. V. R. Subrahmanyam and the Chairman of the Committee constituted for Ladakh Division, Rohit Kansal for much needed creation of […]
DGP sanctions Rs 5.91 lakh as scholarship for wards of deceased personnel
SRINAGAR: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh has sanctioned a scholarship amount of Rs 5.91 in favour of the wards of personnel, who have either died in the line of duty or due to natural reasons or accidents. A police statement issued Saturday said that Rs 3.61 lakh scholarship amount had been sanctioned in favour […]
Police arrests bootlegger in Ganderbal, recovers illicit liquor
Ganderbal: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a non local bootlegger in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district and have also recovered illicit liquor from his possession, a police spokesman said. He said that the arrest was made during a naka checking at Power house Kangan. The arrested bootlegger has been identified as […]
Amarnath Yatra restrictions

Sopore fruit traders protest, demand revocation of order
Sopore fruit traders protest, demand revocation of order
Fresh civilian restrictions prove govt’s utter failure to secure highway: Trade body

‘Unreasonable restrictions will throw life of every citizen out of gear’
‘Unreasonable restrictions will throw life of every citizen out of gear’
‘Yatri agar mehmaan hein, Kashmiri bhi insaan hein’
PUF protests against fresh civilian restrictions in Kashmir
PUF protests against fresh civilian restrictions in Kashmir
Security of yatris important, but why leave locals suffering: CPI (M)

Demands revocation of ban order
Srinagar: State Secretary CPI (M) Ghulam Nabi Malik Friday said that the decision of Jammu and Kashmir administration to restrict civilian movement on the 97-km stretch from Qazigund to Nashri on the national highway and suspension of train services on Banihal-Qazigund rail section five hours a day during the Amarnath Yatra will lead to “massive […]
Mirwaiz felicitates Haj pilgrims, urges them to hold special prayers for Kashmir

Srinagar: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday felicitated the Haj pilgrims from Kashmir and urged them to hold special prayers for the Muslim Ummah in general and for the peace, development and prosperity in Kashmir particular. In a statement issued Friday, he impressed upon the pilgrims to remember in their prayers the […]
Kashmiris welcome Yatra then why restrictions on their own movement: Hakeem Yaseen
Srinagar: Amarnath yatris are guests to the people of Kashmir and are most welcome in the valley, but the unprecedented restrictions put on the civilian movement during the Yatra this year is “beyond one’s thinking”, PDF Chairman, Hakeem Yaseen has said. In a statement issued on Friday, Yaseen expressed dismay over “the way the Yatra […]
PSAJK negates involvement of teacher in viral video
‘Incident happened at behest of father to discipline his son’
Srinagar: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) Friday claimed that the recent viral video of a Kupwara school threatening a student with an axe “needed to be seen in its entirety, including the background before jumping to conclusions and using it as a tool to harass schools and teachers”. Addressing a press conference […]