Sopore resident killed, another injured in Uri road mishap
Baramulla: A man hailing from Sopore area of north Kashmir’ Baramulla district resident died on spot while another received serious injuries in a road mishap that took place in Uri town on Saturday. Reports said a Sopore resident died after the three-wheeler Auto bearing registration number JK05C- 6326 met with an accident at Bagna mode […]
Guv launches 19 ‘Government to Citizen’ online services
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday launched 19 ‘Government to Citizen’ online services of seven departments on the State Services Delivery Gateway here. The online mode of ‘Government to Citizen’ services is developed by the Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance Agency, Information Technology department in collaboration with CDAC Mumbai and will be […]
Former legislator leads protest against ban on Jamaat
Handwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and former MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Saturday led a protest march against the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and detentions all across the Valley. As per a statement issued here, AIP spokesman said protesters while holding placards, demanding revocation of ban on Jamaat and an end to what […]
JKPC and NPP leaders meets Guv in Jammu
Jammu: Leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference and the National Panthers Party (NPP) separately met Governor Satya Pal Malik here and discussed the prevailing situation in the state, officials said Saturday. JK People’s Conference chairman Sajjad Gani Lone along with his colleague Imran Raza Ansari called on the governor at Raj Bhavan and […]
60-yr-old Pakistani national repatriated
Jammu: A 60-year-old Pakistani national, who mistakenly ventured into Indian territory, was repatriated as a goodwill gesture, a BSF spokesman said Saturday. Mohammad Ashraf was apprehended soon after he intruded into this side from across the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. He was handed over to Pakistani Rangers at 3.40 pm, […]
Army denies jawan’s abduction by militants
Srinagar: The Defence Ministry Saturday denied reports of an Army jawan being abducted by militants from his home in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, saying he is “safe”. The family of Mohammad Yaseen, posted with the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) Regiment, had on Friday informed the police that some people came to their house […]
Service rifle of policeman snatched at gunpoint in Kishtwar
Jammu: Suspected militants Friday snatched the service rifle of a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. The policeman is posted as a personnel security officer (PSO) of district development commissioner, Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana. PSO Daleep Kumar claimed that some masked gunmen intruded into his residence at Shaheedi Mazar area of the […]
Ruling party creating rift among people: Farooq
Says minorities feeling threatened under BJP
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Friday said the ruling dispensation was creating rifts between various religions and the minorities were feeling “threatened”. He was speaking at a function organised here to welcome former IPS officer Shafqat Ali Wattali into the party fold. “Unfortunately, in this election, the party that is ruling is creating a […]
Imposing fine on Kashmiris students highly disturbing, says Sikh body
Srinagar: All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) Friday expressed concern over the imposition of fine on the Kashmiri students who were studying in different states of India and had to leave their respective institutes following threat to their lives. In a statement issued here, APSCC Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said that it is highly disturbing […]
Restrictions in Srinagar as separatists call for shutdown
Srinagar: The authorities Friday imposed restrictions in parts of the city here as a precautionary measure in view of a strike called by separatists against slapping of the Public Safety Act (PSA) on JKLF chairman Yasin Malik and ban on Jaamat-e-Islami (JeI). Restrictions were imposed in six police station areas of Srinagar the summer capital […]
