Scooty rider wounded in Sopore mishap
Sopore: A scooty rider sustained serious injuries on Saturday after he met with an accident in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The scooty he was riding was hit by a speedy four-wheeler in Sopore, thus leaving him severely wounded. According to reports a Scooty rider identified as Imran Salam Kana 25, son of […]
President confers Ashoka Chakra on Nazir Wani
New Delhi: Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, a militant-turned-soldier who laid down his life fighting a group of terrorists in Shopian in Kashmir in November, was awarded the Ashoka Chakra by President Ram NathKovind Saturday. The award — India’s highest peacetime gallantry honour — was received by Wani’s wife and mother at the Republic Day […]
After completing sentence, 38 prisoners still behind bars: Mirwaiz
Recalls massacres in Handwara, Kupwara
Srinagar: Expressing strong dismay Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday questioned the silence of rights organizations across the globe and in India that stands for upholding the rights of prisoners especially those that are in prisons for their political beliefs as the political prisoners from J&K. Mirwaiz while addressing the Friday congregation […]
Guns and roses: How BSF jawans balance duty and dreams
Jammu: At the Border Security Force camp in Jammu, uniform isn’t the only thing common; it’s the shared passion for singing, dancing, and a heart, which beats as much for the nation as for their secret dreams. The jawans in the camp train hard everyday. Their routine – strict and demeanour- tough. But scratch the […]
25 JK cops including 855 officers awarded for ‘distinguished’ services
New Delhi: 25 officials from the Jammu and Kashmir Police were among the 885 police personnel from across India who were honoured by the government for their distinguished services on the eve of the Republic Day. While the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) have been given to three CRPF constables — Mohammad Yaseen, Borase […]
AIP organizes seminar to remember victims of Handwara massacre
Handwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) on Friday organized a seminar at Handwara to pay homage to martyrs of 25th January 1990 Handwara massacre in which hundreds of people from all walks of life participated. On the occasion, tributes were paid to those who were killed by men in uniform, 28 years ago and people took […]
Only local organisations, traders help stranded passengers, Admin in deep slumber: PDP
Jammu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sought immediate airlifting of passengers stranded in Jammu and opening of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on war footings. On the instructions of Party President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, a team of PDP leaders led by MLC Firdous Tak visited Bus Stand Jammu and interacted with stranded passengers. He […]
JKLF chief Yasin Malik detained on eve of Jan 26
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik was on Friday arrested by police along with Vice Chairman Mushtaq Ajmal from JKLF office at Abi-Guzar and shifted to police station Kothi-bagh. “Police today afternoon raided the office of JKLF and immediately took Yasin Sahib in custody ahead of Republic Day tomorrow,” JKLF […]
As South Kashmir soldier gets Ashoka Chakra posthumously, wife recalls his ‘valiant’ behavior
New Delhi: It was love at first sight for Mahajabeen, wife of Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, when the two met at a school in South Kashmir around 15 years back. Nearly one-and-half months after Wani’s death in an anti-militant operation in Shopian, Mahajabeen, a teacher and mother of two, says his immense love for […]
NC demands airlifting of stranded passengers at Jammu
Srinagar: National Conference on Friday expressed concern over the continuous closure of national highway and demanded airlifting of the stranded passengers at Jammu. Party’s south zone president Dr Bashir Veeri castigated the state government for turning a blind eye towards the plight of Kashmiris stranded at Jammu and on the highway owing to closure of […]
