Congress pledges to defeat communal, divisive elements
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress president G A Mir vowed to defeat the communal and divisive forces” in the state who were creating an “atmosphere of discord”. “Congress will defeat the designs of communal and divisive forces creating atmosphere of discord and will not allow them to play with the emotions of people for political […]
BJP’s countdown has begun, says J&K Cong
Jammu: A large number of Congress workers gathered at the party headquarters in Jammu on Tuesday and danced and raised slogans in support of the party following its good show in BJP-ruled Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress claimed the election trends and results showed that the countdown […]
Poll results in five states show political awakening on rise in India: Mehbooba
Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday said the results in the assembly polls to five states have shown that political awakening is on the rise in the country as people have rejected the communal politics. The Congress was on Tuesday set to wrest Rajasthan and Chattisgarh from the BJP which was trailing marginally in […]
After 26 years, SMC removes bunkers at Amirakadal
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Tuesday removed all the three bunkers at Amira Kadal that came up almost 26 years back here. The corporation in the wee hours of this morning reached the spot along with a bulldozer and demolished all the three bunkers from there. “The people have been demanding removal of bunker […]
Peaceful conduct of Panchayat polls victory of democracy: Shafiq Mir
Says won’t allow any politics on Panchayats
Srinagar: Chairman of All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC), Shafiq Mir on Tuesday said that Panchayat polls in the State were conducted peacefully and culminated successfully, terming it as ‘victory of democracy’. In a statement issue here, Mir said that said that they will not allow any sort of politics on Panchayats, saying that […]
KU Law students stage protests, demand exams to be held in March
Srinagar: Students of Kashmir University’s law school on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration, demanding their final examinations be held in March instead of “rushing through it.” Reports said that students from 6th semester LLB including from supplementary shift assembled outside the office of varsity’s vice chancellor and staged a protest. The authorities are unnecessarily rushing […]
Jailed Bitta Karatey’s mother dies
Srinagar: The mother of jailed JKLF leader Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karatey died on Tuesday after a brief illness at SKIMS Soura. She had suffered a stroke after which she was admitted at SKIMS where she breathed her last. Dar could not speak, or visit the family as he is lodged in Delhi’s Tihar […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway opens for traffic
Banihal: The traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway resumed on Tuesday after day-long closure due to inclement weather, while the Mughal road and Srinagar-Leh highway remained closed for the second day owing to heavy snowfall in the high altitude areas of the state, officials said. The Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only all weather road linking Kashmir with […]
Kashmir issue can be resolved through politics only: GoC 15 Corps
Srinagar: A top army commander has said that the solution of Kashmir issue lies in political engagements as witnessed during the Vajpayee years and that the military can only create conditions of normalcy. “The military can only create conditions of normalcy. Beyond that, the initiatives have to be at levels of good governance, politically talking […]
PDP suffers another jolt, Abbas Wani quits
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former MLA Tangmarg, Abbas Wani on Monday tendered his resignation from the basic membership of the party. Meanwhile, another leader Adv Qamar Choudhary from rajouri also announced his split from the party. This comes days after former finance minister Haseeb A Drabu and former MLA Zadibal, Abid Ansari […]
