Panchayat Polls: Voting to take place at 3174 polling booths in Phase-VI
JAMMU: Polling for Phase-VI of Panchayat Polls-2018 will be held today at 3174 polling stations including 410 in Kashmir division and 2764 in Jammu division. The timing for polling is from 8 am to 2 pm. According to the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra, 771 polling stations have been categorized as hypersensitive including 410 […]
Rajouri man arrested for sending obscene content to Srinagar girl
Srinagar: A man from Rajouri was on Friday arrested after a complaint was filed against him for sending obscene content to a girl from Srinagar, police claimed on Friday. Police said that Muzafar Ahmed Mughal resident of Rajouri was sending obscene content to a Srinagar girl, besides demanding money and blackmailing her. “The father of […]
PDP, People’s Conference spar on social media over Centre’s decision to extend rail link
Srinagar: Mainstream politicians in Kashmir have welcomed the Centre’s decision to extend the Banihal-Baramulla railway link in the valley to the frontier district of Kupwara, but the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the People’s Conference jostled on the social media seeking credit for the decision. “Congratulations to people of Kupwara, as the railway link from […]
Dissident leader involved in sex scandal: BJP
Says Bhagat already suspended
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that the party’s dissident leader and ex-MLA Gagan Bhagat is already suspended on charges of involvement in a sex scandal and has no right to challenge the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik. Earlier, Gagan Bhagat had moved to Supreme Court (SC) […]
Army commander reviews security situation
Srinagar: The Army’s Northern Command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh reviewed the security situation in Kashmir and was briefed about the recent anti-militancy operations in the valley, a defence spokesman said Friday. The Northern Army Commander arrived in Kashmir Valley on Thursday to review the prevailing security situation, the spokesman said. “Accompanied by the Chinar […]
Police accepts killing of youth in forces action
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police has confessed that a youth identified as Sheeraz Ahmed Naikoo of Anantnag was injured in forces action while dealing with the protestors on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. The youth later succumbed to his injuries at district hospital Anantnag. In a report submitted to SHRC, police admitted that Sheeraz was injured […]
Farmers rally in Delhi: Farooq extends support to agitators, says Kashmir stands with them
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah extended his support to farmers, who have gathered here to press for their demands, and urged people to join hands to overthrow the BJP government in the upcoming elections. The national conference leader joined several leaders from the opposition parties at Jantar Mantar in the […]
Sopore, Awantipora shut to mourn death of local militants
Sopore: Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday observed a complete shutdown against the killing of a local militant, Mehraj-ud-din who was killed along with a top LeT commander Naveed Jatt on Wednesday. Mehraj-ud-Din Khan of New Colony was killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with government forces along with top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander […]
Clashes leave three persons injured in Sopore
Sopore: At least three youth were injured during the clashes that broke out in Botingoo Zaingeer area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday afternoon. Reports said that as soon as forces start leaving from the area who were on election duty, scores of youth took to streets near the polling booth and […]
Sopore family claims second militant killed in Budgam as their son
Srinagar: After yesterday’s gunfight at Chatergam area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district in which two militants were killed including Let commander Naveed Jatt, a Sopore family has come forward claiming the second militant as their son. Reports said that the second slain militant has been identified by Sopore Family. He has been identified as Mehraj […]
