Abducted shopkeeper found dead in Sopore

Bilal Ahmad

Sopore: A 30-year-old shopkeeper who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen four days ago was found dead in an orchard in north Kashmir’s Sopore area on Saturday morning. Tawseef Ahemd Ganie, son of Mohammad Afzal Ganai of Tujjar Sopore, was abducted by unknown gunmen from his shop at Younisoo village of Handwara on Wednesday afternoon. Reports […]

Driver injured in Sopore mishap

Bilal Ahmad

Sopore: A man was Saturday injured after he rammed over a divider in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.Reports said that a car bearing registration number JK05B-6487 rammed over a divider at New Colony Sopore near Axis bank, resulting in injuries to the driver.The injured was rushed to Sub-district hospital Sopore for advanced treatment.Meanwhile, […]

Malik recalls sacrifices of Late Dr Farooq on his 9th anniversary

Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Saturday remembered Late Dr Farooq Haider on his ninth anniversary. Malik was quoted by JKLF spokesman in a statement issued here as saying that “Late Doctor Farooq Haider was a legend who till his last breath stood wedded to the cause of […]

JKNC delegation visits slain workers family

Srinagar: A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday led by party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar visited the families of Nazir Ahmad Bhat and Mushtaq Ahmad Wani who were killed in the Habba kadal locality of Srinagar. The General Secretary was accompanied by Additional General Secretary Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Provincial President Nasir […]

Chief Engineer UEED suspended over corruption charges

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday suspended Chief Engineer J&K UEED presently attached to Public Health Engineering department (IFC). “Pending enquiry into his conduct, Muhammad Haneef Lone, incharge chief engineer, presently attached with PHE, I&FC Department is hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect, in terms of rule 31 of Jammu and Kashmir […]

BJP distorting facts on unopposed candidates: Congress

Blames BJP for misusing administration, official machinery to ensure its victory

Srinagar: The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) has accused BJP of using money and muscle power to ensure victory of its imported candidates in the upcoming ULB Elections in the State, besides distorting the facts with regard to number of unopposed candidates it has got prior to polling days in several wards. The Party also […]

Kashmiri student detained in Punjab found innocent, released

Srinagar: A Kashmiri student who was picked up by Punjab police last week and handed over to counterparts in Jammu and Kashmir has been found innocent and accordingly released. Ghazi Ahmed Malik was detained by the Punjab police in connection with a case regarding the fleeing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) with seven rifles […]

Specially-abled children to have ‘special’ exam centres

Srinagar: In a first, the JK School Education Department has decided to set up special examination centres for the specially-abled students appearing in the class 10th annual examination. The announcement was made by the Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) G N Itoo while reviewing the arrangement for the upcoming examinations to be conducted by JK […]

Elections, exercise in futility for Kashmiris, says Mirwaiz

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that any elections in the state are futile exercise for the people of Kashmir, saying that all the elections has lost all value for the people of Kashmir. In a statement issued here, Mirwaiz reiterated that for past 70 years’ people of J&K have […]