Added on February 17, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday registered a case against various people for defying government orders on social media. The union territory’s administration on January 14 had issued an order banning all social media sites to curb their misuse by miscreants for propagating false information and rumours. “Taking serious note of misuse of […]
Added on February 16, 2020
Press Trust of India
Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told a senior US Senator that India will “settle” the Kashmir issue on its own when the American lawmaker brought up the issue during an interaction at the Munich Security Conference. Referring to the Kashmir issue during a panel discussion, Senator Lindsey Graham said the best way to sell […]
Added on February 16, 2020
KV Correspondent
Jammu: Senior PDP leader Shah Mohammad Tantray has resigned from the primary membership of the party, citing his unhappiness with it over “unnecessary expulsions” of leaders for meeting Lt Governor G C Murmu here. The 64-year-old leader, who was elected to the state assembly on a PDP ticket from the Poonch-Haveli seat in 2014, said […]
Added on February 16, 2020
Press Trust of India
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday summoned a senior diplomat from the High Commission of India and lodged a strong protest over the alleged ceasefire violations along the LoC. The Foreign Office said that the Indian security forces fired in Nezapir and Rakhchikri sectors of the Line of Control (LoC) on February 14. The “indiscriminate and unprovoked […]
Added on February 16, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has booked former IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal under the controversial Public Safety Act, official sources said on Saturday. Faesal, who has been under detention after scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, was booked under the PSA on Friday night, according to the sources. Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah […]
Added on February 16, 2020
KV Network
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday criticised the administration for slapping the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on mainstream politicians in the Valley, accusing the BJP of using “pressure tactics” against its opponents. “It is not only about valley, the BJP government is implicating anyone who is opposing its policies throughout the country […]
Added on February 16, 2020
Press Trust of India
Bengaluru: Three students from Kashmir studying at a private engineering college in Hubballi district of Karnataka were arrested on sedition charges for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting a video of it on a messaging platform, police said on Saturday. Police said, according to preliminary information, the students are from Shopianin Kashmir and action has […]
Added on February 16, 2020
Owais Gul
Srinagar: Two days after the Election Commission (EC) announced dates for Panchayat by-polls for vacant seats, indecisiveness is looming large among the mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir over their participation in the election process. Most of the parties here said that they are unable to take any decision regarding their participation in the […]
Added on February 16, 2020
KV Correspondent
JAMMU: Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, (Election Authority under J&K Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996) Shailendra Kumar Saturday issued notification for the conduct of by-elections for Panchayati Polls-2020 to elect Sarpanches and Panches. The notification has been issued for Pahalgam and Dachnipora blocks in District Anantnag, Ganastan, Nowgam and Sumbal in District Bandipora, Kandi Belt Rafiabad, Rafiabad […]
Added on February 14, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The European Union on Friday sought swift lifting of existing restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir but at the same time noted the “positive steps” initiated by the union government to restore normalcy in the region. The comments by the European Union came a day after a group of 25 foreign envoys concluded a […]
