Opposition walks out of assembly over unabated assaults on Kashmiri’s in outside states
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly witnessed noisy scenes on Thursday over the alleged assault on a Kashmiri student in Haryana, with opposition members staging a walkout, accusing the government of failing to check increasing incidents. According to reports, NC legislators including Ali Mohd Sagar, Altaf Kaloo, Shamima Firdous, Mian Altaf, Abdul Majeed Larmi, Devinder Rana and CPI […]
Rented Horticulture building, two shops damaged in Sopore fire mishap
Sopore: A massive fire broke out in the Choora locality in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday night. According to reports the fire incident was reported around 3:30 am from the shop of Ali Mohammad Mir son of Abdul Ahmad Mir even as a nearby dental shop also caught fire, which slowly engulfed the second floor where rented hall […]
Midnight gunshots create panic in Sopore town
Sopore: Midnight gunshots triggered panic in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, sources said on Thursday. Reports reaching here said that panic gripped in town when sudden gunshots were heard during last night, around 3:30 am from different locations in town. Meanwhile SSP Sopore Harmeet Singh confirmed and said that there is no need to […]
SMHS ‘hospital attack’ reverberates in assembly
Jammu: The government on Wednesday said a probe has begun into Lashkar-e-Taiba’s attack at SMHS hospital in Srinagar yesterday, during which a “hardcore” Pakistani militant managed to escape while two policemen were killed. As the Legislative Assembly met here, Parliamentary Affairs minister Abdul Rehman Veeri made a statement on the incident after a ruling […]
4,799 stone pelting incidents witnessed in 2015-17, 19 killed
New Delhi: Altogether 4,799 stone pelting incidents were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last three years in which 17 protesters and two security personnel were killed, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said there were 730 stone pelting incidents in 2015, 2,808 such incidents in […]
Congress says situation in JK has worsened
New Delhi: The issue of the daring escape of an arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant from a Srinagar hospital was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with the Congress saying the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has worsened. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, Leader of Opposition and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi […]
Dry spell forces authorities to suspend transport facility in Jhelum
Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today said that the water transport facility in the Jhelum river was suspended due to a drop in the water level. He said this in the Legislative Assembly in a reply to a question by PDP MLA Mohammad Ashraf Mir. The services would be resumed once the level increases, […]
12 militants have shunned path of violence: CM
Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said that 12 militants in Kashmir had shunned the path of violence and returned to the mainstream in the last three years. She said this in the Legislative Council in reply to questions of several members, including Qaiser Jamsheed Lone and Ali Mohammad Dar of the National Conference […]
Pahalgam Festival to start on Feb 17
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department today said the two-day ‘Pahalgam Festival’ later this month would be an important event to attract tourists to the south Kashmir resort. “The festival will start on February 17 and it will showcase our ethnic cuisine, street food and handicrafts, it will have village walks, forest walks […]
Opposition creates ruckus over ration shops
Jammu: The Assembly was rocked by opposition members alleging malpractice in the opening of new ration depots as they pressed for taking into confidence concerned legislators in the allotting of new fair price shops. The government has opened 1085 new fair price shops during the past two years across the state, out of the […]
