Shopian shuts for 6th consecutive day to mourn killings
Srinagar: A complete shutdown was being observed in most parts of Shopian district for sixth consecutive day on Tuesday against the recent civilian killings. Witnesses said that all shops, business establishments, government and private offices are closed in the district while public and private transport is also off the roads. Pertinently two militants and a […]
Malik grieved over Agha Fazlullah’s demise
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Tuesday expressed his heartfelt grief and sorrow over the sad demise revered religious scholar and preacher Agha Syed Muhammad Fazlullah Almoosvi Alsafvi. The top Shia cleric breathed his last yesterday at his Budgam residence. Expressing solidarity with the bereaved family of the departed […]
Murky potable water supplied to Kupwara residents, alleges MLA
Jammu: Ruling Peoples Conference MLA from Kupwara Bashir Ahmad Dar on Tuesday dared that he will quit as an MLA if any officer from PHE department survives after consuming a glass of water provided to people of his constituency Dar was speaking during discussion on grants for PHE, irrigation and flood control department in the […]
Killing Kashmiris with impunity shows cowardice of Indian state: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday said that killing Kashmiris with impunity and severe repression upon them, shows cowardice of Indian state that makes great claims to world leadership but does not want to resolve the Kashmir dispute and instead wants to contain it through its Military might. Mirwaiz who continues to […]
Beginning of a better life, says Dar on IPL contract
New Delhi: From working as a labourer on a daily wage of Rs 60 to fetching an IPL contract worth Rs 20 lakh. Jammu and Kashmir batsman Manzoor Dar has covered a distance more awe-inspiring than the 100-metre sixes he is known for. Considering the hardships he has faced, the IPL contract with Kings XI […]
GVEI students off for Sqay Championship
Srinagar: Four students from Green Valley Educational Institute (GVEI) will be participating in for 4th Sqay Tri-Nation Championship, which will be held Khatmandu, Nepal from 2- 4 Febuary this year. Muqadas Zehra, Mohammad Lutfan, Shiekh Hashim and Hanadi Zaradat are the four students from Green Valley Educational Institute who have been Selected for the Championship. […]
Editorial: Unease in weather pattern
Srinagar: The weather has been pleasant across Kashmir this winter. But the change in the weather has not set celebrations here as the new pattern has sounded alarm bells among farmers, ecologists and environmental experts. January this year has not yet witnessed rain or snowfall, the first time since 1980, raising concern about the availability […]
11 countries speed up funding for Palestinians after US cuts
Geneva: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said today that Russia, Kuwait and nine European countries have agreed to speed up their contributions to help fill a shortfall left by the Trump administration’s decision to greatly reduce crucial US funding. Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbuhl of the UN Relief and Works Agency also […]
India extends Munabao-Khokhrapar rail link with Pak for 3 yrs
New Delhi: India has extended an agreement with Pakistan linking the two countries through the Munabao- Khokhrapar rail line, the railways said today. The extension comes at a time tension prevailed along the border between the two countries in Jammu and Kashmir. The agreement to link the two countries by rail was signed in 2006 […]
Lt. Gen Anil Chouhan new DGMO of Army
New Delhi: Lt. Gen Anil Chauhan, who has vast experience in counter-insurgency operations, today took charge as the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army. He succeeds Lt General A K Bhatt who will assume charge of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps. Lt Gen Chauhan has held several important posts in the […]
