2018 will be less challenging: DGP
Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid today said 2018 would be less troublesome as the situation in the Valley was fast limping back to normal. He said ‘Operation all-out’, an offensive launched by the security forces to flush out militants, would continue till there was complete peace in the state. The […]
Governor Vohra meets Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra met Home Minister Rajnath Singh here today and discussed with him various issues concerning the state, an official said. During the 20-minute meeting, Vohra briefed Singh about the prevailing security situation in the volatile Kashmir Valley, which witnessed relative calm in the recent past, a home […]
Massive Jam on Jammu-Sgr highway leaves commuters fuming
Jammu: Traffic movement on the Jammu- Srinagar National Highway was disrupted twice today after accidents, involving six vehicles, at the Chenani-Nashri tunnel and at Peerah in Ramban district. Vehicular movement on the nearly 300-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir to the rest of the country, came to a standstill for several hours, resulting […]
Daily wagers forum terms ‘regularization’ of workers as historic step
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Daily Wagers Forum (JKDWF)— an amalgam of various daily and casual labourers associations, Saturday termed the decision of government about their regularization of services as ‘historic’ and said that the announcement has come as a big relief to 61000 families in the state.“We are happy and our happiness knows no bounds. […]
Legislature has no right to amend or ban Muslim laws: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Saturday said terming the proposed bill banning Triple Talaq as ‘interference in religious affairs’.The Langate legislator appealed religious organizations to resist the move.Er Rasheed said that no parliament, assembly or organization has a right to amend or ban anything as prescribed […]
Vijay Diwas celebrated in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Chinar Corps celebrated the 46th Anniversary of the Indian victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak War in true military traditions by remembering the nation’s heroes on Saturday, a handout issued here said. “Rich tributes were paid to the gallant martyrs in a solemn ceremony organised at the War Memorial in Badami Bagh Cantonment, Srinagar […]
Burglars steal gold, cash in Tral Village
Tral: Burglars decamped with cash and gold from a house on Friday in Amlar village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.Reports said that burglars struck on Friday around 1 pm in broad daylight as they entered into a residential house of Ali Mohammad Malik son of Abdul Samad Malik of New Colony Amlar in […]
Mirwaiz released after ten days of house detention
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Saturday said that the amalgam chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was today released after ten days long house detention.The spokesman of the amalgam said that soon after being released, Mirwaiz right away visited Gojwara area of downtown to take the stock of the damage caused by the deadly blaze on the […]
Malik, others released: Authorities tried to prolong chairman’s detention, says JKLF
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War-like situation to foil public rally is acceptance of defeat: Geelani
Srinagar: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Geelani Saturday slammed the state administration for caging people and the leadership.Geelani said that the public rally supposed to be held at LalChowk, Islamabad was organized to send a message to occupational forces that despite all state sponsored force, they can’t face leadership and people on political […]
