Kashmiri army man with AK-47 goes missing
A Territorial Army jawan from Pulwama, Kashmir has gone missing after he allegedly deserted his unit during night and fled away with an AK 47 rifle and ammunition in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, sources said. According to the reports, the army jawan namely Zahoor Ahmad Thakur of 173 Army, fled from his unit in […]
Search operation ends in Wullarhama Pahalgam
The cordon and search operation launched in Wullarhama Pahalgam early morning today, has ended. The forces earlier today after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area, had cordoned off the entire area. However, the operation concluded without any positive results, an official said.
Mobile Internet services will be snapped this evening in Kashmir
Day after the Joint Resistance Leadership issued a week-long protest programme to commemorate the first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, government has ordered that the mobile internet services will be blocked in the valley this evening till indefinite period. According to the police sources, the decision has been taken […]
Cordon and search operation in Wullarhama Pahalgam
Cordon and Search Operation has been launched in Wullarhama village of Pahalgam area, sources said. According to the sources, heavy deployement of forces were seen in the area. The forces, after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area, have cordoned off the entire area. Search operation was going on when the last […]
LA, LC pass resolutions to adopt GST
State Legislative assembly and the legislative council on Wednesday adopted the resolution on GST while the opposition parties National Conference and Congress protested the extension of the central law to the state. However, after concerns were raised by the members of different political parties over the issue in the legislative assembly, Finance Minister, Haseeb Drabu, […]
People facing mass alienation, says Sagar
Former Minister and National Conference leader, Ali Muhammad Sagar, Wednesday said that the people of Kashmir are facing mass alienation due to the draconian polices of the PDP-BJP government. Speaking during the discussion on goods and services tax (GST) in the legislative assembly today, Sagar said that the current conditions in Kashmir are not only […]
Noisy scenes dominate LA as GST implementation was discussed
Noisy scenes continued to prevail in the legislative assembly (LA) on Wednesday over the implementation of the GST as the Opposition members took pot shots on government for rushing through with its implementation. Both former Ministers, Mohamamd Shafi Uri, and Ali Mohammad Sagar, continued to slam government over the implementation of the GST stating that […]
Speaker tenders apology as Rana takes exception to Minister’s lynching threat
Speaker, Kavinder Gupta, Wednesday tendered an apology as senior NC leader, Devinder Singh Rana, took an umbrage to the “threat’’ of lynching by Information and Technology Minister, Imran Raza Ansari, to him. Seeking action against PDP MLA and Minister, Imran Ansari, for his ‘lynching’ remarks, National Conference Jammu provincial president and Nagrota MLA, Devinder Singh […]
GST blow to Indian federation: Tarigami
CPI (M) leader Muhammed Yousuf Tarigami Wednesday termed Goods and Services Tax (GST) as ‘farce’ and a big blow to the Indian “polity and federation.’’ Tarigami was participating in the discussion on the GST in the legislative assembly today. Stating that the law was not suitable for the state given the special status guaranteed by […]
Mirwaiz gets OIC invitation
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) General Secretary, Dr Yousuf-Bin-Ahmed Al-Othaimeen Wednesday invited Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to the 44th session of OIC Foreign Ministers conference, slated to be held at Cote-D’lvore, Abidjan, on Jul 10, 11. Hurriyat Conference (M) has expressed hope that the OIC will take serious note of the unabated […]