Pol parties get vociferous as Army ‘protects’ officer in human shield row
Political parties in Kashmir expressed anger over the action byArmy to protect its officer involved in the human shield case. Former Chief minister Omar Abdullah has denounced as “farce” the Army’s court of inquiry (CoI) against Major Leetul Gogoi for strapping a man to a jeep’s bonnet as a “human shield”. His remarks came […]
Pak Air Chief warns of ‘befitting’ reply as Indo-Pak tension escalates
Tension escalated between India and Pakistan on Wednesday as the Pakistan’s Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, said that Pakistan will give a “befitting response” to any misadventure “from the enemy”. Replying to a question about the Indian Air chief’s recent statement directing his soldiers to “be ready for action at […]
Peace overtures: Aiyer led peace group to meet Hurriyat today
At a time when Government of India has tightened noose on the Kashmiri separatist leaders, a Delhi-based peace group is in Srinagar and all set to meet all the top and middle rung Hurriyat leaders for a fresh opinion building in India on Kashmir. The development comes at a time when India’s premier investigating […]
Militants strike in City, target PDP leader
Suspected gunmen on Wednesday night shot at and injured a ruling party leader in posh Barzulla area, police sources said. They said that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Qayoom who lives here was fired at by gunmen late evening. The incident left the leader injured following which he has been shifted to SMHS hospital […]
CM meets Vohra, discusses security scenario
Mehbooba Mufti, Chief Minister J&K, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Mufti and the Governor had wide ranging discussions which focused on the maintenance of law and order and internal security, effective and accountable functioning of the public delivery organizations and timely implementation of important state and central development schemes and […]
Bukhari hails Akhter, says he put sweat in deptt
Lauding the role of his predecessor Naeem Akhtar for his contribution in education sector, Minister for Education, Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday said he (Akhtar) gave his sweat to the department for the past two years. Speaking at the Second Education Conclave, Bukhari said the Naeem Akhtar was the only minister who unlike other […]
JCPS trying to bring private and government sector closer
The Joint Committee of Private Schools (JCPS) on Wednesday said the association was working to reduce the gaps between the government and private sector education. Speaking at the 2nd Educational Conclave organized by JCPS at SKICC on Wednesday, Chairman JCPS Showkat Chowdhary said the private sector was working to bridge the gaps between government […]
High level Security meet discusses Kashmir situation
Amidst continuous protests in Kashmir, the top security establishment of the country, led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, met on Wednesday to strategize on Kashmir, media reports said. Reports said that the meeting, called under the aegis of the Intelligence Bureau, was attended by officers from the […]
Two injured in Zojila mishap
Muhammad Imran Kangan: Two persons were injured when the car they were travelling in was hit by a shooting stone near Zojila on Wednesday evening, a police official said. He said that the accident occurred near Zojilla pass on Srinagar- Leh highway when the car bearing registration number JK05C 6720 , on […]