Naga talks under strain, interlocutor blasts state govt, ‘vested interests’
The altercation between the NSCN (I-M) and Nagaland Governor R N Ravi, that is threatening to disrupt the peace negotiations, is set to worsen, with Ravi blasting the state government and taking on the insurgent outfit in his Independence Day speech. Also the long-standing interlocutor for the Naga talks, Ravi called Nagaland “the worst-performing state… […]
‘Kashmir economy is in bad shape’
Srinagar: It is now the 13th running month that Kashmir valley is without any normal business as now the lockdown of Covid-19 is going on for the past five months. Business establishments were closed in the first week of August last year, when the government clamped down in Kashmir valley with complete halt to normal […]
Physically Challenged Man Shot Dead In Pulwama
Srinagar: Unidentified militants on Saturday shot dead a physically challenged man in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. 40-year-old Azad Ahmad Dar was shot dead by suspected militants at his house in Kangan area of the district, an official said. Dar, he said sustained grievous injuries in the attack and was removed to the hospital for treatment. “He […]
Advisor Sharma hosts ‘At Home’ reception
Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K K Sharma, on Saturday hosted ‘At Home’ reception here at Convention Centre in connection with Independence Day celebration. Member Parliament, Shamsher Singh Manhas, Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation, Chander Mohan Gupta, Deputy, Mayor Purnima Sharma, Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma, Inspector General of Police Jammu, Mukesh Singh, Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Sushma Chauhan, […]
On Independence Day, Plantation Drive held in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 15: On the eve of Independence Day, Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department conducted a ceremonial plantation programme at BSF Camp, Botanical Garden here today. The plantation programme was held in collaboration with Divisional Administration Kashmir and BSF as part of the “Green J&K Drive- 2020”. During the programme Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal […]
66 travelers among 532 new covid-19 cases take J&K total past 28000 Mark
Sixty-six travelers were among 532 persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, official sources said on Saturday. The new cases, 108 from Jammu division and 424 from Kashmir Valley, take the overall tally to past 28000-mark, official sources told GNS. Giving district-wise break-up of the cases, […]
Rana pitches for preserving secular ethos, democratic spirit
Describing secular character and democratic foundations as biggest strength of India, Provincial President National Conference Mr Devender Singh Rana today underscored the crucial need for amity, brotherhood and harmony between various segments of the society. Hoisting tricolour on 74th Independence Day at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here this morning, Mr Rana said the best way to celebrate […]
Modi promises Assembly polls in J-K; no word on statehood
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s declaration on Saturday that the elections to Jammu and Kashmir Assembly soon after the delimitation was complete has put an end to the scepticism surrounding this subject but there was no promise of the statehood status to be restored simultaneously. Jammu and Kashmir residents, who were waiting for an authentic word on the Assembly […]
CRPF Officer, Who Served In Kashmir, Awarded 7th Gallantry Medal In 4-Years
New Delhi: CRPF officer Naresh Kumar was on Friday awarded yet another gallantry medal, his seventh in the last four years, for leading his troops in an operation that resulted in the killing of three terrorists who attacked a security force camp near the Srinagar airport in 2017. The 35-year-old assistant commandant (AC), who joined […]
Israel strikes at Hamas targets in Gaza over balloon attacks
JERUSALEM: Fresh Israeli air strikes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Israel’s army said, as a week of hostilities between the Jewish State and the Palestinian enclave raged on. Israel says the strikes, and other measures including halting the territory’s fuel supply, are in retaliation for firebombs suspended from balloons that float […]
