Angelina Jolie pushes for women to be part of Afghan peace talks
UNITED STATES: Academy Award-winning actress and refugee activist Angelina Jolie pushed for the inclusion of women in peace talks to end the conflict in Afghanistan during an address to ministers and diplomats at the United Nations on Friday. Peace talks between US and Taliban officials began late last year. However, some women fear the freedoms […]
Depilated road, craters, with no repairs in 12 years, force villagers to appeal DC Shopian
By: Khubaib Malik Shopian: Many people in Srinagar would be taken by surprise that the villagers in a far off area in District Sopian have been asking for repairs and macdemisation of the road along with its widening from the past twelve years, but of no response. The villagers told this reporter that this chronic […]
Incomplete Bridge takes human life, administration in slumber at Kulgam
By: Javaid Malik Kulgam: In a tragedy incident, due to the non-complition of bridge between Aharbal and Reshi Nagar, one civilian namely Baj-u-Din Chohan S/o Mam-u-Din Chohan lost his life on Monday evening. According to the reports from the village he died when he fell from the diversion of incomplete bridge, leaving behind two daughters […]
Jammu and BJP
In Jammu region BJP is facing lot of problems in the coming parliamentary elections. In these elections the refugees from Pakistan have the right to vote and they cannot vote in the assembly elections. The promise is made to them in 2014 by BJP have fallen short and they are not happy the way they […]
Karnah road through for traffic, Bandipora-Gurez to reopen on Wed
Srinagar : Traffic will be restored on Wednesday to the town of Gurez after remaining cutoff from district headquarter Bandipora in north Kashmir from last three months due to accumulation of several feet of snow. Meanwhile, traffic was plying normally from Kupwara to Karnah, a town in north Kashmir, though Keran and Machil […]
Kathua Police tells group admins to register their WhatsApp groups at police station
Srinagar : Senior Superintendent of Police Kathua on Tuesday told the administrators of social media messaging platform WhatsApp to registers their groups at the nearest police station. According to a press release, WhatsApp Group administrators have been asked to register the groups as per ‘WhatsApp Group Registration Form’ provided at the police station. It says […]
Congress election manifesto says ‘no change in Article 370’
Srinagar : Indian National Congress (INC) Tuesday released election manifesto, encompassing the issues it promises to address. Keeping Jammu and Kashmir as a crucial aspect of their manifesto, Congress has accentuated on the various issues of the state. In their manifesto, they said that the party has been witness to the developments in the conflicted state […]
India-Pak troops exchange heavy fire along LoC in Rajouri
Srinagar: India and Pakistan troops exchanged heavy fire and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Tuesday. The exchange comes after cross-border firing left three persons, including a BSF officer and two civilians, dead in Poonch district. An official said that the fresh firing between the two armies took place at […]
Will get bans on JeI, JKLF revoked, if PDP gets power: Mehbooba
Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti today said that the crackdown and NIA raids on Hurriyat leadership will not yield any results. She said such actions are being taken by the BJP in view of the parliament polls to create an impression across the country that the BJP […]
Registration for 46-day-long Amarnath Yatra begins
Jammu: The registration for the annual Amarnath Yatra through Baltal and Chandanwari routes began on Tuesday, officials said. Nobody will be allowed to undertake the yatra without securing a permit which is valid for a specified day and route, they added. The registration of pilgrims is being undertaken through 440 designated branches of the Punjab National […]
