SC dismisses PIL challenging dissolution of JK Assembly
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL challenging the dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik. “We are not inclined to interfere (with the decision of the Governor),” a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul said. The bench was hearing a PIL filed by BJP leader Gagan Bhagat, who was an MLA before […]
JRL calls for shutdown on December 10, asks people to observe it as ‘black day’
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for a shutdown in Kashmir on Monday, December 10 and urged people to observe it as a ‘black day’. December 10 is celebrated globally as Human Rights Day. In a statement Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik urged people to observe complete shutdown to highlight […]
Governor expresses grief over loss of lives in Poonch road accident
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief and anguish over the loss of precious lives in a tragic road accident in Mandi Tehsil of Poonch district today morning. 12 people died and eighteen others were injured, four of them critically, in the accident that took place after a bus skidded […]
Panchayat polls 8th phase: Till noon Budgam records lowest turnout, Baramulla highest
Srinagar : Central Kashmir’s Budgam district recorded a voter turnout of 6.5% while north Kashmir’s Barmulla recorded the highest turnout till 12 noon – 43.6%. The overall voting percentage across the 14 districts of the state was recorded 34.3 % percent. Here are the polling figures recorded till 12 PM: Kupwara 33.7%, Bandipora 10.8%, Baramulla […]
Muslim man elected as Panch in Hindu-majority Bhaderwah village
Bhaderwah : Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Hindu-majority village in Bhaderwah town elected unopposed the head of its only Muslim family as their Panch in the ongoing nine-phased Panchayat polls. Chowdhary Mohammad Hussain (54), a Gujjar from a family of cattle rearers, has become the Panch of Bhelan-Kharothi village of Hanga Panchayat. […]
Transporters protest against Kashmir human rights violations
Srinagar : A transporters’ body in Kashmir on Saturday held a protest demonstration in Srinagar to protest the human rights violations. The protest was organized by Kashmir Transporters Welfare Federation on Joint resistance leadership call. Raising anti-government slogans and held banners which read “Stop Killing Kashmiris”, “Stop genocide of Kashmiris” and “Kashmiryun ka qatal aam […]
Mehbooba condoles loss of lives in Poonch road accident
Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has expressed shock and grief over the loss of lives in a tragic road accident in Mandi area in Poonch district today. In a statement issued to KNS, the PDP president described the deaths in the accident as unfortunate and tragic. She also […]
Met predicts light rain, snow in next 48 hours
Srinagar : The light rain and snowfall is likely to occur in the next 48 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, while an unabated cold wave continued in the Valley on Saturday, a Met department official said. The weather official said that the minimum temperatures marginally increased due to cloud cover on Saturday. Kargil in Ladakh region […]
12 killed, 18 others injured in Poonch road accident
At least 12 passengers died and eighteen others were injured, four of them critically, in a road accident in Mandi tehsil of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. An official said that a passenger bus (registration number JK02W0445) heading towards Poonch from Loran skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge […]
NIA court issues production warrant against Aasiya Andrabi, two other Dukhtaran-e-Millat activists
Srinagar : A special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday issued a production warrant against Aasiya Andrabi, Sofi Fehmeeda, and Naheeda Nasreen of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, after taking cognisance of recent charge sheet against them. The NIA court has issued the production warrant against the three accused women for December 12. The production warrant is an […]
