Imran Ansari for expediting work on sports infra projects
SRINAGAR Minister for Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services & Sports, Molvi Imran Reza Ansari today directed the officials to expedite the work on various sports infrastructure projects. The Minister conducted a surprise visit to get the first hand appraisal of various ongoing sports work projects here in Srinagar. He reviewed the work on […]
Mehbooba condoles Sofi Mohi-ud-Din’s demise
SRINAGAR Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has condoled the demise of former Minister and PDP leader, Sofi Ghulam Mohi ud Din who passed away this morning after being ill for some time. The Chief Minister recalled his contribution as a Minister from 2002 to 2005 during which he worked a lot for the development and welfare […]
Naeem Akhtar reviews protection works on Bonar, Madhumati Nallahs
BANDIPORA, AUGUST 22: Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today said that Rs 134 crore protection works on Bonar and Madhumati streams will go a long way in boosting the tourism potential of the district as it will add parks, scenic spots and other areas of attractions along their banks. The project has been taken […]
If we enter India, it will be chaos: China
China on Tuesday said there will be “utter chaos” if its troops entered India on the pretext that Indian border infrastructure posed a threat to Beijing. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said India’s logic that Chinese road building in Doklam on the border posed a threat to New Delhi was “ridiculous and vicious”. It said China […]
Need for society to reform: Owaisi on triple talaq
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said there was need for society to reform and that the AIMPLB would meet in Bhopal early next month to take a view on the apex court judgment on triple talaq. Reacting to the Supreme Court majority judgement striking down the practice of instant talaq, he said, “Judicial pronouncements […]
Pathan brothers to train two Kashmiri youngsters
The Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP), a coaching institute of Indian cricketers Irfan Pathan and his brother Yusuf Pathan, who have collaborated with the Indian Army, has sponsored two youngsters from Jammu & Kashmir to train in their Noida-based academy. Danish Qadeer (18 years) and Shahrukh Husssein (20 years) were selected in the trials conducted […]
Petitioner challenging Article 35-A claims “anecdotal evidence”of being resident of JK.
Srinagar The petitioner behind the second challenge to Article 35A of the Constitution, which accords special rights and privileges to residents of Jammu and Kashmir, says she has “anecdotal evidence” to suggest her family is originally from Kashmir, and that they had left it 200 years ago, Indian Express reported. Charu Wali Khanna, a lawyer and former […]
18 passengers injured in us accident at Handwara Village
Eighteen passengers were injured, three of them critically, after a bus they were traveling on turned turtle in Chontipora village of Mawer area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred today morning when the bus was on its way to Handwara from Mawer. Station House Officer (SHO) Qalamabad […]
Gunfight rages in Handwara
A gunfight erupted between militants and forces in Handwara area of Kupwara district in northern part of Kashmir. Special Operations Group (SOG) Handwara and Army’s 6 RR cordoned off Hingnikoot Ramhal area of Handwara after “specific input” about the presence of militants, sources said. They said that militants hiding in the area opened fire on […]
No kashmir dialogue amid violence, says SC
A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said, “Talks with whom? No talk can take place unless the violence stops.” The Supreme Court on Monday said that no meaningful discussion is possible in Jammu and Kashmir unless violence stops. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice […]
