OIC hopes resumption of ‘genuine’ Indo-Pak dialogue on Kashmir

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday expressed hope that India and Pakistan will resume a “genuine” dialogue for addressing all outstanding issues, particularly the Jammu and Kashmir issue. Dr Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, General Secretary of the OIC, also said that the bloc was following with deep concern the “bloody events against the security […]
Governor not happy with the pace of development in jk

Mudasir Khan Srinagar:-State governor Satyapal Malik has expressed his concern over the slow pace of work on hundreds of development projects in J&K state. Informed sources told newspaper that governor recently directed special secretary and another limbs of administration to pace up the pending development projects, especially in the back drop of model code of […]
LS poll results: National Conference wins all three seats in Kashmir

Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir’s grand old party, the National Conference has won all three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir valley, officials said. The party president Farooq Abdullah has won from the central Kashmir seat while Muhammad Akbar Lone and Justice (retd) Hasnain Masoodi won from north and south Kashmir seats. Masoodi has defeated […]
Two militants killed in Kulgam gunfight

Kulgam:-Two militants were killed in a encounter at Gopalpora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday morning. A senior police officer told news agency GNS that second militant body has been recovered in an ongoing operation and searches are underway. However the identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained, the officer […]
Supreme Court rejects plea against JK highway ban

Agencies New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Jammu and Kashmir government’s order restricting civilian traffic for two days in a week on a stretch of the highway from Udhampur to Baramulla for the movement of security forces. Counsel for the Jammu and Kashmir government told the bench comprising […]
Halan village of Kulgam without power supply from five months, where is Raj Bhawan redressal mechanism?

By: Khubaib Malik Kulgam: Halan Manzgam village of Kulgam is without power supply for the past five month’s because of damaged transformer in the area due to heavy snowfall. The residents said that they approached PDD officials who in turn asked them to collect rupees 200 from every household to get back repaired transformer. Jamal-ud-Din […]
Govt lifts civil traffic restrictions on Bla-Sgr highway

Srinagar : Earlier this month, the Government had imposed restrictions on civilian movement on the Highway (NH-44) connecting Jammu to Srinagar, in order to ensure adequate security to the movement of Forces’ Convoys while at the same time minimizing public inconvenience. “These restrictions became necessary following the large movement of forces on an unprecedented scale […]
PDP playing with emotions of people for electoral gains: G A Mir

Srinagar:Maintaining that Congress Party was fully capable enough to defeat the communal & fascist forces both in the country and state hell bent upon to abrogate Special Status granted to J&K, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) and Party Candidate from Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency Ghulam Ahmad Mir has said that Congress Party is fighting present […]
From low to no voting Anantnag under security cover
From low to no voting Anantnag under security cove On Tuesday morning, police and officials said that voters in Anantnag district were not showing any interest so far in the morning hours. There is unprecedented security cover to hold first poll in south kashmir after the summer unrest of 2016 triggered by Burhan wani killing. […]
Geelani urges people to boycott April 18 elections, observe shutdown in poll-bound areas

Srinagar;Hurriyat (g) Conference chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday urged people for a complete election boycott and shut down on April 18 in poll-bound areas of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal. The spokesman in a statement said that on one hand ruthless killings, unabated arrest spree, economic strangulation, vehicular restriction, is on its peak and on […]