DC Srinagar takes firsthand assessment of water-logging situation after heavy rains
SRINAGAR, JULY 25: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Thursday visited various areas across the Srinagar city to assess the water-logging situation and inspect dewatering efforts following heavy morning rainfall in Srinagar. Speaking on the occasion he said response mechanism to deal with the situation was fully activated soon after the rainfall had started […]
Mutahida Majlisi-e-Ulema holds women’s rights, issues awareness programme in Srinagar
Srinagar;Members of the panel formed by Mutahida Majlisi-e-Ulema to create awareness about women’s rights and issues across Kashmir held a meeting at Mirwaiz Manzil under the chairmanship of MMU patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Members from various NGO’s including women NGO‘s who are part of the panel also participated in the meet, putting forth their […]
No question of mediation on Kashmir: Rajnath in LS
Agencies New Delhi : There was no discussion on Kashmir in the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan recently and there is no question of any mediation on the issue, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. Making a statement in Lok Sabha, Singh said mediation on the […]
NIA raids residence, office of Kashmiri businessman
Srinagar : National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried separate raids at Parimpora Fruit Mandi here and at the residence of a business man dealing with cross-LoC trade. Official sources told news agency GNS that sleuths of the National Probe Agency carried out a raid at the residence of Ghulam Ahmad Wani alias Bardana at Achgoza Keller, […]
Over 2.38 lakh perform Amarnath Yatra in 19 days
Agencies Jammu: Over 2.38 lakh pilgrims have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra during the last 19 days as another batch of 4,094 yatris left Jammu on Saturday for the cave shrine in Kashmir Valley, officials said. Since the Yatra began on July 1, a total of 2,38,974 pilgrims had ‘darshan’ at the cave shrine. Police […]
Throat-slit body of 45-year-old man found in Kokernag
Srinagar: A man was found dead at at Shivhad Panzgam village of Kokernag area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official said the throat-slit body of Nizam Din Khan, son of Taj Mohd Khan, a resident of Choontwad Panzgam, was recovered today morning from Shivhad. The deceased was a farmer by profession, he […]
Nearly 400 militants infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir in three years, govt tells LS
Agencies NEW DELHI: Nearly 400 terrorists infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir in the last three years and 126 of them have been killed by security forces, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Reddy said 27 security personnel were killed during the engagements with the infiltrators. […]
Governor’s advisor, politicians pay floral tribute to July 13, 1931 martyrs
Srinagar : Advisor to governor, Khursheed Ahmad Ganai, politicians and top officers of the civil administration on Saturday paid floral tributes to July 13, 1931 martyrs in Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Reports said that Ganai who was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan offered fateha at the graves of the […]
Grant us Indian citizenship or deport, demand Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants
Agencies Srinagar : Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants, who returned from across the Line of Control under a rehabilitation scheme, appealed to the central and state governments on Friday that they be either granted Indian citizenship or deported. “We are a total of 350 women…we should be made citizens here as is the case […]
Kashmir a dispute between India, Pak; should be resolved through dialogue: Farooq
Agencies Srinagar : National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Thursday said Kashmir is a “dispute” between India and Pakistan which needs to be resolved through dialogue. Abdullah, the MP from Srinagar, said nothing would be achieved through military might. “Kashmir is a dispute between two countries (India and Pakistan). The issue is still in the […]
