Sajad Lone released from house detention
Authorities on Friday released Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone, who was under “preventive detention” since August 5, 2019. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), PC in a tweet said “J&K Peoples Conference Chairman Mr. Sajad Gani Lone has been officially released after completing 360 days in detention”. Lone, meanwhie, also took micro-blogging site Twitter […]
Police in Kashmir summons journalist Qazi Shibli
The editor of a south Kashmir based news portal, The Kashmiriyat, was summoned by Jammu and Kashmir police’s cyber cell in Srinagar on Friday for “unknown reasons.” In a statement, the Kashmiriyat said that Qazi Shibli “got a call from the Cyber Police station at around 2:15 PM on Thursday asking him to present himself” in the Cyber Police […]
12-yr-old girl drowns, 2 siblings rescued in Poonch
A 12-year-old girl drowned as her two other siblings were rescued from a canal in Poonch last evening, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told the agency that the siblings, children of Zakir Hussian Peer, were playing near the canal at Jallian Azambad and subsequent went inside it, leading to […]
Not given up Article 370 fight but illogical to ask Modi govt to restore it — Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and the National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah has told ThePrint that he has not given up on the efforts to ensure J&K’s special status is restored. Abdullah has been under fire in the Valley since he wrote an opinion piece in The Indian Express, in which he said he won’t be contesting […]
J&K’s Dooru Municipal Committee Chief Expresses Gratitude To PM Modi
Anantnag: The Municipal Committee Chairman of Dooru in Kashmir’s Anantnag district expressed gratitude for being appreciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio programme, “Mann ki Baat”. Municipal Committee Chairman, Mohammed Iqbal Ahanger said that it was a joyous day for him. Speaking to ANI, Ahanger said, “It was totally unexpected that Prime […]
Hasnain welcomes the Apex Court observations
Hasnain Masoodi Member of Parliament from South Kashmir has welcomed the observations made by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 29th July 2020, while disposing of the Special Leave Petition filed by Mian Abdul Qayoom to question his detention under Public Safety Act . The Court while parting with Judgment observed that “Kashmir has been a […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 450 new positive cases, 11842 recovered so far JAMMU, JULY 30: The Government on Thursday informed that 450 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 83 from Jammu division and 367 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 19869. […]
Div Com discusses Independence Day-2020 arrangements
Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Sanjeev Verma, today chaired a meeting of officers to discuss the arrangements for the celebration of Independence Day- 2020. It was informed in the meeting that the venue of the main function shall be Parade Ground, Jammu, where the chief guest shall unfurl the National Flag. The Div Com asked Deputy Commissioner, […]
VC KVIB reviews status of SFURTI Clusters in J&K
Vice Chairman J&K Khaldi Village and Industries Board (KVIB), Hina Shafi Bhat today held a meeting to review status of SFURTI Clusters in J&K. The meeting was attended by associated agencies viz Nodal Agency (NA), Implementing Agencies (IA), Technical Agency (TA) and Executing Agency (EA). During the meeting it was informed that two SFURTI clusters […]
Vikram Malhotra condemns move to shut-down Dogri telecast & curtailing of time slot at Doordarshan Kendra Panjtirthi
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) has strongly opposed to the move of Prasar Bhaarti to shut-down and curtail time slot the Dogri language programmes being run from Jammu and demanded that the orders must be reviewed in the interest of the rich heritage. Hitting out hard at BJP, J&K Apni Party, senior leader, Vikram […]
