Time for Bollywood to revive its romance with Kashmir: Advisor Khan
MUMBAI, Dec 25: Farooq Khan, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor has urged the Bollywood to revive its decades’ old romance with Kashmir to promote it as a cherished tourist destination globally. The Advisor was speaking at a function organised by ‘Spandan Arts’ in connection with presentation of 11th Mohammed Rafi awards here last evening. Addressing the […]
Mehbooba, Lone, Shah Feasal At Raj Bhawan
SRINAGAR: After meeting Dr Farooq Abdullah, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti had a brief meeting with Sajjad Lone and Dr Shah Feasal. After a brief meeting, they left to meet the Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik. The meeting took place at the residence of Sajjad Lone’s Church Lane meeting. Earlier, Mehbooba had a brief meeting […]
Shopian gunfight : Militant, army soldier killed, operation on
Srinagar : A militant and an army soldier were killed after a fierce gunfight broke out between militants and counter insurgent forces in Pandushan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. The gunfight broke out at around 1:30 am after a joint team Army’s 34RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation […]
Situation at LoC under control, largely peaceful: Army
Srinagar : The situation along the LoC is under control and largely peaceful, the Army said on Friday, asserting that it will not allow Pakistan to disturb peace in Kashmir. In a joint briefing of security forces in Srinagar, Lt Gen Sarabjit Singh Dhillon, Commander of the 15 Corps, said the threat of improvised explosive […]
Lethpora CRPF Group Centre attack: NIA files charge sheet against four accused
Srinagar;The National Investigating Agency (NIA) on Thursday said that it has filed charge sheet against four accused persons involved in the attack on CRPF camp at Lethpora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on December 30, 2017, and stated that two slain militants of JeM had done recee of the site before the attack, said the NIA […]
Talk of assembly elections
There has been lot of talk about the proposed assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir State after the conclusion of Amarnath yatra. Even a Union Minister went a step ahead when he said that additional troops were sent to Kashmir for the holding of assembly elections. Whatever the truth behind the deployment of additional paramilitary […]
Unemployment a ticking time-bomb in J&K which can burst anytime: Tarigami
Srinagar : Stating that unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir was like a ticking time-bomb which can burst anytime, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Thursday said that neither previous regimes nor the incumbent regime are serious to tackle the burgeoning unemployment problem in the state. In a statement he said, “According to media reports in […]
National Conference delegation led by Farooq Abdullah meets PM Modi
Srinagar : Three Members of Parliament (MP) from National Conference (NC) Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and apprised him about the prevailing situation in Kashmir. The NC MPs Farooq Abdullah, Hasnain Masoodi and Muhammad Akbar Lone discussed the prevailing situation in the valley with Modi in the aftermath of speculations about […]
Job consultancy owner arrested in Budgam: Police
Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested a fraudster in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police spokespersons aid that it received several complaints against a job consultancy firm namely Gulf HR Solutions Hyderpora that the owner duped people by seeking their documents, passports and huge amount of money in lieu of providing jobs in foreign countries, which turns […]
Shakeel Bakhshi survives attack
Srinagar: Senior separatist leader and the founder of the Islamic Students League Shakeel Bakshi escaped a bid on life after some unknown persons fired upon him inside his residence at Bemina area of Srinagar on Wednesday late evening. Family sources said that unknown gunmen on late last night entered Bakshi’s residence at Bemina area and opened […]
