Seven youth detained from Shopian village during night raid
Srinagar : Government forces on Sunday night detained seven youth from south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said that government forces raided few houses in Arhama village of Shopian during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday and detained around seven people. They were later lodged in police station Shopian for questioning. Quoting an official, media outlets […]
Farooq Abdullah files nomination papers for Srinagar LS seat
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Dr. Farooq Abdullah filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha 2019 Elections at the DC office in Srinagar on Monday. Abdullah, who was accompanied by vice president NC Omar Abdullah and general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, filed papers for Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary seat which is going to polls on […]
Omar, Mehbooba see LS polls behind govt boycotting Pak Day event
(Agencies) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have said the Centre’s decision to boycott the Pakistan Day function at its High Commission in Delhi was due to the Lok Sabha polls. India has decided to boycott a reception at the Pakistan High Commission to mark that country’s national day as several separatists leaders from the state have been invited to the event, the External Affairs Ministry said […]
City police asks school principals, parents to not allow children drive motorcycles without helmets, valid docs
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday appealed the all the Principals of education institutions in Srinagar to advise students to follow the traffic rules properly. The spokesman said that it has been noticed that students of different educational institutions within the limits of Srinagar city uses Scooties, Motor cycles as a mode […]
Release pending salary of elected members of urban local bodies: Mehbooba to Govt
Srinagar : People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has urged the governor administration to immediately release pending salaries of the elected members of various urban local bodies (ULBs) of the valley. Speaking to a delegation of elected members of various municipal committees who called her on at her Srinagar residence, […]
Won’t contest LS polls, says Shah Faesal
Srinagar : The record maker IAS topper, Dr. Shah Faesal who joined politics recently on Saturday announced that his party will stay away from the parliamentary elections, commencing from April 11. Dr. Shah Faesal, who recently launched his own political outfit, namely Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) addressed media persons today and said that […]
Police busts hideout in Pulwama
Srinagar : Police Saturday claimed to have busted a hideout in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. “On a credible input police and other forces in a joint operation busted a hideout in Banderpora area of Pulwama,” said a police spokesman. A huge quantity of incriminating materials and other items from the hideout was seized, he said. “A […]
JRL calls for shutdown on Sunday against ban on JKLF
Srinagar : Following a GoI ban onYasin Malik led JKLF, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for a complete shutdown on March 24 (Sunday) against the ban on Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) organization under “unlawful activities”. The organization has been banned under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Its chief Malik was […]
Centre bans Yasin Malik’s JKLF
NewDehli:- Yasin Malik-led Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front banned by central govt under anti-terror law, say officials. More details awaited. — PTI
For thousands of villagers, only J&K Bank D.H. Pora branch
By: Javaid Malik D.H.Pora: This reporter witnessed long queues outside the Jammu and Kashmir Bank of D.H.Pora Kulgam. This bank branch is catering to the needs of thousands of villagers who are living around it. According to the locals this is the only branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank for more than few dozen villages. […]
