I am representing students in Govt: Altaf Bukhari
SRINAGAR Stressing that welfare of students remains a top priority of his Government, Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today said that his role is to defend and represent the interests of the students. The Minister made these remarks during the Annual Day function at Minto Circle Higher Secondary School, Alochibagh where he was the Chief Guest. […]
JK Police cops denied accommodation at Delhi
Srinagar A two-member team of officers from Jammu and Kashmir Police, which came to Delhi for an investigation, was denied accommodation at several guesthouses and hotels at Jamia Masjid area before the ‘Independence Day celebrations’ on Monday. Strict security arrangements at Red Fort and its surrounding areas meant that no hotel was ready to give […]
Farooq claims that communal forces more dangerous than China,Pakistan
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said India faced a threat from within and not from the outside. “India does not face any threat from the outside. China, Pakistan cannot do any damage; someone within the country is hell bent on spoiling everything,” Abdullah was quoted as […]
Sinha in Kashmir again,will meet people across valley
Srinagar Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha Wednesday arrived in Kashmir on a three-day tour during which he said he will be meeting a “cross-section of people”. Sinha will stay in Kashmir till August 19. “I will be going out of Srinagar and meeting people,” he said. Asked whether he will be […]
Plea against Art 35A may be heard by constitution bench: SC
New Delhi If Article 35 A relating to special rights and privileges of the citizens of the Jammu and Kashmir is ultra vires of the Constitution or if there is any procedural lapse, the issue may be dealt with by a five-judge constitution bench, the Supreme Court indicated today. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra […]
Four separatists send to judicial custody by Delhi court
A court here on Monday sent four Kashmiri separatists, arrested on charges of receiving funds to fuel unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, to 14-day judicial custody. During the in-camera proceedings, Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma send Nayeem Khan, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Raja Mehrajuddin Kalwal and Bashir Ahmad Bhat alias Peer Saifullah to judicial custody till August […]
protecting article 35A duty of pro Indian political parties: Mirwaiz
Srinagar The government on Friday barred Hurriyat Conference (m) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from delivering Friday sermon at the historic Jamia Masjid at Old City in Srinagar. Mirwaiz ,who continues to be under house detention at his Nigeen residence, in a statement said that after doing away with the fiscal autonomy of J&K, efforts are […]
No compromise with J&K’s special status, says Mehbooba after meeting PM.
Srinagar Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday who she said assured her of no fidgeting with Article 370, which grants special status to J&K. The meeting comes in the backdrop of a debate on Article 35A of the Constitution, which was added to Article 370 in 1954 by a […]
Al Qaeda a thought, but inimical to Kashmiri culture: Police chief
Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid on Thursday said Al Qaeda was “inimical to Kashmiri culture”. He said Al Qaeda is a thought and it seems this thought has influenced former Hizb commander Zakir Musa. “But I believe this thought is inimical to Kashmir’s culture,” he told reporters during a function at District […]
Bomb, threat letter recovered from Akal Takht Express in UP
A low-intensity explosive device and a letter vowing revenge for LeT millitant Abu Dujana’s death was found on board the Akal Takht Express in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi town early on Thursday, police said. The bomb with wires wrapped around it, was discovered by a passenger of the B-3 AC coach inside a toilet of the […]
