Mehbooba oversees rescue ops throughout night at Anantnag
SRINAGAR, : Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti visited Srinagar Airport this morning to pay floral tributes to the tourists killed in a militant attack near Botengo, Anantnag last night. Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh also paid floral tributes to the slain tourists. The Chief Minister consoled the bereaved families expressing deep anguish over the tragic […]
Soz justifies stone pelters in Kashmir,says they have reason to revolt
Mumbai: Veteran Congress leader Saifuddin Soz today said Kashmiris cannot be won over by the military force, asserting that the youths of the valley cannot be dubbed as “stone pelters” as they have a reason to revolt. “The problem today is not in Jammu and Kashmir but in the minds of the people there, who […]
Lt Gen D Anbu discuss valley situation with Mehbooba
The Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D Anbu on Friday called on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and discussed the prevailing security situation in the valley. A spokesman said that the commander was accompanied by along with the Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen JS Sandhu. “Lt Gen D Anbu also visited the areas […]
Drabu asked for salute from Rana and resignation of Saroori.
Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu on Friday made two “unusual requests” to the Speaker: “a salute from Devender Rana of National Conference and resignation of Congress Legislator G M Saroori”. He made the requests to Speaker Kavinder Gupta while introducing the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax (JKGST) Bill 2017 in the […]
Information department to go Hi-Tec:Zulfikar
SRINAGAR, JULY 06: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Information, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali Thursday stressed on the need to adapt latest technology and adequate measures for enhancing creativity in the functioning of Information Department. Chairing a review meeting of the Information Department here today, the Minister said the Department has to increase its […]
Additional paramilitary forces deployed ahead of Burhan’s death anniversary
More than 21,000 additional central paramilitary forces have been deployed in Jammu and Kashmir for the security of Amarnath yatra and ahead of the first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. “We are well prepared to handle any situation in Kashmir. We have sent 214 companies of central forces to control any situation […]
Police directs suspension of social media websites in Kashmir.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police today directed Internet service providers to block all social media sites or shut down their services in Kashmir from 10 pm today till further orders in view of the first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani this weekend. The order was issued by Inspector General of police, […]
NC to boycott the remaining part of assembly session.
Srinagar : National Conference asserted that the vague, ambiguous and anti-people resolution passed by the State legislature to extend the GST to J&K, was an unequivocal compromise with the Special Status of Jammu and Kashmir and amounts to a surrender of the fiscal autonomy of the State as guaranteed by the Constitution of India. […]
PDP-BJP lawmakers protected terrorists says Er Rasheed.
Srinagar: Independent MLA Engineer Rasheed said that whenever he speaks truth in the State Assembly, he is being attacked by the lawmakers of BJP and PDP. He said that basically this coalition government is the real protected terrorists and the people must know that government of India cannot do anything in Kashmir like other States […]
Birmingham City Council withdraws permission for Burhan Anniversary Rally after Indian protest.
Birmingham City Council has withdrawn permission for a rally marking the death of a Kashmir ‘martyr’ after protests from the Indian government – whose forces had shot him dead. Burhan Wani, 22, was killed in the disputed region one year ago this weekend, when he was commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen separatist group. His death […]
