Detention of Mehbooba Mufti under PSA extended by 3 more months
Srinagar, July 31, KNT: At a day, when authorities freed Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples Conference Sajad Lone, it extended the detention period of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti by 3 more months under contentious Public Safety Act. Principal Secretary Home, Shaleen Kabra in this regard has issued a formal order, a copy of which lies […]
IGP greets people on Eid, appeals to follow SOPs
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar, IPS on Friday greeted people of J&K on the auspicious occasion of Eid ul Adha and appealed people to observe this festival while following all SOPs. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), IGP said, “My greets to people on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha and wishing that […]
Security paradox: Dip in violence, locals in militant ranks and LoC heating up
Behind the barbed wire framing Congress leader Saifuddin Soz in his Srinagar home is the paradox of how security has played out over the last one year here: a sharp drop in incidents of violence with many, like Soz, at home under curbs or in custody; and yet a steady trickle of local young men […]
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 […]
Covid-19 vaccine tracker, July 31: Oxford, Johnson & Johnson vaccines prevent infection in monkeys
A vaccine candidate being developed by Oxford University in association with AstraZeneca was able to “prevent” the Coronvirus infection in monkeys, a new study published in the Nature journal has said. Another study in the same journal said even the vaccine being developed by Johnson and Johnson was able to achieve similar results. Detailed findings of animal trials […]
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 […]
UN leaders to meet virtually; Trump might attend in person
The annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations is going virtual this year for the first time in its 75-year history because of the COVID-19 pandemic except for the likely personal appearance by President Donald Trump. “We’re hoping that President Trump will actually be speaking in person in the General Assembly,” Kelly Craft, the US ambassador […]
