PSA of Former CM Dr Farooq Abdullah extended for 3 more months
Srinagar, Dec 14 (UNI) The detention of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah under safety act has been extended for three more months, official sources said here. Dr Abdullah and two other former Chief Minister – Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti – besides dozens of other former minister and legislators under detention […]
Srinagar-jammu Highway closed for day 2
About 2500 vehicles stranded Srinagar, Dec 13: The Kashmir valley on Saturday remained cut to the rest of the world for the consecutive day 2nd on Saturday due fresh snow fall and slippery condition of the Road, and more than 2500 heavy vehicles are stranded on the national highway an official of traffic police told. […]
Mirwaiz welcomes Trump’s offer to ‘mediate on Kashmir issue’
Srinagar,: Welcoming US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir issue ‘if mediation was required’, moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC) chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq said the people of Kashmir want an early resolution to the lingering conflict between the two neighbouring countries. ‘Being the most affected party, people of Kashmir […]
Will GoI call Trump liar or is there an undeclared shift in India’s position on Kashmir: Omar
Srinagar, : Reacting to the US President statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate on the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah asked if the Union government was going to call Donald Trump a liar or has there been an undeclared shift in India’s position […]
NIA raids Kashmiri businessman’s house in Pulwama
Srinagar,: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths on Tuesday raided the house of a cross-Line of Control (LoC) trader in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said. Assisted by security forces and state police personnel, sleuths of NIA conducted raid at the residence of businessman Ghulam Ahmad Wani alias Bardana at Kailler Pulwama […]
Fresh batches leave for holy cave, 2.86 lakh have darshan so far
Srinagar, : Pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine was progressing smoothly as fresh batches of pilgrims on Tuesday left base camps to have darshan of the self made ice-Shivlingam in south Kashmir Himalayas. A record 2.86 lakh pilgrims have already paid obeisance at the Amarnath holy cave shrine till this morning, which was more than […]
JK Governor should find about his own reputation before sanctioning ‘unlawful killings’: Omar
Srinagar, : Reacting to Governor Satya Pal Malik’s comment, asking militants to kill corrupt people who have looted Kashmir instead of the innocent ones, Vice President of National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah said he should find out about his own reputation in Delhi these days before giving any such statements. ‘This man, ostensibly a responsible […]
Pilgrimage progressing smoothly, 2.72 lakh pay obeisance so far
Srinagar,: Fresh batches of pilgrims on Monday left base camps to undertake annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where so far 2.72 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance since the commencement of the yatra from July 1st. Meanwhile, 3178 pilgrims, including women, sadhus, sadhvis and children left Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu, base […]
J&K Governor reassigns departments to advisors after appoint of Khan
Srinagar, : After appointment of former IAS officer Farooq Ahmad Khan as fifth advisor, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik reassigned the departments to his advisors, an official spokesman said late Wednesday night. As per the order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Advisor Vijay Kumar has been assigned charge of the departments […]
Bus, trade with POK remain suspended since March 24
Srinagar, : The Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), and Cross- Line of Control (LoC) trade on Monday remained suspended since March 24, official sources said. Though no reasons was given for continued suspension of bus and trade, it is said that due to strained relations between India and Pakistan […]