SC agrees to hear PILs on BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to block a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took note of the submissions of lawyer M L Sharma and senior advocate […]
Fresh snowfall disrupts air, surface traffic in Kashmir
Train service also suspended
Srinagar: Due to fresh snowfall in Kashmir and parts of Jammu, Srinagar-Jammu national highway has been closed, while all flights have also been delayed at the Srinagar International Airport and train service from Banihal to Baramulla was also suspended. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that train service will remain suspended till […]
KU, Cluster University postpones all exams scheduled today
Srinagar: In view of heavy snowfall, the University of Kashmir (KU) and Cluster University Srinagar (CUS) Monday postponed all examinations that were scheduled to be held on January-30. According to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Controller of Examinations at KU, Dr Majid Zaman said fresh dates for the deferred Examinations will be notified separately later. […]
LG launches QR-code-based labels of 13 handicrafts of J&K
Says move aimed at preserving and promoting priceless genuineness of J&K’s artistic, cultural heritage
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched QR-Code-based labels of 13 different GI and non-GI registered crafts of J&K today at Raj Bhawan. Congratulating the artisan community, Handicrafts department, and other stakeholders, the LG, according to an official press release said the QR-code labels will help to authenticate the origin and quality of the crafts, improve […]
In his ‘Man Ki Baat’, PM Modi talks of snow cricket held in Pulwama
Says apart from natural beauty, there is much more to enjoy in Kashmir
Srinagar: Prime Minister Narinder Modi today spoke about snow cricket held at Syedabad, Pulwama in his ‘Man Ki Baat’. In the programme, PM Modi said that apart from snow-capped mountains and natural beauty, there is much more to know and admire about Kashmir, an official press release informed. The PM said that in Syedabad, Pulwama […]
Amid tight security Rahul Gandhi hoists tricolour at Lal Chowk
Says, nobody is happy in J&K and Ladakh; insists, restoration of democratic process and statehood is imperative fundamental right of the people here
Srinagar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday unfurled the national flag at the historic clock tower of Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar as part of the Kanyakumari-Kashmir ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and said a “promise” made to India has been fulfilled. The security for the 10-minute event was at its peak as all roads […]
Bharat Jodo Yatra spread message of love across the country: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Srinagar: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the Rahul Gnadhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra has spread the message of love to every corner of the country and urged the party’s supporters to unite to take the nation forward. Rahul Gandhi unfurled the national flag at the historic clock tower of Lal Chowk in […]
PM Modi made it possible for Rahul Gandhi to hoist tiranga at Lal Chowk: BJP
New Delhi/Jammu: The BJP on Sunday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “uncalled for and unwarranted” attack on the government and the RSS and asked him to acknowledge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led dispensation created the conditions that allowed him to unfurl the national flag in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk. Senior BJP leader and former Union minister […]
Nearly 23,000 hectares of encroached land retrieved in Jammu region
Jammu: Nearly 23,000 hectares of state and ‘kahcharai’ land were retrieved during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in different districts of the Jammu division, officials said on Sunday. The major chunk of 13,793 hectares of land was retrieved from encroachers in Rajouri, followed by over 6,100 hectares in Poonch, over 2,300 in Kishtwar, 15.9 hectares in […]
NIA attaches Hurriyat Conference office in Srinagar
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday attached the separatist Hurriyat Conference’s office in the Rajbagh area here on the orders of a Delhi court in a “terror funding” case, officials said. A team of the federal agency arrived at the Hurriyat office and pasted an attachment notice on the building’s outer wall, they […]
