PDP expels Basharat Bukhari, Peer Hussain

Removes Mehboob Iqbal as general secretary

Srinagar, Dec 18: Peoples Democratic Party (PD) has expelled two of its top leaders — Peer Muhammad Hussain and former minister Syed Bashrat Bukhari — from the party’s basic membership. The party has also removed Mehboob Iqbal from the key position of general secretary. The decision to expel Hussain and Bukhari was taken after some […]

Guv reviews security; stresses adherence to SOPs to avoid civilian casualties

Jammu, Dec 18: In a meeting with senior officers of the State Police, Army, Central police forces and Central Intelligence agencies, Governor Satya Pal Malik undertook a detailed review of various security-related issues at the Headquarters of Army’s Northern Command in Udhampur. Governor reviewed the latest security scenario in J&K including details of the counter-infiltration […]

PDP MP protests against killings in Parliament premises

Srinagar, Dec 18: Mir Mohammad Fayaz, Member of Parliament of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday protested inside the premises of Parliament against the recent civilian killings in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Fayaz hails from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, and is a sitting Member of Parliament in the upper house or Rajya Sabha. Wearing a […]

Normalcy returns to Kashmir after three days of protests

Srinagar, Dec 18: Barring southern districts, semblance of normalcy returned to Kashmir Tuesday after three days of strike and protests over the killing of seven civilians in clashes that followed an encounter in Pulwama. Life returned to normal in most parts of Kashmir, including in the central and the northern districts with the shops, offices, […]

Srinagar shivers at minus 4.6 deg Celsius

Srinagar, Dec 18: Cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, while there was some respite in the Jammu region even as Srinagar shivered at minus 4.6 degree Celsius. The mercury in Leh dipped to minus 15.1 degree Celsius. In Srinagar, the night temperature settled at a low of minus 4.6 degree Celsius. Qazigund recorded […]

Winter vacations announced for colleges

Srinagar, Dec 18: The government on Tuesday announced winter vacations for all colleges in the state. According to an order issued by the Higher Education department, all government degree colleges of Kashmir division shall observe winter vacations from December 24, 2018 to February 11, 2019. Vacations will be observed in colleges in Jammu division from […]

Charred body found in Shopian

Srinagar, Dec 18: Charred body of a man was recovered from a vehicle at a village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. A police official said that charred body of Shahnawaz Ahmad Sheikh, son of Muhammad Yousuf Sheikh, a resident of Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam, was found in a vehicle in Reshnagri village of Shopian […]

Geelani undergoes minor surgery

Srinagar, Dec 18: Hurriyat-G chairman Syed Ali Geelani underwent a minor surgery in his eye at a private hospital here, his spokesperson said in a statement. “After the procedure he was discharged from the hospital with the advice of complete rest and to avoid dust and cold,” he said. Images News Netwokthekashmirimages.com