Lawaypora Encounter: Family of one of the three slain youth stage protest, seek probe
Demand return of body for burial in family graveyard
SRINAGAR: Family of one of the three youth, who were killed in an overnight ‘controversial’ encounter at Lawaypora on the city outskirts last week, today staged a protest here to seek impartial probe into the killing of their son. The family members of slain youth, Athar Mushtaq son of Mushtaq Ahmad Wani of Bellow Pulwama […]
SMC initiates action against people for violating COVID-19 protocols
Hundreds fined for not wearing face masks
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Friday imposed fines on hundreds of people in different areas of the city for not wearing face masks and violating social distancing rules at public places. Led by Deputy Mayor Parvaiz Qadri, enforcement team while enforcing COVID-19 rules, fined hundreds of violators who were found roaming in marketplaces or […]
Arts Emporium female employees hit streets, demand release of pending salaries
SRINAGAR: Female employees of the Kashmir Government Arts Emporium Thursday staged a protest here to press for the release of their yearlong pending salaries. The slogan shouting employees assembled at the Press Enclave here this afternoon and alleged that the government has withheld their salaries for the past one year thus forcing them to hit […]
By abolishing J&K constitution, BJP disrespected Indian constitution: Mehbooba Mufti
Says her refusal to crack down on JeI was reason for fall of PDP-BJP alliance
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday accused the BJP-led central government of disrespecting the Constitution of India by ‘abolishing’ the Constitution of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. The former chief minister also said that her party would restlessly work for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s lost respect. Addressing a party […]
Participation of people in DDC polls shows reduction in sense of fear: DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh Saturday said that greater participation of people in the District Development Council elections shows that the “sense of fear has come down in Jammu and Kashmir”. Talking to media on the sidelines of a function here, DGP also said that peace is getting stabilized in Jammu and […]
PAGD warns against ‘disrespecting’ people’s mandate
Govt should desist from humiliating people’s "great verdict": Lone
Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Thursday warned against disrespecting the people’s mandate in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir, saying tinkering with democracy is totally unacceptable. At the end of the first meeting of the alliance after the polls, in which it secured a majority (110 seats), […]
PAGD stands united, will continue to be united in future as well: Farooq Abdullah
Lone questions need to detain people when elections were conducted peacefully
Srinagar: PAGD president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that the alliance is united, and will continue to remain so in future as well. Addressing media after chairing a meeting of seven-party People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), Farooq Abdullah said the alliance would work together in future as well and that there should be no […]
With three wins, BJP enters Valley politics
Srinagar: The BJP on Tuesday won an election for the first time from any seat in Kashmir while facing regional heavyweights like the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party. Aijaz Hussain won the Khonmoh-II District Development Council seat in Srinagar, while Aijaz Ahmad Khan gave the party more reason to cheer by winning the […]
‘One of two missing youth from Natipora joins militancy’
Srinagar: One of the two youth, from Natipora area of the uptown city, who had gone missing earlier this week after the PSO of a PDP leader was killed in the same locality, has ‘reportedly’ joined the militant ranks. Irfan Nazir Sofi, son of Nazir Ahmad Sofi, and Bilal Manzoor Bhat, son of Manzoor Ahmad […]
Two youth go missing from Natipora after killing of PDP leader’s PSO
SRINAGAR: Two youth from Natipora area of uptown Srinagar went missing hours after a Personal Security Officer (PSO) of a PDP leader was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the same locality two days ago. Irfan Ahmad Sofi, son of Nazir Ahmad Sofi, who owns a crockery shop, and auto-driver Bilal Manzoor Bhat, son of […]
