Excess water damages 35,000 kanals of ‘arable’ land in Budgam: farmers demand compensation

Srinagar: The farmers from four villages of central Kashmir’s Budgam Friday alleged that the excessive water released by the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC), has destroyed 35,000 kanals of arable land. The farmers alleged that the regular flow of water by the I&FC department has destroyed 35,000 kanals of arable fields used to […]

3 militants, woman killed in Batamaloo encounter

Locals protest killing of woman

Srinagar: Three local militants and a woman were killed, while two CRPF personnel, including an officer, sustained injuries in a predawn gunbattle on Thursday in the Batamaloo area of the city here, officials said. Giving details of the encounter, police said security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Firdousabad locality in Batamaloo area […]

PDP’s Naeem Akhtar released from detention

Srinagar: PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar on Thursday said he has been set free by Jammu and Kashmir authorities after 407 days in custody since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year. “After 407 days of detention am informed that I am free to move about. Thank you rulers for small […]

CPI (M) protests naming of Yachury in Delhi riot’s case, ban on 4G Internet in J&K

Srinagar: The activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) hit streets here Monday to press for the revocation of FIR against party general secretary, Sitaram Yachury in Delhi riots case and restoration of high speed mobile Internet in Jammu and Kashmir. The protesting leftists holding placards in their hands which read “withdraw false FIR […]

Army-man goes missing from Jammu; family stages protest to seek his whereabouts

Srinagar: Family members of an army personnel from the old city here, who has been missing since September 03 from Jammu, staged a protest here Thursday to seek his whereabouts. The 50-years-old man identified as Riyaz Ahmad Khan, son of Amanullah Khan of Urdu Bazar Fatehkadal, according to his family, left home for duty a […]

BJP, not NC, plays communal politics: Dr Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday accused the BJP and RSS of indulging in the “game” of communal politics and said they are bound to fail in endeavor. “If anybody is playing communal politics today, it is BJP and RSS. We have never played this game. They are playing and they will […]

Police foil SHG engineers Secretariat ‘Gherao’; dozens detained

Srinagar: Dozens of unemployed engineers, who were working under Self Help Group (SHG) program, were detained on Monday, after police foiled their proposed Secretariat “Gherao” against government’s decision to abolish the scheme after 17 years. The protesting engineers questioned as to what prompted the administration to abolish the scheme after 17 years. They alleged that […]

RAT, unlock major causes of surge in COVID-19 cases: Dr Naveed

Srinagar, September 4: Valley’s leading Pulmonologist and HoD Chest Diseases Hospital, Dr Naveed Nazir Shah, Friday said the Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) and easing lockdown are two major causes to be attributed to dramatic increase in COVID-19 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Naveed, who was also tested positive for deadly Corona-Virus in June […]

Ex- militants’ Pakistani wives stage protest, demands citizenship rights

‘Give us travel documents or deport us to Pakistan’

Srinagar: Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants, who had returned to the Valley under government’s rehabilitation policy in 2010, Tuesday hit streets here asking government to either provide them Indian citizenship rights or deport them to Pakistan. Holding placards in their hands, which read “we want justice, provide us travel documents”, these women assembled at […]