According to Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, the admit cards of the candidates appearing for J&K Civil Service (Judicial) Competitive Examination-2017 and identity cards of invigilators shall be treated as curfew passes in case of restrictions. Meanwhile, the examination centre set up in the Gandhi Memorial College, Shamaswari, Srinagar for the said examination has been shifted to […]
BJP president Amit Shah has ruled out dialogue on the Kashmir issue until stone-pelting ends, but insisted that the government will talk to everyone once violence ends. Asked if the government will speak to the Hurriyat (separatists) too as was done by the previous NDA government, he told a news agency, “Once violence ends […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned two Kashmiri separatist leaders to its headquarters in Delhi tomorrow in connection with a case related to the funding of militant and “subversive” in Kashmir region. Farooq Ahmad Dar alias ‘Bitta Karate’ and Javed Ahmed Baba alias ‘Gazi’ of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat have been asked to bring certain bank and […]
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah today called for the imposition of Governor’s rule in the state, stressing that it was the only way to control communal tension in the country. “We have never been promoters of Governor’s rule; we have always opposed it. But there is no other way,” Abdullah, the newly […]
Pakistan’s Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, has condemned the killing of 12 Kashmiri youths by Indian forces since Friday and said three of them had been slain “extra-judicially”. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Sartaj Aziz expressed grave concern at the constant ceasefire violations by Indian forces […]
The pre-paid and post-paid phones have been suspended in South Kashmir following the killing of Hizb commander Sabzar Bhat and his aide Faizan Muzaffar in a gunfight with government forces yesterday. The mobile internet and outgoing call facility on prepaid phones were suspended across Kashmir valley yesterday, just hours after the killing of two […]
Kashmir University has postponed exams scheduled to be held on next two days after the tense situation following death of top militant commander, Sabzar Bhat, his aide and a civilian. KU spokesperson said in a statement that, in view of concerns expressed by students due to prevailing circumstances, all examinations scheduled to be held on […]
Two people including an army porter were killed and another was injured in the firing along the Line of Control (LoC) today. An army porter was killed and another injured as Pakistani Army on Sunday violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) at Keran sector. “Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the LoC […]
Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, said on Sunday that the BJP government will find a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue and it was open to talks with the Hurriyat Conference In an interview with a national news magazine, Singh made remarks that while the government cannot give an exact time for solving Kashmir issue, […]
Thousands of people today participated in the funeral prayers of slain militant commander, Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, and his associate, Faizan Muzafar, across Kashmir. People from far off places poured in at Rathusuna to pay tributes to top Hizbul Mujahideen commander as people reached Tral to attended Sabzar’s funeral. According to eye-witnesses a militant surfaced at […]