Actor Anupam Kher slammed Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for meeting Hurriyat leaders in Srinagar saying that he met people ‘who were responsible for killings in Kashmir’. Condemning Aiyar’s meeting with resistance leaders, Anupam Kher had said, “Representations of some political parties insult us by meeting certain Hurriyat leaders.” A five-member delegation team led by […]
Blaming central and the state government for the current deteriorating situation in the Valley, the senior Congress leader and former chief minister Maharashtra, Prithvi Raj Chavan Friday remained tight lipped over the commendation to Army major who used a Kashmiri youth as human shield on Apr 09. Addressing a press conference here at a local […]
The Army on Friday gunned down two militants of the Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT). The action came 25 days after its two men were beheaded allegedly by Pakistani army, further escalating the tensions along the border. Army claimed that it foiled an attack in Uri by the BAT, which is a special force […]
The holy month of Ramadhan will begin in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, May 27, the Supreme Court announced Friday. The crescent moon was not sighted on Thursday and so fasting will start Saturday, reported Arab News. “The moon will be out/disappear on the entire Islamic world, Thursday and, based on this, there is no […]
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has emphasized the need to introduce water transport in river Jhelum. She also directed factoring in of the same in the restoration works for the river. “Not only will the move give a push to tourist activities but also revive the century old tradition back in the Kashmir Valley,” the […]
Widespread protests were witnessed across Kashmir against the award to Army Major Leetul Gogoi who tied a Kashmiri youth to the bonnet of his vehicle and later paraded him through different roads on April 9, the elections for Srinagar parliamentary seat were held. Protests were witnessed in parts of Srinagar as well as in Sopore […]
The joint resistance leaders on Friday staged protest against the commendation to an Army major who tied a youth to a jeep as human shield. According to the statement issued here, the leaders termed the award to officer as ‘sheer violation of human rights’. While condemning the commendation to Army major, the activists and people […]
State government has warned the officers of strict action in case they fail to implement the provision of the right to information act (RTI) which seeks to ensure transparency here. In an order which has been issued by the general administration department (GAD), it has been noted that the officers have shown slackness in the […]
The Congress party has maintained contradictory policy on Kashmir as it chose to stay away from the meeting between the civil society group led by senior party leader and former Minister, Mani Shanker Aiyer, with Hurriyat Conference while claiming that it will reach a solution on Kashmir problem through the policy planning group, headed […]
Medical Superintendent, Govt. Lal Ded Hospital, and Principal, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Friday constituted two different committees to enquire about the cause of death of an infant in Lal Ded Hospital on Thursday, with Chief Minister’s office assuring that it is closely monitoring the investigation process. As reported by this newspaper on Friday, that a […]