Kashmir Valley Sunday observed shutdown against the killing of an aged civilian allegedly by army in Kupwara district on Thursday during clashes when the locals were demanding the bodies of the militants killed in an encounter earlier. The shutdown was called by joint Hurriyat leaders to protests against the killing. Reports said that shops were […]
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that her government would first restore normalcy in the Valley before initiating talks with the separatists. She made the comments during her meeting with BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav here. BJP National General Secretary, Ram Madhav, met the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, here following the deterioration […]
In major roadblock for the Central University of Kashmir (CUK), the University Grants Commission (UGC) is likely to squeeze the flow of funds for the varsity given the poor utilization of money released in first phase of the construction plan for the Varsity. Official sources said Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD) had released […]
Following a spike in violence, hotel occupancy has dropped to 7% this tourist season from 70% last year. The numbers have come down to a trickle here after the violence in the recent elections on Srinagar parliamentary seat. With Election Commission of India (ECI) deciding not to postpone the elections here, the occupancy rate in […]
Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari tells BJP that exclusion of dissent from a dialogue process is against the spirit of democracy. He said that dialogue cannot have a rider or any pre-conditions in a democratic set-up. Responding to a question asked on the side-lines of his visit to his constituency, Bukhari said dialogue […]
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that in ‘desperation’, India is targeting innocent people in Kashmir, reports The Nation. According to reports, while visiting Line of Control, Gen Bajwa further stated that “India is targeting civilians and their houses during cross border firing.” He urged the Pakistani Army soldiers to […]
Pakistan has said that it wants a meaningful, sustainable and result-oriented dialogue with Indian on Kashmir issue. “Pakistan had initiated a composite dialogue with India in the past but the latter had not shown seriousness to resolve the issue,” Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria told state owned PTV. He said Pakistani and international media had […]
Traffic on the historic Mughal Road remained suspended today for the second consecutive day due to fresh snowfall at Peer Ki Gali, police officials said. Meanwhile, the National Highway, connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the world, is through for one-way traffic and vehicles are plying from Jammu to Srinagar for second consecutive day […]
An RTI query seeking details of the total number of killings in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the last 27 years of conflict has revealed that 40, 000 people have lost their lives during the unrest in the state. The data which has been released in response to an RTI terms 2001 as […]
Normal life was affected in the Valley Sunday due to a strike called by Joint resistance group to protest the killing of a civilian in firing by security forces after militants attacked an army camp in Kupwara district on Thursday. Most of the shops, other business establishments and fuel stations remain shut. Public transport was […]