Farooq Abdullah hits out at BJP over ‘normalcy claims’, says killings won’t stop until ‘justice’ is served

Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday lashed out at BJP over its claims of normalcy post abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and said the killings will never stop until “justice” is served. Abdullah, who is a Member of Parliament from Srinagar, said had the situation been improved on the ground, […]

Opposition parties announce protests on issue of inclusion of non-local voters in J-K

Jammu,: A committee formed by opposition parties against the inclusion of non-locals in the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday decided to hold protests to mobilise public support on the issue. The panel, which included all the five constituents of the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) and several other political parties like […]

Pulwama Viral Video: Apple Burning Incident In Pulwama, Police issues statement

Srinagar: Police on Monday said that strict action will be taken against the person who was seen burning apples in a viral video as he was falsely trying to malign the administration. In handout. the police said that 6esterday on 16-10-2022, a video/post on social media platform (whatsapp,Facebook,twitter) was circulated/uploaded by various media houses in […]

Protest outside Hurriyat office in Srinagar against killing of Kashmiri Pandit

Srinagar: A group of people, including social activists, staged a protest outside the Hurriyat Conference office here on Monday against the killing of Kashmiri Pandit farmer Puran Krishan Bhat by terrorists last week, officials said. The protesters assembled outside the office of the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat at Rajbagh here and held a protest. They […]

Gold falls Rs 40; silver declines Rs 594

New Delhi: Gold price in the national capital fell Rs 40 to Rs 50,833 per 10 grams on Monday amid a fall in the precious metal prices in the overseas market, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had touched Rs 50,873 per 10 grams. Silver also declined by Rs 594 […]

AAP appoints Harshdev Singh as chairman of 15-member state committee in J&K

Srinagar: The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Jammu and Kashmir unit on Monday constituted a 15-member State Coordination Committee with Harshdev Singh designated as the chairman of the committee. As per a communique, Mehraj Malik and Dr Ghulam Mustafa Khan have been appointed as the Co-chairmen of the State Coordination Committee. The communique stated that Deep […]

Man held with arms, ammo in Kupwara: Police

Kupwara: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have arrested a man along with arms and ammunition in Karnah area of Kupwara district. In a statement, a spokesperson said that in a joint action by Kupwara Police and Army, a man was arrested along with arms and ammunition from Karnah area. The statement reads […]

MeT Forecast Mainly Dry Weather Today

Srinagar: Weatherman department here on Monday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that light to moderate rain and snowfall over high reaches at isolated places was expected on October 18th and at scattered places of Jammu and Kashmir on October 19-20. However, […]

India logs 2,060 new Covid cases, 10 deaths

New Delhi: India reported 2,060 new coronavirus cases, raising its tally to 4,46,30,888, while 10 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 5,28,905, the Health Ministry said on Monday. The active cases increased to 26,834 and comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, according to data updated by the ministry at 8 am. The […]

BJP’s Javid Quershi, 10 others disqualified by ECI from contesting election

Srinagar: BJP leader Javid Quershi and ten others from Jammu & Kashmir figure in the list of candidates who have been disqualified by the Election Commission of India (ECI) from contesting any election till July 2023. In an official communication to chief electoral officers of States and Union Territories on October 13, 2022,the poll–body has […]