Decides to step down as party prez in Dec, will continue to helm PAGD Srinagar: Veteran politician and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Friday announced that he would step down as president of the National Conference next month, saying it is time to hand over the mantle to the new generation. Holding the post […]
Srinagar: National Conference, the oldest political party of Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday issued notification for holding elections to the post of president after incumbent Farooq Abdullah announced his decision to step down. NC general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar issued the notification for election which will be held on December 5, the birth anniversary of […]
Srinagar: Emerging singer from Jammu and Kashmir Waqar Khan joined the National Conference (NC) here on Friday. “Prominent social activist and youth icon @im_waqarkhan along with scores of his supporters joined JKNC in presence Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah,” a party spokesman tweeted. Khan, hailing from Gurez area of the valley, has become popular […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has declined to transfer from Tihar Jail to Srinagar Jail a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant, who is serving life term in a UAPA case, considering the law and order repercussions expressed by the authorities after evaluating the security risk. Sixty-six-year-old JeM militant Abdul Majeed Baba sought transfer to his native […]
Says space for media freedom, civil society has been steadily eroding in region New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Friday voiced “deep concern” over recent threats issued to journalists working in Kashmir by suspected militant organisations, and the subsequent resignation of five mediapersons from their respective media outlets. “Journalists in Kashmir now find […]
Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Thursday said drug menace has emerged as a big threat as the money generated from the trade is being used in militant activities. He urged the police department to expedite investigation into cases of narcotics and increase conviction rate. Singh was speaking after chairing an officers’ […]
Injured student stable, say hospital authorities Aligarh: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association has expressed serious concern after a student from the Union territory was seriously injured in a clash during a friendly cricket match here. In a statement released on Thursday, the Association said it has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath […]
Kupwara: Three soldiers were killed after they came under a snow avalanche in Machil Sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara on Friday, officials said. “In an unfortunate incident, three jawans of Army’s 56-RR achieved martyrdom in the line of duty in Machil area when they came under an avalanche,” a senior police officer said. He said […]
Srinagar: A non-local labourer who was shot at and injured along with his counterpart by suspected militants on November 12 in Rakh Momin area of Anantnag district succumbed to injuries on Friday. A top police officer said that the labourer, Chotu Prasad of UP, succumbed to the injuries where he was admitted after sustaining the […]
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch team has arrested a driver working in the Ministry of External Affairs on charges of espionage for allegedly leaking confidential details to a Pakistan-based person, sources said on Friday. According to a source, the arrest was made on Friday from the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan here. The suspect allegedly used […]