Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of “sabotaging” the participation of political parties other than the BJP in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir by not allowing them to campaign freely. Mehbooba’s allegations came as major political parties in the Valley, including the NC and the PDP, […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday claimed that she was stopped by the police from visiting Rambiara Nalla in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. She claimed that sand extraction through illegal tenders was being carried out in the area and lashed out at the administration alleging that Jammu and Kashmir has been turned into […]
Jammu: A soldier was killed on Saturday in unprovoked firing by Pakistan on forward posts and villages in two sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The casualty comes barely a week after multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the LoC in north […]
New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest with him over attempts by Jaish-e-Mohammed to carry out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of local elections there. Referring to the Nagrota incident, the ministry said the huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material […]
Kargil: Despite their ideological differences, the BJP will continue to support National Conference in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil for a stable administration to ensure the development of the region, BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said on Saturday. He also asserted that the restoration of pre-August 5, 2019 position, when Ladakh was part of the […]
Srinagar: Two more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Saturday, taking the total number of deaths to 1,624 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, one death was reported from Kashmir and one from Jammu division. The deceased persons include one from Bandipora and one from Udhampur district. The total number of infected persons detected […]
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has described the recent breakthroughs towards development of COVID-19 vaccines as a “ray of hope” that needs to reach everyone and called on the G-20 nations to support the global collaboration to accelerate development of coronavirus treatments and drugs. This week, global drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech said their […]
Shopian: After almost two years, traffic jams have returned to Shopian town with rows of vendors back on roads, cars parked haphazardly on roadsides, and Sumo taxi stands operating from almost anywhere they like. Despite the installation of overhead barricades at different entry points of the town and some months ago a ban on movement […]
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted multiple raids in Kashmir in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged suspicious transactions in the J&K Bank. The central probe agency covered a total of seven locations– six in Srinagar and one in Anantnag district– as part of the searches conducted under the Prevention […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party leaders visited Charar-e -Sharief today to condole with the bereaved family members of noted Journalist, and Senior Editor of Daily Greater Kashmir Mudassir Ali, who breathed his last on Friday morning following cardiac arrest. Party’s Central Zone President Ali Muhammad Dar, and Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar visited […]