New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday questioned the basis on which former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were booked under the Public Safety Act and said they deserve to be freed and not incarcerated indefinitely. Taking to Twitter, Priyanka said the two Jammu and Kashmir leaders […]
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday slammed the government for invoking the Public Safety Act against former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah and said detention without charges is the worst abomination in a democracy. Mufti and Abdullah, besides two political stalwarts from the PDP and its arch-rival […]
New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Friday slammed the government for invoking the Public Safety Act against former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, saying the move belies the Centre’s claims that “everything is normal in J&K”. The party said the prime minister, while replying to the Motion of Thanks to the […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday dismissed the petition challenging Public Safety Act (PSA) detention of Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association president Mian Abdul Qayoom. The court of Justice Tashi Rabstan while dismissing the plea held that the grounds of detention are precise, pertinent, proximate and relevant. While giving references to Supreme Court verdicts […]
SRINAGAR: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested three persons involved in hurling grenade in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk four days ago. Briefing media persons, Srinagar’s senior superintendent of police Dr Haseeb Mughal said the trio affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad was involved in the Sunday’s attack. “Through our digital record and other sources we have busted their […]
Shopian: A bank guard was killed on Friday in an accidental fire at Kaprin village of south Kashmir’s Shopian. The incident occurred at Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s Kaprin Branch Shopian. The slain was identified as Majid Ahmad Naikoo, a resident of Dangam village of Shopian. A police official said that the incident took place on […]
Medical colleges to screen people for virus: Nodal Officer
Srinagar: Even as the Coronavirus has been declared as global emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to set up screening facilities for those travelling to the region through road and rail link. The health department has opened ‘Coronavirus help desk’ at the Srinagar Airport but there is […]
JAMMU: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo on Friday reviewed the pre-emptive measures taken by the Health and Medical Education Department to deal with the threat of Coronavirus (nCoV), here at a meeting of senior functionaries and health officials. The measures taken include establishment of isolation wards, stocking of Personal Protection Equipment, […]
Commuters fume at the dilapidated condition of road
Anantnag: The roads and buildings department which is responsible for upkeep of old Srinagar-Anantnag highway has abandoned its job leaving the road in shambles. Vast stretches of the highway are dotted with large craters and potholes irking commuters travelling on the highway. The worst affected stretches are right on the periphery of the summer capital […]
KUPWARA: A 17-year-old Kupwara boy was allegedly beaten to death by his colleague in Rajasthan, police said on Friday. Basit, a resident Kupwara, was allegedly thrashed by his fellow worker Aditya (22) in Harmara area on Wednesday night after the two had an argument, they said. Sources said that Basit Ahmad Khan, 17, son of […]