New Delhi: Two National Conference Parliamentarians on Thursday protested in Lok Sabha against the detention of their party chief Farooq Abdullah, who is a sitting Member of Parliament from Srinagar. The NC politicians Hasnain Masoodi and Mohammad Akbar Lone came to the first row of opposition benches to lodge their protest against the continuous detention […]
‘Gap between houseboats not uniform in Dal Lake’
Srinagar: The J&K High Court has directed the government not to allow more houseboats in Dal and Nigeen lakes, saying no fresh registrations should be issued. The direction was passed after a report of Committee of Experts (CoE) pointed out that the Dal and Nigeen lakes are already overcrowded. It recommended that the number of […]
Directs police to strengthen nakas in Valley
Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Thursday claimed they have identified two Hizbul Mujahideen militants who staged an attack on Back to Village programme in Anantnag. A government official and a sarpanch were killed after militants lobbed grenade and fired on the gathering in south Kashmir’s Hakoora village in Anantnag. “Terrorists involved in […]
SRINAGAR: Terming the recent killing of a Panch along with a governmnet offical as unfortunate, gruesome and inhuman, Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam observed that such cowardly acts will not deter the efforts of the Government in reaching out to public at their doorsteps for delivery of services through various special initiatives, B2V being […]
Srinagar: Four years after committing to complete the work within six months, the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) has failed to complete construction of two buildings at the Central University’s Ganderbal campus. The NBCC had started the work on two pre-engineered building (PEB) structures in 2015, official sources told Kashmir Reader. According to them, […]
7 million people can’t be locked down, argues lawyer
New Delhi: The Supreme Court reserved on Wednesday its verdict on a batch of pleas including that of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restriction imposed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench of Justice N V Ramana, Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea filed by an NGO, Campus Front of India (CFI), seeking monetary relief for the students of Jammu and Kashmir who have faced problems due to restrictions imposed in the erstwhile state post abrogation of Article 370. The Centre opposed the CFI petition saying that […]
Over 1,500 vehicles stranded on Sgr-Jmu highway
Srinagar: Upper reaches of the Valley witnessed fresh snowfall while incessant rains lashed plains on Wednesday bringing down temperatures in the region. In north Kashmir, Gulmarg and upper reaches in Kupwara received fresh snowfall last night and it continued till Thursday. The weather department has predicted more rains and snow across Jammu and Kashmir. According […]
New Delhi: Incidents of pelting stones at government forces in Jammu and Kashmir have reduced by 40-45 per cent since the abrogation of provisions under Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event organised by Republic channel, Shah said it took 70 years to abrogate the provisions and Prime […]
Srinagar: Security was beefed up in Srinagar on Wednesday, a day after two blasts rocked Kashmir killing two persons and injuring several others, officials said. They said security personnel have been deployed at sensitive locations, including a few market places. This is to ensure that the citizens get a sense of security and businesses operate […]