Jammu: A forest fire triggered several mine blasts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. The fire broke out in Balakote sector and spread to various areas, they said. As a result of the fire, several mines exploded, triggering panic among the residents, the officials said. […]
Arrest of leaders, restriction on movement among reasons for non-participation
Srinagar: Almost all major political parties are staying away from the Panchayat elections of vacant segments scheduled next month. National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party as well as Congress have decided to stay away from the electoral exercise. The reasons including the uncertainty triggered by unprecedented August move is the arrest of their top political leadership. […]
SRINAGAR: A day after the National Conference (NC) announced staying away from panahayat by-polls, BJP on Monday appealed the party to take part in the elections which are scheduled next month. BJP state General Secretary Ashok Kaul told reporters that NC should contest the Panchayat polls without putting any conditions. Earlier, NC had said that […]
New Delhi: A British MP heading a parliamentary group on Kashmir on Monday claimed she was denied entry into India despite a valid visa after she landed at the airport here, a charge denied by the government which said she had been informed that her e-visa was cancelled. Debbie Abrahams, a Labour Party member and […]
Bengaluru: Internet and connectivity issues in Jammu and Kashmir will be eased further in the coming months, Kewal Kumar Sharma, advisor to the Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir said here on Monday. “The restrictions remain to make sure that these facilities are not misused for promoting disorder. In some months from now it should […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club on Monday took serious note of the continuous harassment of journalists in the Valley and sought intervention of Home Minister. A KPC statement said that on Sunday night, a multimedia journalist Kamran Yousuf working with the Newsclick was picked up from his home by the police. Recalling the details, Kamran told […]
Srinagar: Police on Monday said that they have filed a case against social media users for defying the government order by “misusing” social media platforms. The government has banned social media and allowed limited access on low-speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir since January 25. A police spokesperson in statement said that there have been […]
Hubballi (Karnataka): The three Kashmiri engineering students of a college here facing sedition charges were arrested again on Monday after protests broke out against the police for releasing them on execution of a bond under Section 169 of CrPC. The trio, students of a private engineering college, were arrested on Saturday for raising pro-Pakistan slogans […]
SHOPIAN: The snail’s pace of work on a vital bridge in Shopian is puncturing tall claims of officials who had said that the bridge will be completed by end of 2019. The bridge at Trenz village was started being built in 2016 after huge demonstrations from the public. According to official data, this 300-meter-long bridge […]
New Delhi: India is looking at setting up a separate theatre command for Jammu and Kashmir, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said on Monday. The air defence command is to be rolled out by the beginning of next year and the Peninsula command by the end of 2021, Gen Rawat told a […]