INTERNET BAN subverting institution of journalism: KEG

Taking a serious view of the continued snapping of in­ternet broadband to the media, Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) on Tuesday said the objective of the ban is aimed at subverting an in­stitution and preventing it from recording the history of the most crucial period. Snapping of the internet services has, off late, be­come more frequent. […]

UN urges India, Pakistan to find peaceful solution for Kashmir issue

Secretary-General of United Nations, Antonio Guterres has urged India and Pakistan to solve the Kashmir issue through dialogue, reports said today. The spokesperson of the Secretary General has also dismissed claims that UN chief was being reluctant to address the Kashmir issue. “I don’t brush it [Kashmir issue] off. I don’t think the Secretary General […]

ECI announces re-poll at 38 polling stations

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Shantmanu, today reviewed the arrangements put in place for repolling at 38 polling stations in district Budgam of Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency scheduled to be held on 13 April 2017. District Election Officer (DEO) Budgam, SSP Budgam and other concerned were present at the meeting. The CEO said adequate security will […]

No strike today

There will be no shutdown on Wednesday, joint resistance leadership said. In a statement issued here, the leadership withdrew the shutdown call issued for south Kashmir after the deferment of Anantnag bypoll. The leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik had earlier called for shutdown in south Kashmir areas where polling […]

Truck driver arrested for rape, murder of girl

SHABIR AHMAD/ MUSHTAQ-UL-ISLAM PULWAMA: Police has arrested a truck driver on charges of raping and murdering a girl who had been missing since last month. Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Chadoora area of Budgam district, was arrested for the murder of 20-year old Muneera Akhter , a resident  of Wangam Niwa village here. The […]

Anantnag: Nomination papers of 13 candidates accepted for scrutiny

ANANTNAG: The scrutiny of nomination papers for the conduct of upcoming Lok Sabha elections for Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency was held in presence of District Election Officer Anantnag Saugat Biswas, who is also the Returning Officer of the Constituency here on Monday. An official spokesperson said in a statement that the election observers, Asangaba Chuba, R.A […]

Illegal Yanner hotels, huts start commercial operations

SHABIR AHMAD Anantnag: Dozens of hotels and huts that have come up illegally in this ecologically fragile Pahalgam resort have started commercial operations without the registration of the tourist department. Nearly a hundred hotels, huts, and guest houses constructed on the banks of Lidder river at ‘Yanner in nexus with the revenue and PDA officials […]

Shahi Imam low-rung soldier of Congress: Geelani

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference(G) chairman Syed Ali Gilani Saturday  said that website Cobra Post’s sting operation disclosure on Babri Masjid  showed that the both Congress and BJP had no difference in their policies towards the Muslims and were acting upon the plan of making India a Hindu national state. Geelani  also attacked the Shahi Imam of […]

Darbar Move offices to close on April 25

JAMMU: The Civil Secretariat and other Darbar Move offices will close here on April 25 and April 26 respectively and would reopen in summer capital Srinagar on May 5. According to a government order issued by General Administration Department (GAD) here Friday, the government offices observing five day week shall close in winter capital Jammu […]