5th International Yoga Day: Indian and Chinese Army jointly celebrates the day
Sayan Chatterjee
Sikkim: In a 1st of its kind of event along the LAC on the Eastern Border, a total of seventy personnel of Chinese Army and thirty civilians participated in joint Yoga sessions with Indian Army troops at Nathu La (Sikkim)…
Enthusiastic participation marks Day 2 of ‘Back to Village’ in North Kashmir
SRINAGAR: On the second day of week-long ‘Back to Village’ programme, awareness camps and Gram Sabhas were held in North Kashmir districts which saw an enthusiastic participation of locals. The designated officers discussed measures to…
Term of state assembly be reduced from six to five years: Kavinder Gupta
SRINAGAR : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader and former Deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta today said that the term of the state assembly be reduced from six to five years.
Gupta said that like rest of the…
Holding simultaneous polls to Parliament, Assemblies anti-federal, anti-democratic: Tarigami
Srinagar: CPI (M) leader Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami Friday said that holding simultaneous polls to Parliament and state Assemblies is fundamentally anti-federal and anti-democratic and thus, against the Constitution. It will fade out local…
Geelani not allowed to attend KU book fair: Hurriyat (G)
‘Need to safeguard Urdu language’
Srinagar: Syed Ali Geelani was not allowed to step out of his residence to attend the Urdu book fair at University of Kashmir where he was invited, Hurriyat Conference (G) said on Friday.
The amalgam in a…
Mushrooming of political outfits in Kashmir suggestive of nasty design: NC
Senior JKPCC leader Dr Mohammad Syed, others join NC
Srinagar: Senior Congress leader Dr Syed along with scores of his supporters joined National Conference on Friday in presence of party president and Member Parliament from Srinagar Dr…
Abducted Husband-Wife Injured After Shot At By Gunmen In South Kashmir
Srinagar: Husband-wife duo who were abducted by unknown gunmen last evening were injured after shot at by them in Arwani village of Anantnag district in south Kashmir on Friday.
Reports reaching GNS said that the unknown gunmen abducted…
Teenager Falls Off Bike After Forces Open Fire In Air, Held In Anantnag
Srinagar: Government forces on Friday apprehended a teenage boy (pillion rider) even as the motorcyclist managed to flee from the spot amid some warning shots at KP road Anantnag in south Kashmir.
Reports reaching GNS said that a joint…
34 bags of Government cement seized, two accused arrested
Srinagar: Police on Friday claimed to have seized 34 bags of government cement from village Dooru area of Khansahib in central Kashmir’s Budgam.
“Acting on a tip off, officers from Police Station Khansahib raided at Dooru village and…
Growing drug, liquor abuse in Kashmir a cause of great worry: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said the growing drug and liquor abuse in Kashmir is a cause of great worry and concern.
He said members from cross sections of society have been informing him as well as a…