Parts of Kashmir Valley receive light snowfall
Srinagar : Parts of Kashmir Valley received light snowfall on Wednesday even as local meteorological department predicted wet weather across Jammu and Kashmir, cautioning that it may disrupt transport on Srinagar-Jammu highway, the…
Baramulla becomes first Kashmir district to avail 4G benefits from BSNL
Baramulla: Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited Wednesday kick started 4G services in Kashmir.
In the first, North Kashmir’s Baramulla District has become the first district where 4G was launched today.
The facility was inaugurated by MZ Iqbaq,…
Peoples Conference will form a stable govt: Vakil
Says will uproot dynasty politics in J&K
Former Minister and senior leader of Peoples Conference (PC) Abdul Gani Vakil today said that in the upcoming elections, PC will emerge as a king maker and will form a stable government in…
Pak youth carrying valid permission not allowed to move beyond fence in Poonch to meet grandmother
M S NAzki
Poonch: The joy and excitement of 21-year-old Kamran Aftab son of Mohammad Aftab of Bandi Khulratta in Pakistan Administrated Kashmir, knew no bounds when he got permission to meet his grandmother and uncle few days back.…
Reconsider decision on stamp duty exemption for women: Tarigami
SRINAGAR : The decision of Governor administration to reverse the previous government’s order of exempting women from paying stamp duty on registration of land is unjust and the Governor must reconsider it.
The previous…
SAC approves notification of ‘Jammu and Kashmir Reimbursement of State Taxes’ scheme
In order to encourage large investment, incentivize the newly established units and the units undergoing substantial expansion, the State Administrative Council (SAC) which met in Jammu Tuesday evening under the chairmanship of Governor,…
Hurriyat leader Bilal Lone changes name of his Peoples Conference
Senior Hurriyat (M) leader Bilal Lone on Wednesday changed the name of his Peoples Conference to Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Independent Movement to “end any confusion in taking forward his father’s legacy”.
“I have been very close to my…
Anna Hazare begins hunger strike over Lokpal
Social activist Anna Hazare began a hunger strike on Wednesday over "non-fulfilment" of assurances by the Centre and the Maharashtra government on the appointment of Lokpal and passage of the Lokayukta Act in the state.
Hazare offered…
Three civilians injured in Kulgam grenade explosion
Qayoom Khan
Srinagar: Three civilians were injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade on police station Dhamhal Hanjpora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
A police officer told GNS that some militants hurled a grenade on…
Amnesty urges travel sites to ban Israel settlement listings
Amnesty International on Wednesday urged online travel sites to ban listings from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The London-based rights group's report, titled "Destination: Occupation," said rental sites Airbnb,…