Diesel price hiked again; wipes out Rs 2.5/litre cut
New Delhi: Diesel price rose for the 10th consecutive day Monday to wipe out all of the Rs 2.50 per litre cut in rates announced earlier this month through excise duty cut and oil company subsidy.
The government had, with effect from…
Civic polls: JRL calls for shutdown in poll bound areas on Tuesday
(Joint Resistance Leadership) JRL on Monday called for a shutdown tomorrow in poll-bound areas of Kashmir.
JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik asked people to observe complete protest shutdown on…
Qazir Yasir, Hurriyat leader booked under PSA, shifted to Jammu jail
Former Mirwaiz south Kashmir Qazir Yasir and a Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Ashiq Hussain Narchoor were booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and shifted to a jail in Jammu on Monday.
Yasir was arrested last week after his press conference in…
KU students march in solidarity with AMU students
The students of Kashmir University, Hazratbal on Monday staged a protest march in solidarity with Kashmiri students in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) facing “harassment” over funeral prayers for scholar-turned-militant Mannan Wani.…
Militants strike at retired police officer’s residence, decamp with weapons in Budgam
Srinagar: Militants on Sunday late evening strike at retired police officer's residence and decamped with two weapons along with magazines in Gopalpora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district.
Reports reaching GNS said that the gunmen…
Fulfill demands of construction workers: Tarigami
SRINAGAR: Addressing the Road and Tunnel Construction workers at Sangaldan, Reasi, Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami, President, CITU, J&K and MLA urged upon the government and management to address the burning and long pending issues of the…
Two drug peddlers arrested in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Police on Sunday arrested two drug peddlers in Hazratbal area of Srinagar and recovered contraband substance from their possession.
A police spokesman in a statement said that in its endeavor to weed out drug menace from the…
Governor calls to engaging JK’s youth effectively
SRINAGAR: Governor Satya Pal Malik today said that the most important stakeholders in the peace process is JK’s youth and it is essential to engage them regularly and effectively to give impetus to peace and development in Jammu and…
G.A. Mir writes to Chief Minister Punjab
Urges him to ensure secure atmosphere, safety to JK students
SRINAGAR: Taking serious note of the harassment of Students from J&K in Punjab, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G.A. Mir today wrote to Chief…
KJA condemns media gag, assault on journalists
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Journalist Association (KJA) has expressed serious concern over assault and curbs on the movement of journalists in Kashmir.
The spokesperson of the association in a statement said that two recent instances including…