The central government is likely to hold discussions with all regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir before the end of this month as part of its initiatives to bolster political processes, including holding assembly elections, in the union territory, officials said here on Friday. The central leadership may even invite National Conference (NC) chief Farooq … Read more
Kashmir police IG Vijay Kumar has said that stone pelting and law and order were bigger challenges than militancy in the valley as law and order issues involved society and disrupted normal life and the police won’t allow it to happen. “Two or three militant attacks don’t impact schools, tourism, yatra or any economic activity … Read more
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who is Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, on Tuesday got his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Srinagar, officials said. Abdullah, 85, was given the first dose of the vaccine at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, the officials said. Omar Abdullah, son of the NC … Read more
In a statement, Director, Communication, AR Music Studios, said that the aim of hosting the concert was to connect Kashmir to its pure folk music amid the harsh weather conditions. By Farooq Wani A Mumbai based AR Music Studios Record Label organised a mega musical concert at SKICC, Srinagar—creating a buzz amid freezing temperature in … Read more
New Delhi: Cold weather conditions continued to sweep the northern belt, as some parts of Kashmir Valley received another spell of snowfall on Sunday. Light rain occurred at isolated places over eastern Uttar Pradesh and in almost all divisions of Madhya Pradesh. The national capital’s minimum temperature dipped to 7.8 degrees Celsius as cold winds … Read more
To complete his water ambulance, he also needs to get basic equipment on board. (Image: IE) Dal Lake: Srinagar’s Dal Lake to get its own water ambulance! A few months ago, Dal’s ‘Sea Palace’ owner Tariq Ahmad Patloo had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. While confined to the hospital bed, the 51-year-old came up … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Nov 30, 2020) SRINAGAR: The father of activist and former JNU Students’ Union vice-president Shehla Rashid on Monday wrote to J&K DGP Dilbag Singh, saying he feared for his life after being threatened by his daughter’s armed “bodyguard” into leaving the family’s Srinagar home because he disapproved of her … Read more
SRINAGAR: A BJP worker was seriously injured in an attack in Budgam district of central Kashmir on Sunday triggering a string of resignations from party workers in the Valley. There have been around eight fresh resignations in the last 24 hours and 17 BJP workers have resigned in the past one month. Following the recent … Read more