Kashmir
No Friday prayers in Jamia Masjid Kashmir on 19th straight w...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Jammu:Amid the claims of normalcy in Kashmir Valley by authorities, the historical Jamia Masjid remained locked down on Friday and as such the congregational prayers could not happen there on 19th straight week. Moreover prepaid mobile and internet services of all cellular companies including government owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) remained suspended while several mainstream political leaders are still languishing in MLA hostel which has been converted in sub-jail. Wilayat Times reports...
Centre mulling to establish separate “Leh Police Wing&...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Kargil: An establishment of separate police wing in newly carved UT Ladakh is on cards and preparations in this regard have been initiated. Sources told that the separate force would be named ‘Leh Police Wing’ (LPW) and will be headed by IGP rank officer. Wilayat Times reports that according to JKNS, it has been learnt that the newly turned Union Territory (UT) Ladakh would be given separate police wing soon and Union Home Ministry has started ground work for its completion. Sources said that...
Over 57,000 Acres of Land Identified for Setting Up Industri...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has identified over 57,000 acres of land for setting up industrial estates for prospective entrepreneurs, officials said on Thursday. While 15,000 acres of land have been identified in Kashmir valley, 42,500 acres of land have been identified in Jammu region, they said. KK Sharma, adviser to Lieutenant Governor, chaired a high-level meeting and directed officers to make suitable and sufficient land available for setting up new industrial estates for the...
WhatsApp users in Kashmir being removed as Internet shutdown...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Jammu:As the Internet blackout in Kashmir crossed 120 days, tens of thousands WhatsApp users who have “auto-exited” are in fear of losing personal data. Hojatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Aga Dr. Syed Mudasir Rizvi who is seminary scholar and presently perusing Islamic studies in Iran informed his family members living in Srinagar on Wednesday night that all relatives have suddenly “left” the family WhatsApp group. “The data on the group came to a halt on August 5. We used to share pictures...
More than 77,000 youths of Jammu & Kashmir applied for ...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Jammu:More than 77,000 youth have applied for the 5199 posts of Special Police Officers’, the recruitment of which is being held across the Jammu and Kashmir. “Jammu and Kashmir Police, despite its hectic schedule in handling law and order situation in the Union Territory, is conducting recruitment for 5199 posts of Special Police Officers’,” the Jammu and Kashmir Police said in a statement. Stressing that the recruitment offer of Special Police Officers’ (SPOs) by the...
Indian Politician and Lawyer Prof.Bhim Singh extended full s...
( India )
New Delhi:The Indo-Palestine Friendship Society in cooperation with National Panthers Party and other revolutionary organizations held a Solidarity Day with the people of Palestine. Addressing a meeting of lawyers, media persons, ex-servicemen and political workers, Prof.Bhim Singh, Chairman of Indo-Palestine Friendship Society expressed full solidarity and support with the struggling people of Palestine who have been fighting/struggling since 1948 against the United Nations Resolution no.181 which...
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir, Six including 4 Army men died, Na...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:At least six people died in separate snowfall-related incidents in Kashmir. Two Army jawans were killed in a road accident in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. An Army vehicle met with an accident in Langate area of Kupwara on Wednesday night due to poor visibility caused by heavy snowfall, an Army official said. Also, two army porters and two civilians were dead after being trapped in snow in Kupwara district of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This...
Untill BJP is in power Kashmir situation will not improve: G...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Senior Congress leader & Former Chief Minister of J&K Ghulam Nabi Azad slammed the BJP-led NDA government’s handling of the Jammu and Kashmir issue saying as long as party in power, the situation would not improve there. Azad, a former Health Minister of India, said even he could visit J-K only with the permission of Supreme Court, recalling his first visit after the Centre scrapped special status to it under Art 370. “This government has internationalised Kashmir issue,...
Seasons first moderate Snowfall received including Gulmarg a...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Higher reaches of Kashmir Valley including Gulmarg and Sonamarg tourist resorts received first snowfall of the season on Wednesday while the plains were lashed by heavy rain, bringing down the mercury by more than 10 degrees. “Snowfall was witnessed in higher reaches of Kashmir valley including Gulmarg and Sonamarg in the wee hours today (Wednesday) while the city and other plains were lashed by rainfall,” an official of the MET department said. This was the first snowfall in...
GOI Releases New Map of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh with India...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
New Delhi: Two days after Jammu and Kashmir was officially bifurcated into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, the Union Home Ministry on Saturday released the new political map of the country showing 28 states and nine Union Territories. Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday transitioned from a state into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh — nearly three months after Parliament revoked the state’s special status by abrogating Article 370. On the recommendation...