Governor reviews Yatra arrangements at Nunwan Base Camp
Srinagar:Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chairman of the Amarnathji Shrine Board on Thursday visited Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag district and chaired a high-level meeting to review the arrangements in place for the ongoing Amarnath Ji Yatra 2019. The spokesman said that meeting was attended by Khalid Jahangir, Deputy Commissioner Anantnag; AK Goel DIG South Kashmir; […]
78937 kanals Kahcharai, 48896 kanals State land retrieved from encroachers in Kashmir
Srinagar:On the directions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, district administrations of the valley have so far retrieved 78937 kanals of Kahcharai and 48896 kanals of State land from the illegal occupants. The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir warned trespassers not to indulge in illegal construction activities and other encroachments on state and Kahcharai land. Violators […]
Ayodhya land dispute hearing from July 25 if mediation fails: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed July 25 as the date to begin day-to-day hearings in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case if mediation fails. While hearing a petition seeking early hearing in the case, the court, sought a progress report from the mediation panel by July 18. It added that in […]
16 Palestinian children killed, over 1200 injured by Israeli forces this year
Gaza City: Israeli troops have killed at least 16 Palestinian children and injured more than 1,200 others in Gaza Strip in the first half of 2019, a Palestine-based NGO said on Wednesday. The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights said in a statement that as many as 1,233 minors were wounded by Israeli forces during weekly […]
Cannot ‘prejudge’ ICJ’s decision in Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case: Pakistan FO
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it cannot “prejudge” the decision of the International Court of Justice in the former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case on July 17. Jadhav, 48, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of “espionage and terrorism” after a closed trial in […]
India attaches property of Kashmiri resistance leader
Amid an ongoing crackdown against resistance groups in Kashmir, India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached the house of incarcerated Kashmiri leader as “proceeds of terror.” A copy of the NIA order was found outside Asiya Andrabi’s house in Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, saying the property “represents proceeds of terrorism and has been used in […]
Climate change
The sudden showers in the month of July are playing havoc with the population and with infrastructure in many parts of J&K State. Basically a climate change, the flash floods in Rajouri and Poonch areas of Jammu in the recent past has played with human lives and also with infrastructure. Similar flash floods have […]
APDP stages protest against enforced disappearances in Srinagar
Srinagar:Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) Wednesday held a sit-in protest here in Pratap Park against the enforced disappearances in Jammu and Kashmir. Relatives of disappeared, hold posters and photographs during a sit-in protest in Srinagar, seeking the whereabouts of their loved ones, KL photo by Bilal Bahadur Scores of the men and women […]
Sarjan Barkati’s family reaches Srinagar to protest his detention
Srinagar:The family members and relatives of Sarjan Barkati held a protest in press enclave on Wednesday morning demanding Barkati’s release on immediate basis. The family members and relatives of Sarjan Barkati stages protest at Press Colony Srinagar on July 10, 2019. KL image by Bilal Bahadur Barkati was arrested in 2016 and since then he […]
JKFA Annual League Football Tournament: J&K Bank defeats Novelty Sports
Srinagar: In the ongoing State Annual League Football tournament two matches were played at Synthetic Turf TRC Ground on Tuesday. The Ist Match of Super Div was played between Jahangir Sports and Saffalo FC, Jahangir Sports defeated Saffalo FC by Two goals to Nil. Sameer Ahmad and Wajahat scored for Jahangir Sports. Both the teams […]