ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS
UT administration has failed to curb the growing illegal constructions in Srinagar city, other towns and especially around the water bodies like Anchar, Dal and Wular lakes. Since August 5, last year when the government started a massive clampdown vested interest within the administration police and among the people starting working together resulting in a […]
Restoration of Statehood to J&K inevitable to address growing disconnect: JKAP
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir on Monday in a statement issued to KNS, reiterated his party’s call for restoration of Statehood to J&K terming it inevitable to address the growing disconnect between the people and the present dispensation. Mir was addressing his party colleagues, after inaugurating […]
Geelani resigns from Hurriyat Conference
Srinagar: Senior pro-freedom leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has resigned from Hurriyat Conference. “Keeping in view the current condition of all parties Hurriyat Conference, I am announcing to distance myself from the forum,” the ailing Hurriyat leader can be heard as saying in an audio message. “I have informed all the constituents of the Hurriyat […]
Three Militants killed in Anantnag encounter
116 militants killed in Valley this year so far Srinagar, June 29:(GNS) Three militant were killed in a gunfight in Runipora area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district Monday. A senior police officer told GNS that three militant were killed in the gunfight. However, he said, the identity of the slain militants was yet to be […]
Omar Abdullah expresses remorse over back to back govt. orders
Srinagar, June 28 (KNS): Former Chief Minister of J&K Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed remorse over back to back government orders that created panic across UT. Taking micro-blogging site Twitter, former CM tweeted, “Government orders are creating panic in Kashmir & unfortunately after all the lies & false assurances last year even if/when the government […]
Govt asks oil companies to stock up supplies for two months
Srinagar, June 28 (KNS):. J&K Government has issued an unusual order asking the oil companies to stock up supplies for two months. Normally the order for stocking up supplies to oil companies is issued to oil companies in winters due to the frequent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway due to landslides. The order issued by Food […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 127 new positive cases, 4316 recovered so far JAMMU, JUNE 28: The Government on Sunday informed that 127 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 25 from Jammu division and 102 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 7093. […]
Kashmir: Mother Of Slain Militant Booked Under UAPA; Police Say She Arranges Arms For Ultras
A 55-year-old woman, whose militant son was killed in a gun battle in 2018, has been booked under stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. The police are also looking for her daughter who has also been named in an FIR. A police statement said that the woman, Naseema Banoo, […]
Ailing elderly prisoner dies at Central Jail Srinagar
Srinagar, June 28, KNT: A 70 year old ailing prisoner lodged at Srinagar Central Jail died on Sunday after he collapsed in the bath room. Police sources identified the deceased inmate as Ali Muhammad Kumhar son of Muhammad Sultan, a resident of Charar-e-Sharif area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sources told news agency KNT […]
Ladakhis seek govt help amid face-off with China
Dozens of villages don’t have any communication lines for many days. Srinagar: Dozens of nomads and shepherds are trying to get help of the administration to take their livestock for grazing into Kargil or into the Sonmarg area of Kashmir as army and troops deployed after the standoff with China are not allowing any civilian movement […]