Shopian shuts, people demand whereabouts of ‘Chota Geelani’
Qayoom KhanSrinagar: A spontaneous shutdown was observed in Shopian district of south Kashmir over alleged custodial disappearance of a youth whom police maintains escaped from custody on May 1.Official sources told GNS that scores…
Mufti Tassaduq appointed Coordinator CM’s Grievance Cell
Would work on honourary basis; won’t draw any salary, perksSrinagar: In a step towards ensuring good governance and responsive administration, the Government today appointed Mufti Tassaduq Hussain as the Coordinator of Chief…
Is triple talaq fundamental to Islam, Supreme Court asks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday heard a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of "triple talaq" and to know whether it was fundamental to Islam."We are going to decide the validity of triple…
Kashmir conclave an attempt to resolve unrest: Yechury
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said the proposal to hold a non governmental conference in Delhi was an attempt to seek a "unified voice" on resolving unrest in the Kashmir…
Sharif, Modi may meet, back channel links on
New Delhi: Sartaj Aziz, the Advisor to Sharif, said that a meeting between the two leaders cannot be ruled out on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit next month in Kazakhstan.But it was too early to speak…
Woman killed, husband injured as Indo-Pak armies exchange fire
MS Nazki Rajouri: A 35-year-old woman was Thursday killed and her husband injured allegedly in mortar shelling by Pakistan in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu division.A police officer told GNS that the woman Akhtar Bi…
Teenager killed, three others injured in shelling by BSF: Pakistan
Lahore: Pakistan on Thursday said that a teenager was killed and three others injured in cross-border shelling by Indian security forces in various sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir.Foreign Office Spokesperson…
Pak summons Indian Deputy HC over ceasefire violations
Lahore: Pakistan on Thursday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad over fresh ceasefire violations on the Line of Control, which it said has left one Pakistani civilian dead and two others injured.The…
Apex Committee on Tourism held in Srinagar
Srinagar: The apex committee on Tourism meeting was held in SKICC in which the experts from Ministry of Tourism GOI were briefed about the ongoing work on different projects under PMDP and PMRP, an official said.The secretary…
Weather turns pleasant due to overcast conditions in Kashmir
Srinagar: After recording above normal maximum temperature during the last about a week, weather turned pleasant due to overcast conditions much to the delight of the people in Kashmir valley.
A Met department spokesperson told UNI that…