Srinagar, July 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Vice President of ruling National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that the proposed statehood protest on July 20 will be held, although the venue and mode of this protest might change.”The National Conference’s programme to travel to New Delhi on July 20 will go ahead as planned, the venue and mode of the proposed protest may change, but the party will not alter its decision”, CM Omar said speaking to reporters on …
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Srinagar, July 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday carried out a raid in connection with a terror-related case in Srinagar city.Officials said the State Investigation Agency (SIA) conducted a search operation in the Rainawari area of Srinagar in connection with an ongoing investigation into a terror-related case.The officials said the raid was carried out at the residence of Asim Farooq, son of Farooq Ahmad Budoo, a resident of Kralyar in Rainawari locality o…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Thirty-six years is a long time — long enough for hopes of justice to fade and tears of grief to dry. And when every door of justice and political will seemed firmly shut, one case has given an entire community reason to believe that justice, however delayed, may still be possible. For the beleaguered Kashmiri Hindus, the chargesheet filed in the kidnapping and murder case of Sarla Bhat has rekindled long-lost hopes of justice and redemption. For more than three decades…
Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit devotees on Monday reached Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Tulmul temple shrine of Mata Kheer Bhawani on the deity’s annual Mela as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha extended greetings to the devotees.LG Manoj Sinha said on X on Monday, “Heartiest greetings to all, especially our Kashmiri Pandit brothers and sisters, on the sacred occasion of Jyeshtha Ashtami.“May Mata Kheer Bhawani continue to guide us on …
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Veteran actor-filmmaker Anupam Kher has tagged comedian Samay Raina, calling him “almost a genius,” and heaped praise on the young talent’s sharp wit and impeccable comic timing. Anupam took to Instagram, where he share a few videos featuring him with Samay. He also shared a picture of himself giving a signed copy of his book to the comedian’s parents.The veteran actor took to the caption section and mentioned that Samay visited his Actor’s Prepare with his paren…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) ‘Dhurandhar’ is not the kind of film you watch and move on from. It lingers. It provokes. And more importantly, it says something which a majority of Indians have felt for years but were rarely encouraged to articulate openly.At its core, the film taps into a sentiment that has existed for decades — that Pakistan’s continued use of terrorism as state policy cannot be met with half-measures, diplomatic niceties, or intellectual hedging. The urge to see its institutions…
Srinagar, Dec 23 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over their alleged silence on killings of minorities in Bangladesh.BJP J&K spokesperson, Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, expressed grave concern and anguish over the escalating violence against minorities in Bangladesh.Reacting to the horrific reports of brutal killings and lynchings of Hindus and other minorities, Bhat questioned t…