Rift in BJP widens over Srinagar mayoral post

A group of BJP corporators led by Nazir Gilkar addressed a press conference at the party office at Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar on Monday to announce withdrawal of support to Mayor Mattu.

01 Dec 2022

Soon, pedal your way to explore Srinagar
 

City authorities have collaborated with Bhopal-based startup Chartered Bike for the project. A trial run 
for this facility was held near Ram Munshi Bagh on Tuesday.

30 Nov 2022

Ex- J&K chief minister Mehbooba vacates Gupkar residence, moves to sister’s home

PDP spokesperson Najam-Us-Saqib said that Mehbooba vacated her Gupkar residence on Monday.

29 Nov 2022

Pandit staff stir in J&K enters 200th day 

About 5,000 Pandit employees recruited under PM’s job package since 2010 and posted in Valley have been on strike and not attending their official duties since May 12. 

28 Nov 2022

7.7 lakh voters added to J&K electoral rolls

A total of 4,12,157 requests for deletion were received out of which 3,58,222 were accepted and 53,935 were rejected.

26 Nov 2022

‘Labourers in J&K shouldn’t go out at night’

In the series of targeted attacks on migrant workers this year, nine labourers including seven from Bihar and two from Uttar Pradesh have been killed.

26 Nov 2022

Probe over online threats: Houses, offices of journalists raided in Jammu and Kashmir

It said the ongoing searches were undertaken following leads received during similar searches a few days ago in the same case.

25 Nov 2022

Omar staying away from Assembly polls, Farooq Abdullah likely to be party’s CM face in J&K

It is a change of strategy on the part of senior Abdullah, who had last contested Assembly elections in J&K in 2008.

23 Nov 2022

EC tells Ghulam Nabi Azad to change his party’s name

“We have told the ECI that we are not in agreement with the name suggested by the commission,” he said.

21 Nov 2022

Farooq Abdullah to step down from NC president post, says time for new generation

There is widespread speculation that 85-year-old Abdullah will assume the role of party patron and his son Omar Abdullah, currently the party's vice-president, is likely to succeed him.

19 Nov 2022

Avalanche hits J&K Army post, three jawans killed

The upper reaches of Kashmir have seen spells of early snowfall ahead of the onset of winter this year.

19 Nov 2022

Srinagar Diary

It was the first rally to be  held by mainstream party in Srinagar after abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A and bifurcation of erstwhile J&K state by centre on August 5, 2019. 

18 Nov 2022

‘Kashmir not safe’: Pandits write to Prez Murmu

Pandit employees posted in the Valley have alleged that they were forced to sign bonds before joining government jobs in militancy-hit Kashmir.

18 Nov 2022

Five Kashmir journalists quit over militant threat

Police says militant outfit The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is behind these threats.

17 Nov 2022

Long power cuts, Kashmir Valley braces for cold, dark winter ahead

Residents in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley are complaining that the power development department is already resorting to lengthy and pesky power cuts.

16 Nov 2022