Kolkata, Oct 14: Accusing the opposition of indulging in pseudo secularism and politics of polarisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the Dadri lynching incident and the cancellation of Ghulam Ali’s concert in Mumbai as “unfortunate” but said his government has nothing to do with them. He also charged that the opposition was using minorities…
Two Soldiers killed As Troopers Mistake One Another For Militants In Kashmir
BY KICK STAFF Two Indian Army soldiers were killed in a friendly fire after two army patrols mistook one another for militants in Tral region of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. A police official said four soldiers were injured when the troopers exchanged gunfire in Noorpora area of the region. He said a patrol of Army’s…
Jammu Kashmir Govt Releases Rs 262 crore Under MGNREGA
BY KICK STAFF Srinagar – July 15: The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday ordered the release of Rs 262 crore under MGNREGA for all districts of the state. According to an official handout, the order was passed by Minister for Rural Development Panchayati Raj, Abdul Haq Khan. He said the amount would be utilized for…
Indian Army Kills Three Infiltrators At Kashmir Border
By News Desk Indian Army Sunday claimed to have foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control, killing three militants in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, an official said today. “Suspicious movement was noticed by troops near the fencing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector around midnight. The…
Villagers Thrash Indian Lawmaker in South Kashmir
BY News Desk Government forces Saturday resorted to aerial firing to disperse protesters who roughed up a member of Indian Parliament in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. A senior leader of Peoples Democratic Party and a Rajya Sabha member, Nazir Ahmad Laway was manhandled and one of the vehicles in his cavalcade set ablaze by…
20000 Hindus Pray At Amarnath Shrine In Kashmir
Officials in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday said that around 20,ooo devotees prayed at the holy cave in Himalayas in Kashmir valley on the sixth day of the ongoing yatra. “On the 6th day, 19,512 yatris paid obeisance at the Holy Cave. Till date 85,007 Yatris had darshan of the Ice Lingam at Holy Cave,” an…
Kashmir Medicos’ Body to Observe Doctors’ Day as ‘Black Day’
A medicos’ body in Kashmir will observe the Doctors’ day being celebrated tomorrow as a “black day’ to protest the continued suspension of its president Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan. In a statement issued to the press on Tuesday, the association said that the decision was taken following a meeting of its executive members. It called upon all…
‘No To Townships For Kashmiri Pandits’: Who Said What
Maria Syed Srinagar, Apr 8: Dubbing them as “townships of hatred”, both pro- and anti-India leaders in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday opposed building composite townships for migrant Kashmir Pandits. “We won’t allow these townships of hatred and will oppose it tooth and nail,” the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Muhammad Yasin Malik said at…