Observer News Service - July 31, 2018
JAMMU Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday recalled “golden times” under former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee but asserted that she “suffered” by joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the current Narendra Modi-led central government. She also strongly rejected the allegations of discrimination against Jammu and Ladakh regions during her rule, […]
Observer News Service - July 31, 2018
JAMMU As many as 41 forces personnel, including 20 policemen, were killed and 907 others injured in militancy-related and stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir valley this year, officials said Monday. Giving details, the officials said 39 security personnel, including 17 Army personnel, 20 policemen and two CRPF personnel, were killed and 96 others injured in […]
Observer News Service - July 31, 2018
SRINAGAR The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has granted six weeks more time to the government to put in place a comprehensive mechanism, keeping in mind the new methods adopted globally, for drug de-addition in the state. The directions by the division bench of Justices Ali Mohammad Magrey and Tashi Rabstan followed after hearing advocate […]
Observer News Service - July 30, 2018
Kashmir Ink Joins Hands, Vows To Protect Law On J&Ks Exclusive Citizenry Rights SRINAGAR Kashmir’s business community on Monday warned against fiddling with the Article 35-A of Indian Constitution saying it would be catastrophic even as they vowed to fight for the protection of the constitutional provision which has been challenged in the Supreme Court. […]
Observer News Service - July 30, 2018
SRINAGAR A three-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speedy school bus in Khanyar area of capital Srinagar, police said on Monday. An official said Wasif Qayoom was walking along with his uncle when a school bus hit him near Shiraz Chowk early this morning. The child died on the spot, said the official, […]
Observer News Service - July 30, 2018
NEW DELHI The Ministry of Tourism Government of India has shortlisted Hazratbal and Katra in J&K for Central Financial Assistance to State Governments under the schemes of Swadesh Darshan, National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD). Under the PRASHAD Scheme, 26 religious cities/sites in 19 States, including Dargah Hazratbal, in […]
Observer News Service - July 30, 2018
SRINAGAR For speedy and result oriented resolution of grievances, Advisor to Governor B B Vyas convened public outreach programme here on Monday under the aegis of JK Governor’s Grievance cell. More than 400 delegations and 60 individuals apprised the Advisor with their issues and sought the intervention of the government in ensuring redressal of […]
Observer News Service - July 30, 2018
The question, Why Indians are so unconcerned/not bothered about the real issues which affect our day to day lives has been pricking me since long. Indus valley civilization made philosophical, spiritual and intellectual advances when others were living a barbaric life, fighting and killing each other. We became the torch bearers for the rest of […]
Observer News Service - July 30, 2018
The elections of 2018 could have profound consequences for Pakistans relations with the world outside its borders. With Imran Khan and his political group, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, assuming the reins of power in Islamabad, there will undoubtedly be a fresh look at the way Pakistan views the world. It would be different from that of […]
Observer News Service - July 30, 2018
The elections of 2018 could have profound consequences for Pakistans relations with the world outside its borders. With Imran Khan and his political group, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, assuming the reins of power in Islamabad, there will undoubtedly be a fresh look at the way Pakistan views the world. It would be different from that of […]