The NC leader said that the situation in the country is nothing better than anything better than an emergency. “The only difference is that Indira Gandhi had courage to call it an emergency but these days the situation is similar but it is not mentioned so. How much freedom do journalists enjoy? How many of you have been summoned to police stations?” said Abdullah adding, “No leader was arrested before elections after the emergency. Today every opposition leader who BJP sees as a threat is being arrested by some agency.”
SRINAGAR: The National Conference and Congress have settled a power-sharing agreement in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Kargil, with Dr Mohd Jaffar Akhoon of the former set to become the council head for the initial two-and-a-half years.
SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is expected to lead Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid at Nowhatta Srinagar after a gap of four years, official sources said.
SRINAGAR: The State Bank of India is recruiting probationary officers for the year 2023-24. Prospective candidates who are willing to apply are required to do so through the online mode on their website by or before September 9, 2023.
SRINAGAR: A Surankote militant, wanted in Poonch for killing civilians, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in a mosque in Rawlakot, on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC), reports appearing in media from the two sides of the divide said.