Trehgam shuts for third consecutive day over ‘forces highhandedness’
Tahir Bhat
Complete shutdown is being observed in Trehgam area of District Kupwara on the third consecutive day against the alleged high handedness of police....
Granade blast in Tral, cop injured
Srinagar
Suspected militants on Saturday lobbed a grenade at police post in Aripal village of Tral area in southern Kashmir.
Officials said that in the...
41,033 kanal state land finalized for plantation and land bank in Rajouri
Srinagar
Revenue Department has notified a land bank for carrying out plantation on State land to preserve the land resources and for providing alternate...
Rana, Jan express grief over deaths due to border shelling
Srinagar
Provincial President National Conference Devender Singh Rana on Saturday condemned shelling from across the border in Poonch sector along the Line of Control and...
2G internet restored in valley
Srinagar
Authorities have restored 2G internet in Kashmir valley after blocking the services for a day on the first anniversary of militant commander Burhan...
Unprecedented clampdown on Burhan Anniversary
Tahir Bhat
Srinagar
Clashes erupted at several places across Kashmir valley on the eve of first anniversary of killing of a popular militant leader Burhan...
Governor approves appointment of Tsering Angchok as member to JKPSC
Srinagar
Governor, N. N. Vohra has accorded approval to the State Government’s recommendation to appoint Tsering Angchok, IAS (Retd.) as member of the J&K Public...
Chief Secretary reviews progress of Rakh-i-Arth project for Dal dwellers
Srinagar
Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Saturday chaired a meeting here to deliberate upon the submission of business proposals for the construction of dwelling units...
Avoid concretisation of tourist places: CM
Srinagar
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday directed use of local material and architectural patterns while developing facilities at tourist destinations.
Chairing the Governing Body meetings...
Labeling us terrorist hardly makes any difference: Syed Salahuddin
Srinagar
Syed Salahuddin the Chief Commander of amalgam of local militant outfits United Jehad Council (UJC) has said that they are the terrorists for India...
Dy CM condemns cease fire violation, violence
Srinagar
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Sigh has condemned the killing of an army soldier and his wife in Poonch in the cross-LoC firing.
In a...
Burhan Anniversary: “Every pride hath a fall,” Joint Hurriyat to New-Delhi
Srinagar
Joint Hurriyat leadership, Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik has said that “the paranoia and panic” that has gripped the...
Medium intensity quake jolts India-Pak border in Kashmir, no loss reported
Srinagar
On Saturday India-Pakistan border region in Kashmir was jolted by a medium intensity earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, officials said.
As per...
Dargah siege negotiator, Mehmood Ur Rahman passes away
Srinagar
Former Additional Secretary (Home) in Jammu and Kashmir and former Vice Chancelor Aligarh Muslim University Mehmood Ur Rahman passed away on Friday.
He hailed...
New arsenal to ‘stink’ Kashmir streets
Srinagar
For Kashmir the fragrant image Kannauj, a small town in north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, will soon turn stinky if the government of...