Militants appear in Islamabad village, resort to aerial firing

Srinagar Militants on Thursday appeared in Arwani village of south Kashmir’s Islamabad district and resorted to aerial firing. An official said that militants appeared in Arwani...

Militants, forces exchange fire in Handwara village; searches going on

Srinagar Militants and the government forces on Thursday exchanged fire in Magam forest area of Handwara town of north Kashmir’s Kupawara district. An official said that...

Windstorm, rain damage houses, orchards in north Kashmir

Srinagar A windstorm followed by heavy rains on Wednesday late evening uprooted trees and caused extensive damage to scores of residential houses in north Kashmir’s Sopore...

Srinagar Leh highway reopens after 12 hours

Srinagar The strategic 434Km Srinagar-Leh highway was re-opened for vehicular traffic on Thursday after remaining closed since last evening due to landslides. A minor was killed...

ZEO, 22 teachers suspended in north Kashmir

Srinagar Stressing upon regular attendance of teachers in training centers, Director School Education Kashmir, Dr G N too, has put ZEO Kunzar and 22 teachers...

Islamabad, Kulgam shuts to mourn militant killings

Srinagar A complete shutdown is being observed in south Kashmir’s Islamabad and Kulgam districts on Thursday against the killings of two militants in Islamabad district. Reports...

Governor reviews implementation of development schemes in district Kupwara

Srinagar Continuing his public outreach programme, the Governor N.N. Vohra visited the frontier district of Kupwara to review the pace of developmental works in the...

Salman Khan picks Kashmiri artist for his upcoming movie

Srinagar After the success of Remo D’Souza’s Race 3, Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan has started working on his next project – Bharat, directed by Ali...

Train services resume on Srinagar-Banihal track

Srinagar The Train services on Banihal-Srinagar track resumed on Thursday morning after remaining suspended for a day due to “security reasons”. All trains are running as...

Pakistan heads towards hung assembly with Imran Khan’s PTI in the lead

Srinagar With counting of votes still underway in the 11th general assembly of Pakistan, PTI supporters across the country started early celebrations in anticipation of...

Yatra 2018: 667 Pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath cave in Kashmir

Srinagar A small batch of 667 pilgrims on Thursday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, an official said. The yatris...

69 troopers, 69 civilians killed in border firing in last four years in J&K:...

Srinagar At least 69 troopers, 69 civilians were killed while 703 persons including government forces and civilians were injured during ceasefire violations on the Line...

PDP Youth leader Waheed Parra’s house searched in Pulwama

Srinagar Government forces conducted a nightlong cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Naira village of south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Several houses including that of youth Peoples Democratic Party leader...

Police foil MGNREGA employees march to Governors House

Srinagar Authorities on Wednesday foiled the march to Governors House from MGNREGA Employees Association who demand their absorption in the Rural Development Department (RDD). Hundreds of...

Police traces missing person, hands him to his family

Srinagar Police on Wednesday traced a missing man and handed him over to his family in Kunzer area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a statement...