Gunmen loot J&K Bank at Ratnipora
Srinagar
Unknown gunmen on Friday barged into the premises of Jammu and Kashmir Bank and decamped with cashes, reports said.
The incident took place in Ratnipora...
Army resorts to aerial firing to disperse protesters during search operations in Tral
Srinagar
Army on Friday resorted to aerial firing to disperse protesters who were protesting and pelting stones on them to prevent them from entering a...
Clashes, shutdown in Sopore after braid of 40-yr-old woman chopped off
Srinagar
Clashes erupted in Sopore town in northern part of Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday after the braid of a 40-year-old woman was chopped off...
IAF commandos killed in Hajin shootout were undergoing ‘Live Situation Training’ with Army
Srinagar
The two Garud commandos of the Indian Air Force (IAF) who died in a shootout at Hajin in Bandipora district in northern part of...
KUTA shows concern over ‘unabated’ incidents of braid chopping
Srinagar
Kashmir University Teachers' Association (KUTA) on Thursday expressed anguish and concern over the “unabated” incidents of braid chopping occurring in different parts of the...
GMC Srinagar conducted health profiling at Mulnar
SRINAGAR: The Department of Community Medicine Government Medical College Srinagar conducted health profiling and comprehensive health camp at tribal area of Mulnar, near New Theed,...
Pellets hit 2 in Hajin, Tral forests in tight cordon
SRINAGAR: Police and paramilitary forces used tear smoke shells and even a round of pellets was fired after the locals came out in a...
Braid Chopping: Restrictions in Srinagar, schools closed for second consecutive day
SRINAGAR: Anticipating protests after the Friday congregations, authorities on Friday imposed curfew restrictions in vast belts of capital city falling under seven police stations....
Clerk creates Rs 28 Cr Liability in Verinag, Vigilance registers case
SRINAGAR: Vigilance Organization Kashmir (VOK) has registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act on the outcome of a verification conducted by Vigilance Organization...
J&K’s Forest Corporation sells 8.85 lakh cft’s timber for Rs 55.42 cr revenue
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation (JKSFC) has earned an amount of Rs 55.42 crore up to ending September 2017, from sale...
Mehbooba visits Dal interiors, meets delegations
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday visited the interiors of Dal Lake to take stock of the de weeding and cleaning process in...
Educational institutions to remain closed in Kashmir tomorrow: Div Com
Srinagar
The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered the closure of all educational institutions in Kashmir on Friday as a “preventive measure’.
Divisional commissioner Kashmir, Baseer...
Mob vigilantism adds to ‘braid chopping’ scare across Kashmir
by Nahida Hassan
Srinagar
Three non-local guests were thrashed in Ganderbal district on Tuesday by local mob after they were mistaken as braid choppers. Similarly, a...
Media cannot be managed, says veteran journalist Syed Malik, dissociates from advisory committee
Srinagar
After the Jammu and Kashmir government announced a three-member media advisory committee to submit its recommendations for better management of media in Jammu and...
Braid chopping: 6 rumour mongers arrested in Srinagar, say police
Srinagar
Srinagar police arrested six rumour mongers for spreading rumours of braid chopping in the vicinity of Batamaloo, a police spokesperson said in a statement.
“These...
