Sonamarg-Kargil road stretch along the 434-km Srinagar-Leh highway reopened on late today on Thursday, after remaining closed for three days, officials said. Authorities said that the road has been reopened after clearance of the massive landslide and LMVs have been allowed to move. Earlier the authorities had closed the road following a major landslide near […]
Srinagar: After the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) said that Delhi should come clear on the nature of talks, the government has decided to first open up back channel dialogue with the leadership before extending formal invitations to them, official sources said. Sources said that the talks will be supervised by Delhi’s Special Representative Dineshwar Sharma, […]
Vigilance Organization on Thursday registered a formal case against Sub-Inspector Mehmood Khan, for framing a person in a false and frivolous case and demanding rupees three Lakh from them In a statement issued here police alleged that Mehmood Khan, Sub-Inspector, then SHO Police Station Manjakote, Rajouri, due to some old personal enmity, framed one Mohammad […]
Srinagar: In a bid to ensure hassle-free journey for the travellers, the federal government has scrapped mandatory baggage identification for air travellers at all the airports of Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement was made by the Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu through his twitter post, saying that the government was committed to make delightful and […]
SRINAGAR: Minister for School Education, Haj and Auqaf and Tribal Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali on Thursday said that government is working tirelessly to find a workable solution to meet demands of SSA teachers. In a meeting with the representatives of teachers, he said that the government is working on a solution to resolve their problems […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday said that US should learn lessons from Iraq and leave Syria, and that he would recover areas of Syria held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Reuters reported In an interview with Russia Today, Assad also said the government had “started now opening doors for negotiations” with the […]
Srinagar: Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL), Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, on Thursday, expressed serious concern over the plight of political prisoners lodged in various jails and demanded their immediate release. Waza said while visiting the family of detained youth Parvaiz Ahmad Butt and Sujatal Islam at Dadsar in Tral. Meanwhile he appealed international community […]
Srinagar: Family members of Adil Ahmad Dar, an active militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, have accused the Indian Army of “attempting to burn down their residential house” at Gundibagh in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Talking to The Kashmir Press, the family alleged that “At around 12 am, troopers of the Rashtriya Rifles placed heaps of dried grass around our house and […]
An gun man on Thursday killed two policewomen and a passerby in the Belgiun city of Liege before being shot dead in a gun battle at a school, AFP reported. The attacker identifies as a 36-year old, was freed a day before from prision. The media reports said that one of a policewoman was attacked […]
A weapon snatching bid was foiled by a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personal in Deputy Commissioner office in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, sources said. Sources said that two youth holding exes tried to snatch the rifle of a CRPF men deployed near the mini secretariat, however he resisted and foiled their attempt. […]
