Srinagar: Suspected militants Tuesday attacked an army party in southern Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said that the militants attacked an army patrol in Meminder village of the district. Following the attack the government forces cordoned the village to nab the militants, they said. More details are awaited.
Srinagar: The joint resistance leadership comprising of octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik on Tuesday held a meeting at Geelani residence-cum-office in Hyderpora Srinagar. Sources said that Mirwaiz and Malik reached the Geelani’s residence this morning, where the octogenrain leader is house detention since 2010. They said the trio […]
Srinagar: The newly elected Municipal Councilors of Municipal council Sopore and Baramulla were on Tuesday administered oath at Dak Banglow in Sopore and Sharwani Hall in Baramulla. The oath was administered by Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Sopore, Ashiq Hussain Lilly and ADC Baramulla Farooq Ahmad Baba respectively. In Sopore town eight BJP candidates have […]
Srinagar: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the Sikhs and Hindus were safe in Kashmir till it was ruled by Hindu King, but the circumstances have changed and both the religions are unsafe now. Adityanath was addressing a gathering of Sikhs in Lucknow and said that the situation in Kashmir has worsened […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir Meteorological department on Tuesday predicted a spell of light to moderate rains in plains of the valley and snowfall in the higher reaches. A spokesperson of the MeT said that the wet weather is likely expected during October 31 and November 3. He said that the intensity of the rains and snowfall […]
Srinagar: A JCB operator died Tuesday after a landslide hit a JCB he was operating to clear a landslide along the 300-kilomtre Srinagar-Jammu highway in Ramban district. Identified as Jamsheed Ahmad, reports said, Ahmad was clearing the landslide at Digdol when a huge rocks rolled down. Ahmad jumped out of the JCB and sustained injuries. He was […]
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Tuesday conducted raids at the residence of a business in Kashmir capital city Srinagar. Reports said that NIA raided the residence of Fayaz Ahmad Mir at Lal Bazar today morning. The NIA also raided the house of Mehraj ud din Mir of Ishber Nishat Srinagar. NIA has raided at […]
Srinagar: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated a massive new airport project in Istanbul, which, once complete, is expected to become one of the world’s largest. More than 50 foreign dignitaries from at least 18 countries on Monday attended the lavish opening ceremony of the first phase of the new facility, called Istanbul Airport, local media […]
Srinagar: Pakistan’s parliament on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the alleged violence against people in Kashmir by the Indian security forces. The resolution was presented in the National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament, by Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur. The house said in the resolution that the […]
Srinagar: Militants Monday night attacked an army camp in Tral township of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that at around 10:30 pm, militants opened fire on army’s 42 RR camp in Mandoora area of Tral. “The fire was retaliated by the army, triggering a brief but fierce gunfight.” The exchange of gunfire continued for nearly […]
