Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Administrative Council (SAC) Friday accorded sanction to a set of exemptions for making the 624 MW Kiru hydro electric project (HeP) commercially viable, an official spokesman said. The Kiru 624 MW HeP is coming up on run of the river Chenab located in Kishtwar district and is being implemented […]
Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Aripal village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that around three militants are believed to be hiding in the village. Meanwhile, Internet services have been blocked in entire Pulwama district. So far there was no exchange of fire between the militants and the […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday welcomed the statement of Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan on Kashmir during his interaction with Turkish president Reccip Tayyip Erdogan. Mirwaiz said that Turkey has always been a strong supporter of Right to Self Determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir and an active member of […]
Srinagar: Turkey on Friday said the Kashmir issue should be resolved according to the UN resolutions, after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish stand appeared in a joint statement issued at the end of a two-day visit by Khan to Turkey on the invitation of Erdogan. Khan’s meeting with Erdogan […]
Srinagar: The Thomson Reuters foundation has put India on the top for being the most dangerous countries for the women. The list was released by the World Index on its twitter handle. India is followed by Afghanistan and Somalia. Most Dangerous Countries for Women (2018): 1.🇮🇳 India2.🇦🇫 Afghanistan3.🇸🇾 Syria4.🇸🇴 Somalia5.🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia6.🇵🇰 Pakistan7.🇨🇩 Democratic Republic […]
Srinagar: A leopard killed over 20 head of cattle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said Friday. The leopard entered into an animal shed belonging to Gulam Nabi Wani in Chakka area in Ramsoo tehsil of the district and killed over 20 sheep overnight, they said. The people alleged that over 100 domestic animals […]
Srinagar: Reacting to the Twiter spat between former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, Awami Ittehad President Er Rasheed on Friday said it was a “moral victory” for the militants. In a statement, Rasheed said that the truth and the circumstances are pushing two former Chief Ministers to show sympathy with […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed Friday as a precautionary measure as the road was rendered slippery due to fresh snowfall, a Traffic Department official said. Moderate to heavy snowfall began across Kashmir this afternoon, bringing relief to the residents from dry weather. “It has been snowing across Kashmir since afternoon. The men and machinery […]
Srinagar: The Congress on Friday reached out to the people displaced from Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK), who were on a indefinite chain dharna here since December 27 demanding implementation of ‘2014 package’, and urged the Centre to hold talks with them. The displaced people from PaK have been on a chain hunger strike here against the […]
Srinagar: Authorities have suspended traffic on hilly roads in north Kashmir Kupwara district following fresh snowfall in the area. Officials said that while Kupwara-Tanghdar road has been closed for two days, the Kupwara-Machil and Kupwara-Keran roads have been shut for traffic for unspecified time. However, the Srinagar-Jammu highway is still through for traffic. Pertinently, it is […]
