Srinagar: Pakistan Sunday briefed ambassadors from African and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries about the situation after the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 49 CRPF soldiers. India held a briefing for envoys of 25 countries, including from P5 nations — US, China, Russia, the UK and France — in New Delhi on […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 20 lakh to the kin of CRPF man Naseer Ahmed of Rajouri district, who was killed in the Pulwama attack, a Raj Bhavan spokesman said Saturday. Ahmed was among 49 CRPF personnel who were killed Thursday in one of the deadliest attack […]
Srinagar: The weatherman has forecast a fresh spell of rain and snowfall in the Kashmir Valley from Sunday evening till January 22. “We expect scattered light rain and snow to commence over many parts of Jammu and Kashmir by today evening till February 22. However the intensity will increase from Monday,” an official of the […]
Srinagar: India raised the issue of the Pulwama militant attack, which left 49 CRPF men dead, during bilateral meetings with several countries, including the US, Germany and Russia, at the three-day Munich Security Conference that concluded Sunday, officials said. The 55th Munich Security Conference, which brings together global leaders and security experts from across the word, […]
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in Kashmir Sunday against the harassment and attacks on Kashmiris in Jammu and outside the state. The Kashmir bandh call was supported by major trade bodies like the Kashmir Economic Alliance and Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation as well as transporters’ associations. Shops, fuel stations and other business establishments […]
Jammu: Curfew continued without any relaxation in Jammu for the third consecutive day on Sunday even as the Army staged flag march in sensitive areas, officials said. Senior civil and police officers held a marathon meeting with prominent citizens as part of efforts to restore normalcy in the city, they said. Internal security columns of […]
Srinagar: A college teacher was suspended here for a Facebook post over the February 14 suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama that claimed the lives of 49 CRPF troopers. In her post on Thursday, Papri Banerjee, who works as an Assistant Professor of the English department at the city’s Icon Academy Junior College, condemned […]
Srinagar: The security cover of five Hurriyat leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was withdrawn Sunday, a decision that comes in the aftermath of the Pulwama strike in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed, officials said. Besides the Mirwaiz, the security cover of Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Fazal Haq Qureshi and Shabir Shah has been withdrawn, […]
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik has instructed officials to take strict action without mercy against those indulging in any type of violence, arson or rumour mongering irrespective of political and religious affiliation, a government handout stated. Malik convened a high level meeting at the Raj Bhavan today and reviewed the present law and order situation […]
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today issued fresh avalanche warning in nine avalanche prone districts of Kashmir division. The warning has been issued for the avalanche prone areas in district Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kargil and Leh of J&K state. As per the hand out, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir has […]
