Jammu: Kashmir Highway was reopened for traffic on Friday night after two days of closure due to landslides in Ramban district, leaving over 3000 vehicles stranded, officials said. The only all-weather surface link between Kashmir and the rest of India, the national highway was reopened for vehicular traffic tonight (Friday) after clearance of debris at Digdol […]
Jammu: A 60-year-old man was killed in an attack by a bear in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district Friday night, officials said. Fayaz Ahmed Chounhan was attacked by the wild animal in Gali Kalaban village which came out of a nearby forest, they said. His body was recovered from the spot later, officials said.
United Nations: Seventy countries urged North Korea on Friday to scrap its nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles and related programs, decrying the “undiminished threat” posed to world peace. Signatories included the United States and South Korea, as well as nations in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Europe. Russia and China, supporters of Pyongyang, did not sign […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday ordered the closure of educational institutes in Sopore in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Officials said that the decision has been made as a precautionary measure following the killing of a local militant in a brief shootout with government forces in Shopian on Friday. They said that the classwork in Govt Degree College, Sopore; […]
Arwani: Pre dawn cordon and search operation has been launched by government forces in Kanipora area of Arwani village in Bijbehara area of southern Kashmir. Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants, a joint team of forces including Ist RR and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a search […]
Jammu: Five bovine smugglers were arrested as police foiled their bids to smuggle bovines to the Kashmir Valley from Poonch district of the this region Friday evening, officials said. Based on a credible information regarding illegal transportation of bovines, a police party intercepted five vehicles at different places, which were on their way towards the […]
Srinagar: J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee on Friday announced to hold protest from May 16 against delaying tactics by government to resolve employees’ issues and also against locking down of office of its sister concern. Pervez Ahmad Khan, Publicity Secretary of the union said that a meeting of J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee […]
Srinagar: The governor led dispensation has constituted fact finding committees to look into major ‘scams’ in Kashmir. The government spokesman said the decision was taken after a large number of complaints had come to Governor and to Government from various quarters regarding irregularities in the functioning of different Departments. The Government has decided to constitute […]
Srinagar: As the highway continued to remain closed, the mutton dealers here claimed to have suffered a huge loss worthy lakhs of rupees as many of the livestock have died on the way. The highway was closed for the second straight day on Friday today due to the landslide at Digdol area of Ramban district. […]
Srinagar: In a bizarre ruling, the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has taken a suo-moto cognizance of old age practice in Kashmir carrying cow-dung to the fields by ladies flok in baskets on their heads. The commission has observed that the practice is degrading the self respect of woman in particular and […]
