New Delhi: Congress members in Lok Sabha for the second consecutive day raised the issue of the US President Donald Trump’s much controversial remarks on Kashmir mediation on Wednesday and insisted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should himself clarify the matter in the House. “Pradhan Mantri Jawab Do” and “Pradhan Mantri Hosh mein aao” slogans […]
New Delhi: Recruitment of local youth into militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir is down by 40 per cent, while infiltration from across the border has been reduced by 43 per cent, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday. Replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, Reddy said […]
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner and condemned the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which resulted in the death of two Pakistani civilians. Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal, who is also the foreign ministry spokesman, summoned Gaurav Ahluwalia and “condemned the unprovoked ceasefire […]
Srinagar: Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected across Kashmir Valley from tomorrow (Thursday). An MeT official said that moderate to heavy rains are expected across Kashmir Valley from July 25 till July 28. He said that the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srianagar may receive 1.5 mm on Thursday, 3 mm rain on Friday, 07 […]
Srinagar: Four Amarnath pilgrims have died over the past 24 hours en route the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death in this year’s pilgrimage to 30, officials said on Wednesday. “While three pilgrims died on Tuesday, one more pilgrim died this morning due to various causes during their pilgrimage to the holy […]
Uri: The body of a drowned Baramulla youth was on Wednesday fished out from a dam in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district after four days. Reports said that the body of the teenager identified as Momin Manzoor, son of Manzoor Ahmad, a resident of Jallsheeri, who drowned in Jhelum on Sunday while swimming has […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police in north Kashmir’s Sopore in Baramulla district arrested three timber smugglers and seized illicit timber. A police official said that acting on information a police team headed by SDPO Rafiabad and SHO Police Station Panza under the supervision of SSP Sopore arrested three notorious timber smugglers in the forest area […]
Srinagar: The School Education Department on Wednesday clarified that there would be no extension in summer vacations in the valley schools. The clarification comes amid rumours and fake orders being circulated on social networking sites over the extension of summer vacations. A senior official of the School Education Department ruled out the extension in the summer vacations […]
Baramulla: Body of a 16-year-old girl was retrieved from river Jhelum in Dachi village of north Kashmir’s Uri Wednesday morning, however, the body of Baramulla youth is still untraced for the fourth day. Reports said that locals with the help of Police retrieved the body of Rubeena Bano (16) daughter of Mohammad Anwar Shah, a […]
Jammu: A fresh batch of 2723 pilgrims on Wednesday left for Amarnath Cave in South of Himalayas from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. The fleet of 100 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and on motorbikes. However, for Pahalgam route, 1114 male, 220 females, one child, 141 sadhus left […]
