Srinagar, Mar 21: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the lone surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, reopened after remaining closed for several hours in the morning due to shooting stones near Mehar area in Ramban , officials said on Monday. “Jammu-Srinagar highway is now through for vehicular movement,” a senior traffic department officer said. Earlier […]
Srinagar, Mar 20: Advisor to LG of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Khan on Sunday evening submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Home Affairs to take up an important political assignment in view of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Khan confirmed that he has put in his papers. Sources disclosed that Khan submitted his resignation […]
Srinagar, Mar 19: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar Saturday expressed deep dismay at what it termed as the authoritarian attitude of the administration by once again locking the historic Jama Masjid on the important occasion of Shab-e-Baraat. In a statement, the Anjuman said the closing down of Jama Masjid after a gap of only two […]
Srinagar, Mar 19 : National Conference (NC) President and Parliamentarian from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday stressed on the need to identify internal and external enemies of Jammu and Kashmir, saying it is the unity of the people of J&K that will not let the nefarious plans of such forces work. This, he said, […]
Jammu, Mar 19: The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in Jammu today with Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Manoj Sinha and senior officers of the Government of India and the Jammu & Kashmir administration. The Union Home Minister appreciated the improvement in […]
Jammu, Mar 19: Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday produced chargesheet against 19 Public servants and eight beneficiaries in alleged illegal and fraudulent appointments and regularization in PHE in District Baramulla more than a decade ago. The chargesheet pertained to case (FIR No. 12/2010 PS VOK (Now ACB)) against 27 accused persons including 19 public servants and […]
Srinagar, March 19: Three CRPF personnel were injured in two grenade blasts while a carpenter was shot at in south Kashmir on Saturday. “During the evening hours, three (militant) incidents were reported from South Kashmir’s Pulwama, Shopian and Awantipora (police) districts. Senior police officers along with reinforcement reached at all the spots,” a police spokesperson […]
Anantnag, Mar 19: District administration Anantnag has busted a fake ST certificate racket in the district on Friday, official sources said here. Official sources said that several individuals and organisations had filed complaints regarding fake ST certificates being issued in Anantnag. They said that several Tribal Welfare groups had expressed their anguish on non-tribal people […]
March 19: Security forces have claimed to have arrested two Lashkar overground workers at Aloora Shopian. Pistol with Magazine; AK 47 magazine with 40 AK live rounds and other incriminating material were recovered from their possession. An official said that acting on a specific information, a joint naka was placed at village Aloora by Shopian […]
Srinagar, Mar 19: Two Army personnel and two local girls were held for questioning outside Srinagar airport on Saturday morning, sources said. They said that two local girls along with two army soldiers were caught by local shopkeepers at Srinagar Airport market on Saturday morning. The Army soldiers are said to be from 2-RR and […]
