Srinagar: Authorities Friday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar’s old city including Nowhatta, housing the historic Jamia Masjid. Reports said that barricades have been erected at several places and people are not being allowed to move. The barricades and concertina wires have been spread across the roada at Hawal, Gojwara, Nowhatta, Khaniyar and adjoining areas. […]
Srinagar: Three ITBP troopers were injured after a Vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Chawalgam area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday early morning. Station House officer Kulgam said that the vehicle skidded off the road at Chawalgam resulting to injuries to three ITBP men. The injured were taken to […]
Srinagar: Protests and scuffle broke out between prisoners and prison security in Central Jail Srinagar Thursday late evening after jail imates objected to carry out “repair and reinforcement inside a barrack” by the authorities. Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh, who is also DG Prisons, told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that some inmates instigated others […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has strongly condemned the media reports about government’s decision of banning the civilian vehicular movement on Jammu-Srinagar highway for two days in a week from 4 am to 5 pm and allowing exclusively the military movement on these two days. “After creating graveyards in length and breadth […]
Poonch: After a day lull in cross-LoC skirmishes, an army major and two civilians were injured as the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fresh shelling and firing in Dagwar sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police officer said that Pakistan army initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing mortar shells and small […]
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday awarded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its highest civilian award — Zayed Medal. The UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Medal — highest civil decoration of the country which is awarded to presidents, kings, and heads […]
Srinagar: Peoples Conference (PC) chairman and former minister, Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday said that National Conference (NC) always betrayed people of Jammu and Kashmir. Reacting to the statements being made by NC leaders, Lone while talking to reporters at Lolab today said that it was NC that betrayed people of the State from time […]
Srinagar: Reacting strongly to the remarks of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti today said the day NDA-government revokes Article 370, India will be an occupational force in Jammu and Kashmir. While addressing a rally in Pattan, Mehbooba asked Amit Shah did he […]
Srinagar: IGP Kashmir Swayam Prakash Pani IPS on Thursday visited Budgam district of Central Kashmir and chaired a meeting of officers. IGP Kashmir was accompanied by DIG CKR Vidhi Kumar Birdhi IPS and SP Budgam Amod Nagpure IPS. While chairing the meeting of officers from the district, Pani reviewed the preparedness for the upcoming parliamentary […]
Rafiabad: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Thursday said cases registered against Jammu and Kashmir youth since 2015, after the PDP-BJP alliance came to power in the state, would be reviewed and the FIRs cancelled if his party is voted to power. Addressing an election meeting here in Chijhama village of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s […]
