Kashmir highway opens for one-way traffic

Kashmir highway opens for one-way traffic

Srinagar: One-way traffic was on Tuesday allowed on the Kashmir highway. “Traffic will only move from Jammu to Srinagar. All stranded vehicles on the highway were cleared on Monday,” the traffic department officials said. Supplies of essential commodities are routed into the landlocked Kashmir Valley through this 300 km-long highway. Acute scarcity of the commodities including […]

Tral Encounter: One militant killed, operation on

Tral Encounter: One militant killed, operation on

Srinagar: One militant has been killed in ongoing operation in Mir Mohalla in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday morning. A senior Police officer said that yesterday after initial brief exchange of firing there was long lull, but we had tightened the cordon and sealed all the exit routes of the area. The […]

Trying to find common ground between India and Pakistan: US

Trying to find common ground between India and Pakistan: US

Washington: The United States is trying to find a common ground between India and Pakistan, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, describing Kashmir as a long-standing battle between the two South Asian neighbours. Pompeo cited the India-Pak dispute and the Israeli conflict as recent examples of America’s negotiating diplomatic skills, about which he was […]

HCBA reconstitutes team appearing before SC to defend Article 35A

HCBA reconstitutes team appearing before SC to defend Article 35A

Srinagar: J&K High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Srinagar has reconstituted its team which will appear before the Supreme Court on March 6 and 7 when a bunch of petitions filed against Article 35-A most likely to come up for consideration before the apex court. The reconstituted team members are M. A. Qayoom, President; Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, […]

Hold Lok Sabha, Assembly polls together to end uncertainty in J&K

Hold Lok Sabha, Assembly polls together to end uncertainty in J&K

Srinagar: Putting united face all mainstream political parties told team of Election Commission of India (ECI) that holding of Parliament and Assembly polls jointly in the State will end the political instability and uncertainty in the Jammu and Kashmir. Election Commission of India team held separate meetings with the delegations of National Conference, Congress, Peoples […]

Army kills leopard after it attacks soldier in Shopian

Army kills leopard after it attacks soldier in Shopian

Srinagar: Army on Monday killed a leopard after it attacked a soldier at Pehlipora in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Official sources said animal attacked an army patrol and injured one army soldier. Later Wildlife department took possession of carcass. DFO wildlife Ifshana said: “We had deputed a team in the area for three days but […]

Northern Army Commander Reviews Security In Valley

Northern Army Commander Reviews Security In Valley

Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh arrived in Srinagar for a two-day visit to review the prevailing security situation in the region. The Army Commander visited hinterland units and formations in South Kashmir and was briefed about the current situation as also the recent counter militant operations, a defence ministry spokesman said in a […]

Search operation intensified to trace out militants: Police

Search operation intensified to trace out militants: Police

Srinagar: After a brief firing exchange, government forces on Monday night intensified their search operation to trace militants in Tral area of Awantipora in south Kashmir. Joint team of police and security forces has intensified the searches in Mir Mohalla Tral to trace the hiding militants. “Cordon is still intact all the entry and exit routes […]

Power shutdown in Jammu

Jammu: According to Superintending Engineer Electt Maintt & RE Circle-II Rajouri, the shutdown of 33 KV level, 90 MVA 132/33 KV Grid Station Rajouri is being observed. During the shutdown, the power supply to Rajouri, Kheora, Thudi, Dharal, Thanamandi, Manjakote, Mendhar and adjoining areas will remain affected on March 6 from 10 am to 5 […]