KASHMIR

Jammu Kashmir Highway shut for civilian traffic; NEET aspirants, Darbar Move vehicles allowed

Jammu Kashmir Highway shut for civilian traffic; NEET aspirants, Darbar Move vehicles allowed

Srinagar: The 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, which connects Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was once again closed for civilian traffic to allow free and secure movement of security force convoy. However, civilian vehicles, carrying Darbar move officials from Jammu to Srinagar, were allowed to ply, while NEET aspirants were also allowed on […]

LS polls: Over 6.97 lakh voters to decide fate of 22 candidates on May 6

LS polls: Over 6.97 lakh voters to decide fate of 22 candidates on May 6

Srinagar: Over 6.97 lakh electors are set to vote in the last phase of Parliamentary Elections 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir on May 6. In the last phase, Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency and Pulwama-Shopian districts of Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency (PC) are going to polls with aggregated electoral strength of 697,148 voters including 357,879 males, 335,799 females, […]

Geelani appeals people of Pulwama, Shopian to boycott polls, ‘pro-India politicians are proven chameleons’

Geelani appeals people of Pulwama, Shopian to boycott polls, ‘pro-India politicians are proven chameleons’

Srinagar: Octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani on Saturday appealed the people of Pulwama and Shopian district in southern Kashmir for a boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections in the twin districts and asked them to observe a complete shutdown on May 6. Geelani said that on one hand ruthless killings, unabated arrest spree, economic strangulation, vehicular […]

Train service remain suspended in south Kashmir for security reasons

Train service remain suspended in south Kashmir for security reasons

Srinagar: Train service remained suspended for the second day on Saturday in south Kashmir, where three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including a top commander, were killed in an encounter by government forces in Shopian. “However, all trains in north Kashmir between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla were running normally as per schedule,” a railway official said. He […]