Srinagar: Turkey on Friday said the Kashmir issue should be resolved according to the UN resolutions, after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish stand appeared in a joint statement issued at the end of a two-day visit by Khan to Turkey on the invitation of Erdogan. Khan’s meeting with Erdogan […]
Srinagar: A leopard killed over 20 head of cattle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said Friday. The leopard entered into an animal shed belonging to Gulam Nabi Wani in Chakka area in Ramsoo tehsil of the district and killed over 20 sheep overnight, they said. The people alleged that over 100 domestic animals […]
Srinagar: Reacting to the Twiter spat between former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, Awami Ittehad President Er Rasheed on Friday said it was a “moral victory” for the militants. In a statement, Rasheed said that the truth and the circumstances are pushing two former Chief Ministers to show sympathy with […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed Friday as a precautionary measure as the road was rendered slippery due to fresh snowfall, a Traffic Department official said. Moderate to heavy snowfall began across Kashmir this afternoon, bringing relief to the residents from dry weather. “It has been snowing across Kashmir since afternoon. The men and machinery […]
Srinagar: The Congress on Friday reached out to the people displaced from Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK), who were on a indefinite chain dharna here since December 27 demanding implementation of ‘2014 package’, and urged the Centre to hold talks with them. The displaced people from PaK have been on a chain hunger strike here against the […]
Srinagar: Authorities have suspended traffic on hilly roads in north Kashmir Kupwara district following fresh snowfall in the area. Officials said that while Kupwara-Tanghdar road has been closed for two days, the Kupwara-Machil and Kupwara-Keran roads have been shut for traffic for unspecified time. However, the Srinagar-Jammu highway is still through for traffic. Pertinently, it is […]
Srinagar: Air traffic at Srinagar Airport was affected Friday afternoon due to poor visibility which led to the cancellation of flights in the afternoon. The afternoon air traffic at Srinagar Airport remained suspended today because of poor visibility due to dense fog, but flight operations took place in the morning, reports said. Pertinently it started snowing […]
Srinagar: Unidentified gunmen Friday afternoon shot at a civilian in southern Kashmir’s Tral township. The civilian has been identified as Suman Singh, son of Nanak Singh, a resident of Khasipora village of the township. Reports said that Singh was critically injured in the attack and has been shifted to a Srinagar hospital for treatment.
Srinagar:Advocating the need for dialogue to find the solution to the issue of Ayodhya land dispute, former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah said that Lord Ram belongs to the whole world and not just Hindus. Speaking shortly after the Supreme Court on Friday fixed hearing in the case to January 10, Abdullah said that the entire […]
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in Tral and parts of Awantipora area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Friday following the killing of three militants at Gulshanpora in Tral. Reports said that all the shops and other business establishments are closed in both the areas of the district and traffic is off the […]
