Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan Tuesday exchanged fire along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said that the Pakistan army targeted forward posts in Khari Karmara and Gulpur forward areas along the LoC. “Indian troops guarding the borderline retaliated.” No casualty has been reported.
Srinagar: Municipal Councillors from three municipality committees of Kupwara district include Handwara, Kupwara and Langate on Tuesday held a protest demonstration in Srinagar against Divisional Administration Kashmir while chanting slogans. The councillors accused the divisional administration of failing to provide them proper accommodation and transportation during the three days capacity building training programme that is being […]
Srinagar: An elderly woman was killed after a speeding tipper hit her at Langate area of north Kashmir’s Handwara. A police official said that the woman was critically injured after hit by a tipper and was rushed to hospital where the doctors declared her brought dead. The deceased has been identified as Saleema begum, 50, wife […]
Srinagar: An Assistant Commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has died in Khunti district, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. “CRPFs Assistant Commandant Ghulam Jilani Khan died of unknown reasons on Monday. We have sent the body for post mortem to know about the details (of the death),” Deputy Inspector General of […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir meteorological department on Tuesday predicted light rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir even as the cold wave continued in Kashmir Valley. The officials said that there was a likelihood of light rain and snowfall during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar recorded minus 4.2 degree Celsius, […]
Srinagar: Condemning the Jamia Masjid pulpit incident, Kashmir Economic Alliance on Tuesday called for a “collective strategy to foil such nefarious designs”. In a statement, the Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) condemned the attempts of several masked youth to desecrate the historic mosque in Nowhatta area of Downtown Srinagar. A spokesperson of KEA said Jamia Masjid […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee said that the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar was shut 16 times in 2018 and muslims were barred from offering congregational Friday prayers at the grand mosque. The AAC said that the Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants mounted an attack on CRPF camp in Tral village of southern Kahsmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said that the militants during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday attacked 180 BN CRPF camp in Midoora village of Tral and fired UBGL grenades which was followed by firing. They said that the CRPF personnel retaliated. However, […]
Srinagar: Appealing masses of Chenab valley to support Awami Itihad Party (AIP) in upcoming elections to “preserve the unique identity and culture of the region and to make an end to politics of exploitation” former lawmaker Er Rasheed has accused successive governments of ignoring the people of Muslim dominated areas of Jammu province. Addressing a public […]
Srinagar: Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday said that the coming Friday will be commemorated as Yaum-e-Taqaddus and asked the Ulemas and other religious scholars to reach Jamia Masjid and offer Friday prayers in the historic grand masjid. “The neighbouring mosques of Jamia will remain closed and people from there […]
