Srinagar: Social networking giant Facebook’s moderators tasked with removing “dangerous content” from the social networking site have been instructed to censor the phrase “Free Kashmir”. The New York Times reported that the documents that are used to guide Facebook’s more than 7,500 moderators span more than 1,400 pages which often contain inaccuracies and outdated information. One […]
Jammu: The Army Saturday said they have averted a major attack with the seizure of a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Two AK assault rifles, a hand grenade, four magazines with 256 rounds and 59 rounds of sniper ammunition were seized during a joint operation by the Army […]
Srinagar:The deputy commissioner Srinagar Syed Abid Rasheed Shah Saturday cautioned people against walking or playing on the frozen parts of Dal Lake. Shah requested the people to desist from such actions. “It is dangerous and potentially life-threatening.” Kashmir valley reels under a cold wave since the beginning of Chillai e Kalan, the harshest forty days […]
Srinagar:Six civilians have suffered injuries during clashes with government forces in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama village. The clashes erupted in Hanjan village of Rajpora belt during the gunfight and continued by the time this report was being filed. Sources said that among the six injured, one civilian has suffered bullet injury in his hand, three others […]
Srinagar: Four militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight that ensued between government forces and militants in Pulwama village of southern Kashmir Saturday morning. Police sources said that the gunfight erupted in Hanjan village of the south Kashmir district after a joint team of government forces including army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF’s 182, 183 Battalions […]
Srinagar: Severe cold wave continued unabated in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh on Saturday with the capital city Srinagar shivering at minus 7.2 degree Celsius. At minus 21.1 degree Celsius, Drass recorded the night’s lowest temperature, and the town was coldest in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, MeT officials said. It said that Pahalgam recorded temperature at minus […]
Srinagar: The army on Saturday said that it recovered two AK 47’s and warlike stores in Jammu. An army spokesperson said that the warlike stores were found buried in the ground. The recovery was made during a search operation launched by Army in Samba of Jammu on the intervening Night of December 28 and 29 2018.
New Delhi: Blaming the ‘Nehruvian blunder’ for the present impasse in the militancy-hit state, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said ,’ Kashmir today, is a result of successive Congress governments’ mistakes in the state.’ The Minister said if then Prime Minister (Jawaharlal Nehru) has had not intruded into then Home Minister’s domain, situation would […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday criticised the authorities for what he said depriving people of the basic amenities in biting cold. He said that frequent cordon-and-search-operations (CASOs) were a collective punishment. Addressing a Friday gathering at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz said: “It is painful to see people of […]
Srinagar: The directorate of health services, Kashmir (DSEK) on Friday issued a health advisory as the cold wave intensified across the region with summer capital Srinagar recording minus 7.7 degrees Celsius – coldest in nearly three decades. The health department has issued the following dos and don’ts for the people: Wear warm clothes in layers. […]
