Srinagar: A fresh spell of snowfall at Zojilla pass has forced the closure of 434km-long Srinagar-Leh highway on Thursday. Ganderbal district administration officials informed The Kashmir Press that Srinagar-Leh highway was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure due to snowfall at Zojilla pass. They said that the road has been closed till further orders […]
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday removed Tassaduq Jeelani as Director Tourism Kashmir. A communique said that Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan will hold the charge of Director Tourism Kashmir till further orders. The Div Com Kashmir has also been directed to hold an inquiry into incidents that occurred during FAM Tour from Oct 25 to […]
Srinagar: Massive clashes erupted in Pampore town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after the news about the killing of local militant in Budgam gunfight spread in the area. Witnesses said that people hit streets and pelted rocks on government forces. The clashes soon spread on the Srinagar-Islamabad highway forcing the closure of the road. They […]
Srinagar: Police on Thursday said that the bodies of two slain militants were retrieved from the site of encounter along with arms and ammunition at Zagoo in Budgam. One of the killed militants has been identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Ahad Khan, a resident of Brass Arizal Budgam while the other militant […]
Srinagar: The judicial remand of Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi, its secretary general Nahida Nasreen and its spokesperson Fahmeeda Sofi which ended today has been extended by 15 days. A spokesperson of DeM told The Kashmir Press that the remand of its leadership was supposed to end today, however, more the District & Session Judge, NIA special […]
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in Tral township of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday for the second consecutive day against the militant killings on Tuesday. Reports said that all the shops and business establishments are shut while traffic is off the roads. Two Jaish e Muhammad militants were killed by government forces on Tuesday. The […]
Srinagar: A teenage boy was killed in Leepa valley of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PAK) after Indian troops allegedly resorted to heavy shelling on Wednesday, a day after less intense firing by them in Neelum Valley, Dawn reported. Eighteen-year-old Haroon fell victim to the Indian shelling in Bijildhar village of Leepa Valley, located nearly 100 kilometres […]
Srinagar: Intense clashes amid pro freedom protest broke out in Arizal and Hardupanzu villages of central kashmir’s Budgam district after news about the killing of two militants in a neighbouring village spread. Witnesses told The Kashmir Press that scores of yoth hit streets and hurled rocks and stones on government forces. The government forces, they […]
Srinagar: Two militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight in a Budgam village of central Kashmir Thursday morning. Police sources confirmed the death of two militants and said that the gunfight erupted in the wee hours today. “The encounter ensued after a joint contingent of forces who hd laid siege to Zagoo village of […]
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved “The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018” paving the way for election of Mayors and Deputy Mayors of the Municipal Corporations and Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Municipal Councils/Municipal Committees through secret ballot. […]
