KASHMIR

Karvan-e-Aman bus leaves for Muzafferabad

Karvan-e-Aman bus leaves for Muzafferabad

The Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-adminstered-Kashmir (PaK) left here on Monday to cross over to other side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, official sources said. The bus left Bemina, Srinagar with 17 passengers, including four residents of Kashmir, visiting PaK […]

Vehicles, carrying pilgrims, stopped on highway for security reasons

Vehicles, carrying pilgrims, stopped on highway for security reasons

Srinagar: Vehicles carrying Amarnath pilgrims were stopped at different places for security reasons on the 300-km-long national highway, connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, following killing of three militants in an encounter early on Sunday morning by government forces. No Amarnath pilgrim vehicle was allowed to move towards Jammu from base camps […]

Pilgrimage to Amarnath cave progressing smoothly, over 2.31 lakh paid obeisance so far

Pilgrimage to Amarnath cave progressing smoothly, over 2.31 lakh paid obeisance so far

Srinagar: Pilgrimage was progressing smoothly as fresh batches of pilgrims left base camps for holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. Over 2.31 lakh pilgrims had paid obeisance since the commencement of 60-day-long yatra from June 28. About 1,000 pilgrims, including women and sadhus, have darshan of the self-made Ice-Shivlingam since early this morning […]

Body of abducted policeman found in Qaimoh

Body of abducted policeman found in Qaimoh

Srinagar:  Body of a policeman, who was abducted by militants from his native village in Kulgam district on late Friday night, was found in Qaimoh late on the Saturday afternoon. A police official said that a group of suspected militants barged inside the home of police constable namely Mohamamad Saleem Shah son of Abdul Gani […]

Amarnath pilgrim dies of cardiac arrest, toll touches 33

Amarnath pilgrim dies of cardiac arrest, toll touches 33

Srinagar: A 53-year-old pilgrim died due to cardiac arrest near holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, a yatra official said here on Saturday. The death toll in the ongoing pilgrimage has reached 33 since the commencement of the 60-day-long yatra from June 28 from both shortest Baltal and traditional Pahalgam tracks. The pilgrim, […]

Police reunites 2 teenagers with families in north Kashmir

Police reunites 2 teenagers with families in north Kashmir

Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir police reunited two missing teenage youths with their families in apple township of Sopore, a police spokesman said on Saturday. On official twitter account of Kashmir zone, the spokesperson said, “Two missing boys traced by Sopore Police and reunited with the family.” The spokesman said Abdul Salam Mir and Ghulam Mohammad […]

Gunfight underway at Tangdhar

Gunfight underway at Tangdhar

A gunfight broke out near Line of Control (LoC) in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. Reports said that army’s 6 Gadhwal and a group of militants had a stand-off in the dense woods of Balthedyan along the LoC adjacent to Tony Post today morning. An official said that the troops today […]

Landslides disrupt traffic on historic Mughal road

Landslides disrupt traffic on historic Mughal road

Srinagar: Traffic on historic 86-km-long Mughal road was disrupted for several hours due to landslides, triggered by rains on Friday, while Srinagar-Jammu and highway, linking Ladakh with Kashmir are through. Traffic on the Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, was suspended due to landslides, triggered by rain […]