Jammu, Aug 06: A militant has been killed as the encounter in Gundha-Khawas village of Rajouri district entered the second day, officials said here on Sunday. An official said that the encounter broke out yesterday, during which one unidentified terrorist was killed while operation was going on. Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Col Suneel Bartwal said […]
Srinagar, Aug 05: The 700-year-old art brought by Hazrat Shah-e-Hamdan (RA) to Kashmir is on the verge of disappearing as very few people are associated with it. Paper moulding is an art or craft that involves moulding raw paper pulp into aesthetically pleasing objects and this Kashmiri art form, while similar to the well-known papier […]
Srinagar, Aug 04: Police on Friday said it had arrested arrested three militant associates linked to the banned militant outfit TRF in Natipora area of Srinagar. According to a statement, a acting on specific intelligence, a small team of Srinagar police arrested three militant associates linked with proscribed terrorist outfit TRF. They have been identified […]
Srinagar, Aug 04: In a bid to boost and explore more tourism potential in the valley, the Tourism department in Kashmir has shortlisted around 300 new spots that will be promoted as tourist destinations in coming times, said an official. “In collaboration with the well-wishers, we have shortlisted three hundred new spots in the valley […]
Bandipora, Aug 02: A govt. employee who happens to be data entry operator working at the Zonal Education Office in Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, Wednesday has been immediately attached following a report from field agencies about an offensive social media post allegedly made by the official, which could potentially impact communal harmony. Data […]
Srinagar, Aug 02: Shahr-e-Khaas Traders and Manufacturers Coordination Committee on Wednesday raised serious concerns over the seizure of properties by Jammu & Kashmir Bank. “The J&K Bank, on today’s date, has one lakh twenty thousand crore rupees of the total amount of people’s currency,” the Committee chairman Nazir Ahmad Shah, said while addressing a press […]
Rajouri, Aug 02: Army on Wednesday organised a high-level joint security conference in Rajouri in order to assess the present security scenario as well as to formulate strategies for peaceful conduct of upcoming events including Shri Baba Budha Amarnath Yatra, Independence Day celebrations. In this meeting, the security measures implemented in the aftermath of the […]
SRINAGAR: The Parliament on Wednesday passed a law allowing the government of Jammu and Kashmir to auction and mine its newly-discovered reserves of lithium, among other minerals, thereby increasing the mining of the critical raw material for electric vehicle batteries. Under the law, lithium, along with other minerals, was removed from a previous list of atomic […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah met President Droupadi Murmu, along with 31 opposition MPs on Wednesday to seek her intervention in the Manipur, Harayana crisis. During his interaction with President Murmu, Farooq expressed that India, being a diverse country with various religions, cannot afford to have communal […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said to have arrested two hybrid militants associated with LeT along with arms and ammunition at Azadgunj area in Baramulla. The duo was arrested during naka checking. A case under UA(P) Act & Arms Act has been registered, a police spokesman said in a statement. “On a specific […]
