Srinagar: Welcoming Governor administration’s decision to grant the status of Division for Ladakh region, Peoples Conference Chairman Sajjad Lone on Saturday said that Pir Panchal and Chenab Valley should also be granted Division status to bring government and administration closer to its people. “Welcome the creation of separate division for Ladakh. Puts an end to their […]
Srinagar: In the ongoing rescue operation at Jawahar Tunnel, authorities on Saturday said that one more body was recovered from the debris of an avalanche, taking the toll to eight. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Muhammad Younis Mallik told KNS that they have recovered the body of Parvez Ahmad SGCT from the debris. Earlier, seven bodies […]
Srinagar: Facebook Inc is toughening up the rules governing political advertisements in India to create more transparency ahead of the country’s general elections due before May, the social media giant has said. Users will see political advertisements with “published by” and “paid by” disclaimers, the company said in a statement. The move comes weeks after […]
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in Kashmir valley on Saturday to mark the sixth “hanging” anniversary of Afzal Guru who was executed in Delhi’s Tihar Jail on this day in 2013. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have called for the shutdown and also reiterated their […]
Srinagar: Army has started induction of sniper rifles and other modernized equipments along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir while the entire process of induction will be completed shortly, a media report said on Saturday. Daily Excelsior quoting sources said that Army would be inducting about 6000 sniper rifles along LoC in Jammu and […]
Srinagar: A seven-year-old boy was killed after a snow slide fell from a rooftop of a house which hit him in Chahar village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday late evening. Reports said that the boy Irfan Ahmed Khan son of Ghulam Hassan Khan of Chehar Kalhool died on the spot after the […]
Srinagar: An intense cold wave gripped the Kashmir Valley on Saturday bringing the minimum temperatures several notches below the freezing point, the weather office said. “Due to a clear night sky, the minimum temperatures have dropped across Jammu and Kashmir. The weather is expected to remain cold and dry during the next three days, but […]
Srinagar: Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon has taken over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps. Lt General Dhillon took over on Friday from Lt Gen AK Bhatt who is shifting to New Delhi as Military Secretary at Army Headquarters, Tribune India reported. “The officer has an incisive understanding of J&K, […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was shut for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday due to landslide debris on the highway at many places and slippery road conditions. The debris of landslides has accumulated at Digdol, Panthal, Battery Chashma and Anokhi Falls in the Ramsoo-Ramban belt, an official said, adding that the debris is being cleared. Besides snow has […]
Srinagar: Government of India has sent a note verbale to Pakistan in protest against the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed addressing a gathering in Lahore on the occasion of ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’. In a note verbale, India registered a “strong protest” against the continued use of Pakistani soil by extremist elements to freely propagate and promote […]
