Srinagar: The Chief Electoral Officer Jammu and Kashmir state have convened a meeting of all political parties in Jammu on January 18 regarding conduction of the Lok Sabha elections in the state. In a letter sent to ten political parties including National Conference, PDP, Congress and BJP, the CEO has also hinted that parliamentary and […]
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has termed the recent assertions of Governor Satya Pal Malik that “there was nothing like Operation All-Out” as far from reality and truth and stated that Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat have time and again claimed that anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir were […]
Srinagar: A major reshuffle in administrations was likely to take place in the next couple of days, officials sources said on Wednesday. They said that more than 60 officers are being transferred and include many deputy commissioners and directors of various departments. It has been learnt that transfer list has been finalized by the governor and his advisers […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar recovered 74 bags of rice and two bags of flour which were meant for public distribution and were being illegally sold in the black market. “Acting on a complaint, police post Bemina arrested Bilal Ahmad Nath resident of Bilal Colony Bemina for selling PDS (public distribution system) […]
Srinagar: Two persons were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents in Samba and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Wednesday. A-three vehicle crash killed the driver of an oil tanker and injured three others near Railway bridge Nanak Chack in Samba Tuesday night, they said. The identity of the deceased […]
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement squad of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) recovered Rs 7000 fine from 18 shopkeepers for violation of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. As per an official handout issued here, the market checking squad headed by Assistant Director Enforcement North and South zones inspected 75 business establishments in Davish Kadal, […]
Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday laid a siege in North Kashmir’s Bandipora village. Police sources said that a joint team of Army, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation in Danger Mohalla of Hajjin area and started door-to-door search operation. The operation, they said, was launched after inputs about presence of militants in the area. Search operation […]
Srinagar: Several highways including including Bandipora-Gurez, Mughal road, Kupwara-Machil road have been closed for vehicular traffic after fresh snowfall across Kashmir valley Wednesday. Reports said that despite the highway’s been shut, the Kashmir highway was open for traffic movement from Srinagar to Jammu. Pertinently earlier today authorities at Srinagar international airport suspended air traffic due to […]
Srinagar: Security forces in Pakistan have gunned down four militants, including a top Taliban commander who masterminded the last year’s powerful bomb blast in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in which at least 31 people including three Sikhs were killed. Those killed in the exchange of fire include Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Islam and Mohibullah […]
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall began at many places across Kashmir valley on Wednesday including capital city Srinagar, breaking the intense cold wave conditions. Reports of snowfall were received from almost all the district headquarters of the valley. Kashmir is currently under the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’ the 40-day harshest period of winter when the chances of snowfall are most […]
