Gunfight breaks out in Kulgam
Srinagar: A gun battle has broken out between troops and militants in Katpora village of Kulgam district. Sources said two militants are trapped. Details awaited
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Indigenous political ‘freedom struggle’ is not driven by social media platforms: Sehrai
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai has said that the people of Kashmir are neither misinformed nor this ‘indigenous political freedom struggle’ is driven by social media platforms. He was reacting to the army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s statement in which he had said ‘Kashmiri youth are being radicalized with misinformation by social media’. “The […]
Police arrests man for harrasing woman in Anantnag
Anantnag: Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a man for allegedly harassing a girl in this south Kashmir district, a police spokesman said. Police requested the girl to approach women’s police station Anantnag following a social media post recently showing the man misbehaving with her at Lal Chowk, Anantnag. Taking cognisance […]
Scores of political workers join Congress
Srinagar: Scores of political workers from different areas joined Congress at the party’s Srinagar Office on Saturday. They expressed their full faith in the programmes and policies of the Congress Party, handout of the party stated The party stated that in an extraordinary meeting scores of Prominent Political Workers led by Sarpanch Gh. Hassan Poswal […]
SDM Kangan issues advisory, asks people to travel in 4×4 vehicles
Srinagar: The sub divisional administration Kangan has issued an advisory to general public in view of snowfall and slippery road conditions in several areas of the central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. “All vehicles plying on Kangan-Sonamarg and Kangan to Wangth Narnanagh, Kachnambal and Chahtergul areas should use anti skid chains tied on tyres, besides 4×4 vehicles […]
21 employees of PDD, 5 of R&B suspended in Budgam for unauthorised absence
Srinagar: The additional district development commissioner Budgam Khurshid Ahmad Ganai Saturday suspended 26 employees for remaining absent from duties during a surprise visist to many offices. “During the inspection, 21 employee of Power Development Department (PDD) and 5 employees of Roads and Buildings (R&B) departments were found absent from their duties without any authorization,” reports quoting […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway shut after fresh snowfall
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday shut the Jammu-Srinagar Highway for vehicular traffic following heavy snowfall at the Jawahar Tunnel. An official said that the fresh snowfall on both sides of the tunnel has made the road slip[pery and as such the decision to suspend traffic movement on the highway was taken. He said the traffic would be […]
Three houses, seven shops gutted in Doda fire incident
Doda: At least three houses and seven shops were gutted in a fire in this hilly district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The fire broke out in a house at Kahara village, 45 kms from here, around 4.30 AM and quickly spread to adjoining structures, a police official said. ‘ He said […]
Flight operations hit at Srinagar airport due to fresh snowfall
Srinagar: Intermittent snowfall continued in Kashmir for the second consecutive day Saturday, leading to disruption in flight operations at the Srinagar airport, officials said. However, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway the only all-weather road-link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country was through for traffic. Intermittent snowfall continued in most parts of Kashmir for the […]
India dismisses Pakistan’s allegation regarding Chinese mission attack
Srinagar: India has dismissed allegations by Pakistan about playing a role in the terrorist attack on the Chinese mission in Karachi last year saying Islamabad should instead take credible action against support to terrorism. “We have seen statements in Pakistani media attributed to the police chief of Karachi making false allegations against India for the […]