Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan late Friday night exchanged heavy gunfire and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch. Reports said that Pakistan army shelled Indian posts near the LoC. “The security forces have been retaliating to the gunfire by Pakistani troops. Reports inform that the mortar shelling has been […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday suspended vehicular traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway after heavy snowfall at several places on the highway. Officials said that snow has accumulated on the road in Banihal, and near Jawahar Tunnel which has made the road slippery. They said that the highway will be reopened after the weather improves..
Srinagar: A ten year old south Kashmiri kid’s cover drive has stunned the Sri Lankan legendary cricketer and former skipper Kumara Sangakkara. On Friday, a Twitter user tweeted a video in which a small kid was stroking the ball. He tagged the former Lankan captain in the tweet and asked him the opinion regarding the kid’s […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Administrative Council (SAC) Friday accorded sanction to a set of exemptions for making the 624 MW Kiru hydro electric project (HeP) commercially viable, an official spokesman said. The Kiru 624 MW HeP is coming up on run of the river Chenab located in Kishtwar district and is being implemented […]
Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Aripal village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that around three militants are believed to be hiding in the village. Meanwhile, Internet services have been blocked in entire Pulwama district. So far there was no exchange of fire between the militants and the […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday welcomed the statement of Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan on Kashmir during his interaction with Turkish president Reccip Tayyip Erdogan. Mirwaiz said that Turkey has always been a strong supporter of Right to Self Determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir and an active member of […]
Srinagar: The Thomson Reuters foundation has put India on the top for being the most dangerous countries for the women. The list was released by the World Index on its twitter handle. India is followed by Afghanistan and Somalia. Most Dangerous Countries for Women (2018): 1.🇮🇳 India2.🇦🇫 Afghanistan3.🇸🇾 Syria4.🇸🇴 Somalia5.🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia6.🇵🇰 Pakistan7.🇨🇩 Democratic Republic […]
Srinagar: A leopard killed over 20 head of cattle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said Friday. The leopard entered into an animal shed belonging to Gulam Nabi Wani in Chakka area in Ramsoo tehsil of the district and killed over 20 sheep overnight, they said. The people alleged that over 100 domestic animals […]
Srinagar: Reacting to the Twiter spat between former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, Awami Ittehad President Er Rasheed on Friday said it was a “moral victory” for the militants. In a statement, Rasheed said that the truth and the circumstances are pushing two former Chief Ministers to show sympathy with […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed Friday as a precautionary measure as the road was rendered slippery due to fresh snowfall, a Traffic Department official said. Moderate to heavy snowfall began across Kashmir this afternoon, bringing relief to the residents from dry weather. “It has been snowing across Kashmir since afternoon. The men and machinery […]
