Srinagar: The Congress on Friday reached out to the people displaced from Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK), who were on a indefinite chain dharna here since December 27 demanding implementation of ‘2014 package’, and urged the Centre to hold talks with them. The displaced people from PaK have been on a chain hunger strike here against the […]
Srinagar: Air traffic at Srinagar Airport was affected Friday afternoon due to poor visibility which led to the cancellation of flights in the afternoon. The afternoon air traffic at Srinagar Airport remained suspended today because of poor visibility due to dense fog, but flight operations took place in the morning, reports said. Pertinently it started snowing […]
Islamabad: Pakistan and the US are discussing plans to hold a maiden meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Donald Trump but it hinges on the “positive outcome” of the Pakistan-brokered talks to strike a peace deal in Afghanistan, a senior official here said. In his first comments in 2019, President Trump on Wednesday […]
JAMMU: Following the directions of the National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, J&K Government ordered constitution of the first-ever Air Quality Monitoring Committee in the State. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the Committee shall function under the overall supervision and coordination of Administrative Secretary, Forest, Environment & Ecology Department. The Members […]
Srinagar: Unidentified gunmen Friday afternoon shot at a civilian in southern Kashmir’s Tral township. The civilian has been identified as Suman Singh, son of Nanak Singh, a resident of Khasipora village of the township. Reports said that Singh was critically injured in the attack and has been shifted to a Srinagar hospital for treatment.
Srinagar:Advocating the need for dialogue to find the solution to the issue of Ayodhya land dispute, former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah said that Lord Ram belongs to the whole world and not just Hindus. Speaking shortly after the Supreme Court on Friday fixed hearing in the case to January 10, Abdullah said that the entire […]
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in Tral and parts of Awantipora area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Friday following the killing of three militants at Gulshanpora in Tral. Reports said that all the shops and other business establishments are closed in both the areas of the district and traffic is off the […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Friday suspended the train services from Srinagar to Banihal for a “security measure” in wake of the killing of three militants in south Kashmir’s Tral. “We have suspended train services in South Kashmir for security reasons,” a railway official said. However, trains continued to chug on Srinagar-Budgam in central Kashmir to Baramulla in […]
Srinagar: Seven people were killed after an LPG cylinder blast in a building, where work related to ceiling fans was being carried out, in West Delhi’s Sudarshan Park triggered a collapse bringing a portion of the structure down, police said. The fire department received a call about the collapse at around 8.48 pm Thursday and eight […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah Thursday engaged in a ‘Twitter war’ with both sides accusing each other of taking political advantage of militancy in the state. Mehbooba Thursday said Governor Satya Pal Malik should issue directions to security forces not to harass the families of terrorists while fighting […]
