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Islamic State takes responsibility of Afghanistan attack that left 19 people dead, mostly Sikhs

Islamic State takes responsibility of Afghanistan attack that  left  19 people dead, mostly Sikhs

Jalalalbad:The Islamic State on Monday  claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 19 people, mostly Sikhs and Hindus, Associated Press reported. The bomber targeted a delegation from the minority communities as it was travelling to the governor’s residence in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday for a meeting […]

Congress to take decision on alliance formation in J&K on Tuesday

Congress to take decision on alliance formation in J&K on Tuesday

New Delhi: Congress party leader Ambika Soni on Monday said a meeting of 100 prominent political leaders from Jammu & Kashmir scheduled on Tuesday will  decide on the party’s future course of action, Ultra News reported “We have called 100 prominent people (of the party) from all five regions of the state, including MLAs, former […]

Two hospital employees arrested for theft of medicine : Police

Two hospital employees arrested for theft of medicine : Police

Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday arrested two employees of JLNM hospital Rainawari for allegedly misappropriating the medicines supplied to the hospital by the government. A statement issued to the press said  that a case under FIR No 47/2018 U/S RPC 409 RPC was registered at Police Station Rainawari after inputs from reliable […]

Rajnath, Doval to visit Kashmir soon : Reports

Rajnath, Doval to visit Kashmir soon : Reports

Srinagar : A high-level delegation comprising Home Minister, Rajnath Singh and National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval would be visiting Jammu and Kashmir soon, media reports said on Monday. The visit is aimed at taking stock of the situation after Governor’s rule was imposed in the state. Both Singh and Doval would review the security in […]

Close to 6000 pilgrims head to Amarnath cave from Jammu

Close to 6000 pilgrims head to Amarnath cave from Jammu

Srinagar : More than 5,700 pilgrims left Jammu in escorted convoys on Monday to perform the Amarnath Yatra. Two groups of 4,047 and 1,744 ‘yatris’ left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in 201 vehicles in the fifth batch for the Kashmir Valley, reports said. The first group is headed for the Pahalgam base camp while […]

Karvan-e-Aman bus leaves for Kaman post to cross over to PaK

Karvan-e-Aman bus leaves for Kaman post to cross over to PaK

Srinagar :Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (Pak) left here on Monday to cross over to another side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, reports said. According to the reports  the bus left Bemina, Srinagar with 6 passengers including three from Pakistan […]

Yatra resumes on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes after three days

Yatra resumes on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes after three days

Srinagar  In a review meeting, Governor  N.N. Vohra, Chairman of Amarnath Shrine Board was informed by  CEO Umang Narula, that the Yatra which had been interrupted for the past 3 days because of landslides, slippery tracks and shooting stones due to incessant rains in the Yatra area has since resumed via both Pahalgam as well as […]

Amarnath pilgrim injured in engine blast in Srinagar

Amarnath pilgrim injured in engine blast in Srinagar

Srinagar: A 40-year-old Amarnath pilgrim suffered injuries after an engine of a vehicle exploded in Lasjan area of Srinagar outskirts on Sunday. SSP Srinagar district Imtiaz Ismail Parray said  that the pilgrim suffered injuries after the engine of the vehicle in which he was travelling in, exploded in Lasjan area today late in the afternoon. “The blast […]