Srinagar: Life returned to normal on Sunday after four days of consecutive strike and restrictions in south Kashmir’s Tral area of Pulwama district. Shops and business establishments opened across the district after four days. Both private and public transport plied normally. Earlier, on Tuesday Three militants were killed during a gun battle with government forces […]
Srinagar: At least nine houses were gutted due to fire in Pandan area of Sringar’s Nowhatta late Saturday night. An official told The Kashmir Press that the fire that engulfed nine houses in downtown area was caused due to short circuit. He said that five houses were fully damaged due to the fire, adding four […]
ISTANBUL: Turks on Sunday vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday in elections that pose the biggest challenge to Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party since they swept to power more than a decade and a half ago, Reuters reported. The elections will also usher in a powerful new executive presidency long sought […]
Srinagar: Train services resumed in Kashmir valley after remaining suspended on Saturday as a precautionary measure after four militants were killed in an encounter with government forces in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. The service was resumed on Friday after remaining suspended on Thursday for security reasons in the valley. This was the seventh […]
Srinagar: The Governor N N Vohra on Saturday allocated the departments to advisors B B Vyas and K Vijay Kumar and delegated powers to the Chief Secretary and the administrative secretaries. As per a notifications issued by the Government here this evening, the Planning & Development, Finance, Law, GAD, Housing & Urban Development, ARI & Trainings, Rural Development, Ladakh […]
Poonch: Army on Saturday detained a person from central Kashmir’s Budgam district, in Surankote area of Poonch district, after feeling suspicious about him for wearing a T-shirt resembling army uniform. Official sources told local news gathering agency Global News Service that on Saturday at about 11:20 am, a person namely Ajaz Ahmed Wani son of Jamal Ahmed Wani of Darwanh, Chararshrif, […]
Srinagar: At least thirteen persons were injured, one among them suffered bullet wound, in government forces action during separate clashes at Darumdore area of Shopian and Hajin area of Bandipora district on Saturday. Official sources told a local news gathering agency Global News Service on Saturday afternoon, a joint team of army, SOG and CRPF laid a […]
Srinagar: Clashes erupted between protesters and government forces in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district after government forces launched cordon-and-search-operations in Tawheeed Abad and Parray Mohalla of Hajin. Sources said that soldiers of 13(RR) and Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel of Jammu and Kashmir police cordoned off the two localities and started searches. As the searches intensified the […]
Srinagar: B B Vyas today assumed office as advisor to governor here at civil Secretariat. He was welcomed by senior officers at the Civil Secretariat here. Vyas was till recently holding the post of Chief Secretary, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. An IAS officer of 1986 batch J&K Cadre, Vyas has earlier served as Principal Secretary […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Journalists Association (KJA) on Saturday condemned the “harsh statement” by the former Minister and BJP leader, Lal Singh in which he has threatened Kashmir-based journalists of “Shujaat-like incidents” for what he said creating “wrong narrative regarding the Kathua rape-and-murder case.” KJA spokesperson in a statement said “KJA wants to convey to the former […]
