By Press Desk on July 31, 2019
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The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for vehicular traffic on Wednesday due to landslides caused by incessant rains since Tuesday. The rains have also led to a flood-like situation in Udhampur where authorities have ordered the closure of educational institutes. An official said that Kashmir highway has been closed due to landslide triggered by continuous rainfall at Morh […]
By Press Desk on July 31, 2019
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Srinagar: A woman was killed while another civilian, employee in the health department, suffered injuries as the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery firing along the Line of Control in Gurez area of northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The slain woman has been identified as Rahme Begum wife of Abdul Ahad, a resident of Dassi […]
By Press Desk on July 30, 2019
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday evening said that a top Jaish commander along with his associate were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The slain militant has been identified as Fayaz Panzoo, a top Jaish commander, a police official said. The other slain militant is yet […]
By Press Desk on July 30, 2019
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Srinagar: One army personnel was killed during cross-LoC shelling in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday afternoon. Reports said that Pakistan army violated the ceasefire and targeted forward posts of Indian army. The Indian army retliated to the fire. However, one personnel was killed during the cross-LoC firing. The slain has […]
By Press Desk on July 30, 2019
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a man in north Kashmir’s Baramulla for killing his daughter inside the forest area of Kawharbala. Javid Ahmad Khan son of Rehmatullah Khan, a resdient of Laridora area was arrested for killing his daughter and dumping the body inside the Kawharbala forest area, a […]
By Press Desk on July 30, 2019
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Srinagar: Asserting that rumours spread like wildfire in Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday said that everything is normal in Kashmir and the government orders being circulated on social media from the past few days were invalid. ‘There have been no valid orders by the government. A lot of rumours are spread here. Do […]
By Press Desk on July 29, 2019
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Srinagar: Immediately after Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday sought help from her rival party National Conference’s (NC) patriarch Farooq Abdullah to present a united front against the Centre’s rumoured plans to end Article 35A, the latter said that they were calling an all-party meeting within two or three days to discuss the […]
By Press Desk on July 29, 2019
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Srinagar: Governor’s advisor on Home affairs K Vijay Kumar on Monday rejected the rumours that troop movement in Kashmir was connected to any pending announcement. Talking to reporters on the side lines of a function, Kumar dismissed the various government orders, which have gone viral on social media, pertaining to induction of 10,000 troops and […]
By Press Desk on July 29, 2019
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Srinagar: A fresh order directing the five zonal superintendents of police to provide the list of mosques in the city and its management committees has added to the speculation about some major decision in the offing regarding Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. “Please provide details of mosques and their managements falling without your respective jurisdictions […]
By Press Desk on July 29, 2019
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Pahalgam: With Pahalgam development authority (PDA), the main nodal agency for the development of Pahalgam generating crores of rupees from public parks and other resources annually, most of the street lights at the famous tourist destination remain non-functional. The street lights being defunct is not only creating bad impression among the tourists visiting the place […]