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Landslides triggered by incessant rains force closure of Kashmir highway, Amarnath yatra suspended

Landslides triggered by incessant rains force closure of Kashmir highway, Amarnath yatra suspended

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 […]

Top JeM commander, associate killed in Bijbehara gunfight, says Police

Top JeM commander, associate killed in Bijbehara gunfight, says Police

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 […]

Army man killed in cross-LoC shelling in Rajouri

Army man killed in cross-LoC shelling in Rajouri

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 […]

Father kills daughter over argument on marriage, arrested

Father kills daughter over argument on marriage, arrested

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 […]

Govt orders shared on social media ‘invalid’, says Governor Malik

Govt orders shared on social media ‘invalid’, says Governor Malik

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 […]

SSP Srinagar asks zonal SP’s to provide list of mosques, their managements in the capital city

SSP Srinagar asks zonal SP’s to provide list of mosques, their managements in the capital city

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 […]

For over 2 years street lights in Pahalgam remain defunct, locals fume

For over 2 years street lights in Pahalgam remain defunct, locals fume

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 […]