Srinagar: Science college Jammu students on Monday pelted stones on stranded Kashmiri passengers in Jammu near Kanal road where the passengers had assembled to protest against the failure of state government to airlift them to the “disconnected” valley. Eyewitnesses said that the passengers had assembled at Kanal road near the college and raised slogans against the […]
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed across Kashmir valley on Monday to mark the 35th hanging anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Maqbool Bhat. Bhat was executed in Tihar Jail on this day in 1984 and was buried inside the prison premises. The call for shutdown was issued by the Joint […]
Kargil: Hundreds of people on Sunday protested in the border town of Kargil, demanding rotational basis headquarters, for the newly-created Ladakh division. Protestors, including leadership of religious, political and social organisations, hit the streets at Islamia School Chowk in Kargil, alleging that setting up of Divisional headquarters of newly-created Ladakh Division at Leh was politically-motivated. […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Sunday evening hurled a grenade on paramilitary CRPF forces in city center Lal chowk injuring seven givernment forces personnel and four civilians. A police spokesperson said in a statement that at 6:45 pm near Paladium Cinema in Lal Chowk. The statement said thatfour cops, three CRPF personnel and four civilians were […]
Srinagar: Weatherman Sonam lotus has predicted another spell of rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir from Feburuary 13th to 15. “Expect another spell of rain in plain and snowfall on higher reaches of JKL (Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh) during 13-15th,” Lotus said. “This spell will be of lower intensity & snow accumulation than the […]
Srinagar: Five militants were killed in a gunfight at Keelam area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday. Official sources said that three militants were killed during the initial gunfight and the fresh exchange of firing resumed soon after earth movers were pressed to clear the debris of the house to retrieve bodies of slain […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government Friday declared Ladakh a separate division. An official spokesperson said that the government has approved the creation of a separate administrative and revenue division for Ladakh and it will comprise of Leh and Kargil districts. The division will have Leh as its headquarters. The Government has also approved creation of […]
New York: The Committee to Protect Journalists has called upon the Jammu and Kashmir police to immediately cease all legal proceedings against journalist Aasif Sultan and release him from jail after local news outlets reported that formal charges were filed against him on Thursday. Sultan, along with nine other individuals, has been charged with harbouring […]
Srinagar: The Army Thursday said that 450 militants were operating in Jammu and Kashmir and the infrastructure across the Line of Control (LoC) was intact with the full support of Pakistan as 16 militant camps were operating in the neighbouring country and Pakistan administered Kashmir. “The number of militants is more on the north of Pir […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday said that the Gawkadal massacre case has been closed as despite a lot of efforts to trace the culprits no clue was found. The police in its reply also stated that all the records pertaining to the case at police station Kralkhud were washed away during the “devastating” floods […]
