Srinagar: A woman from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) has been elected unopposed as Sarpanch and Panch in Khumriyal area of northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Arifa Begum (35) had come to this part of Kashmir along with her husband Ghulam Mohammad Mir via Nepal in 2010. Arifa, originally a resident of Palandari village in Muzaffarabad had […]
Srinagar: In the forth coming panchahyat polls across valley, 40 Sarpanchs, 669 ward panchs have been declared winers uncontested in northern Kashmir’s Kupwara. Officials said that at 166 Sarpanch Halqas across district kupwara, for first three phases 459 candidates had filed their nominations among which, 40 candidates won unopposed. “90 forms were rejected at the […]
Srinagar: Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday warned the youngsters who join militant organisations, saying that they should either return or the Army would neutralise them. Appealing to the militant ‘recruits’, the Army chief said that that had the opportunity to surrender and give up guns. “It is not worth joining militancy because […]
Srinagar: Thousands of people from across Kashmir converged at the shrine of Khawaja Naqshband Sahib (RA) in downtown Srinagar and participated in the congregational prayers ‘Khoja Digar’ on the 3rd of Rabi-ul-Awal, the third month of the Islamic calendar. The devotees including men, women and children, visited the shrine to pay their obeisance and offer […]
Srinagar: A group of intra-Kashmir traders has called upon President of Pakistan Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan to direct the authorities concerned to work out a permanent solution to their longstanding problem in the face of confiscation of their goods they bring to Pakistani markets under a barter system, Dawn reported. Since 2011, […]
Srinagar: Star Sports has unveiled a new campaign for this year’s ICC Women’s World T20. The film captures the narrative of a girl who wants to play cricket but is denied the opportunity at first, until she decides to take initiative and show her ability to the world. The TVC, shot in Kashmir, highlights the emotions […]
Srinagar: At least one militant was allegedly killed in a shootout in north Kashmir’s Handwara area on Sunday afternoon. According to the police, the militant hurled a grenade at a patrolling party of government forces, following which he he was challenged, resulting in a shoot out. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Handwara Ashish Kumar Mishra told Kashmir […]
Srinagar: A panchayat ghar was set ablaze in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, taking the told number of such government buildings damaged in less than three months in the valley to nine. Official sources on Sunday said that unidentified miscreants set on fire a panchayat ghar at a village in the apple township of Sopore […]
Srinagar: Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were critically injured in cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday evening. A police officer said that Pakistan army in “violation of ceasefire” attacked the posts of 126 bn of BSF along the border in Sunderbani […]
Srinagar: Two militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight with government forces in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police sources said that in the wee hours of Saturday, a joint team of special operations group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police, Army’s 55 RR and paramilitary forces laid a siege around Tikken village of Pulwama […]
