Srinagar: Clashes erupted in Arihal village of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning after government forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the area. Reports said that a contingent of army, special operations group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF personnel cordoned Budh Mohalla in Arihal and started a search operation. […]
Srinagar: Taking cognizance of a complaint filed by a family, Police Station Kunzar here in North Kashmir registered a formal case against Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar and Patwari of Karhama tehsil of Tangmarg. Nisar Ahmed, the complainant in his complaint has alleged that under the garb of removing illegal encroachment the Revenue officials illegally detained and […]
Srinagar: Kashmir sapphires are renowned for their brilliance and strong saturation of velvet blue, which is reminiscent of the colour of a peacock’s neck. An exceptional necklace set with 21 top-quality Kashmir sapphires, carrying a total of 109.08 carats, will be offered at Christie’s in Hong Kong on 27 November at US $ 12-15 million. […]
Jammu: Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has said crops spread over 9000 hectares of agricultural land were damaged during the recent snowfall in Kashmir. “As per the preliminary assessment done by the State Government’s field agencies nearly 53000 hectares of horticulture and 9000 hectares of agriculture crops have been severely damaged and the tentative […]
Srinagar: Junaid Azim Mattoo was on Tuesday elected the Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Mattoo was a Mayoral candidate of Sajad Lone’s People’s Conference which was supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated Congress’s Bashir Hajam. They said that Junaid won 40 votes while Congress’s Hajam bagged 26 votes. 4 votes declared invalid. Hailing […]
Srinagar: Two Kashmiri college students have been arrested in connection with the Maqsudan police station hand grenade blast case, reports said. Shahid Qayoom (22) and Fazil Bashir (23), students of an engineering college in Jalandhar, have been arrested, they said. DGP Suresh Arora said in a press release that four persons were involved in carrying […]
Srinagar: Two Hizb militants have been killed in an overnight gunfight with government forces in southern Kashmir’s Shopian village. The slain militants have been identified as Amir Amin of Awneera and Idrees Ahmad of Safnagri. Idrees, a former soldier, joined the militant ranks this year on April 15 when he was on official leave at […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Monday that the accused involved in killing senior BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother in Kishtwar district have been identified and will be brought to book soon. Bharatiya Janata Party state secretary Anil Parihar, 52, and his brother, Ajeet Parihar, 55, were killed on November […]
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between government forces and militants in Bakoora area of Srinagar city’s outskirts, police said today. The gun-battle broke out in Bakoora area of the district which has been placed under the cordon, Jammu and Kashmir police posted on its Twitter handle. “Exchange of fire between Security forces & #terrorists at […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Monday that the state administration will try to create an atmosphere for holding talks with stakeholders in the next four to six months. He claimed that stone-pelting and militancy-related incidents have come down in the state. “I carry a mandate of (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi to […]
