Srinagar, Jun 08: Five flights approved by the Ministry of Civil Aviation Government of India (GoI) from Srinagar to Sharjah are at the disposal of airlines and it’s their choice to operate any time, Director Srinagar International Airport Dr Kuldip Singh said Wednesday. Director Srinagar International Airport Dr Kuldip Singh said that the Union Ministry […]
Srinagar, Jun 07: Over 76 percent households in Jammu and Kashmir have their own houses while around 24 percent households own a car, the National Health and Family Survey-5 (NHFS-5) has reported. Official data said that around 18.3 percent households in J&K possess bicycles, 30.3 percent households possess motorcycles or scooters and 4.1 percent households possess […]
Srinagar, Jun 07: National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that the government should take steps to improve the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. “The situation is in front of everyone. Hardly any day passes when no incident takes place. The people are disturbed and we want the situation to improve and the […]
Srinagar, June 7: Three militants, one of them Nadeem Ahmad Rather who left his BVSC studies to join Lashker-e-Toiba and then Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfits, were killed in two separate gunfights in Kupwara and Shopian district on Tuesday, police said. “Based on specific input generated by Police regarding movement of (militants) in Kandi area of […]
Shopian, June 7: Four militant and their associates have been arrested in connection with the last week’s “IED” (Improvised Explosive Device) blast in Sedaw area of Shopian in which one army soldier was killed and at least two others were injured in the southern Kashmir district. Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said police cracked […]
Srinagar, Jun 06: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Monday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of its senior leader, Executive member and People’s Political Front Chairman Musadiq Adil. In a statement APHC on behalf of the organisation, its incarcerated Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the Executive Council members and the entire leadership expressed condolence […]
Srinagar, Jun 06: Jammu division as well as a few districts in Kashmir division including Srinagar, the summer capital of the Union Territory is reeling under heat wave as the maximum temperature touched above 30 degree Celsius on Monday. According to the data, most of the areas in Jammu division witnessed above 40 degree Celsius […]
Srinagar, Jun 06: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that militancy was on its “death bed” in Kashmir and some elements on the other side were attempting to create instability as they can’t digest robust growth of economy and huge tourist influx in the Valley. Talking to reporters on the side-lines of a […]
Srinagar, June 6: A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gunfight with joint team of police and army at Zaloora area of North Kashmir’s Sopore on Monday, officials said. Three other militants, two of them foreigners and another local, managed to flee, they said. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that one […]
Srinagar, June 05: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that the way militancy is being used a tool against innocent people, makes it clear that they want to provoke security forces to do something out of desperation. While speaking during a function at the SKICC, LG Sinha said that he wants […]
