Top ISJK commander killed in Shopian
Srinagar, : A top militant commander of Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) — an IS inspired module — was killed on Friday by security forces in a brief encounter in south Kashmir district of Shopian. The authorities have snapped mobile internet service as a precautionary measure to prevent rumours. Official sources said that security […]
Kashmir highway remains closed for 2nd day, Leh & Mughal road through for one-way
Srinagar, : The 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained closed for the second day on Friday due to landslides and continuous shooting stones. However, one-way traffic continued to ply on the National Highway, the only road linking the Ladakh region with Kashmir and historic 86-km-long Mughal road. Over 3,000 vehicles, including trucks carrying essentials and oil […]
Omar takes jibe at Modi over his Rajiv Gandhi comment
Srinagar, : Taking a jibe at Narendra Modi for his attacks on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said it is almost as the PM has discovered a time machine and is fighting the 1989 General elections, with Rajiv Gandhi as his principal rival. ‘Has Modi ji discovered a time […]
Man detained for sexually exploiting, enticing minors in Bandipora
Srinagar, : The City police have arrested a man for sexually exploiting and enticing minors in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, a police spokesperson said on Thursday. He said a complaint was lodged by a local resident that one Ghulam Hassan Sofi, son of Ghulam Rasool Sofi, resident of Nasoo Bandipora was enticing minors with […]
Kashmir highway closed due to landslides, Leh & Mughal road through for one-way
Srinagar, : The Srinagar-Jammu national highway, only all weather road linking the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was closed due to fresh landslides on Thursday morning, a traffic police official said. Meanwhile, one-way traffic will continue to ply on the national highway, the only road linking the Ladakh region with Kashmir and […]
No civilian traffic on Kashmir highway, vehicles to ply one-way on Leh, Mughal roads
Srinagar, : No civilian traffic was allowed on the national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country on Wednesday due to ban imposed by the authorities to allow free and secure movement of security force convoy. However, the authorities have announced to lift the ban on civilian […]
Restrictions relaxed on Jammu Srinagar NH 44
Srinagar Udhampur restrictions removed on Wednesdays w.e.f. 13.5.2019 Public movement facilitated and inconvenience reduced SRINAGAR, MAY 7, 2019: The Government has been reviewing the restrictions imposed earlier this month on civilian movement on the National Highway (NH-44) connecting Jammu to Srinagar with a view to balancing the security needs of Forces’ Convoys with the need […]
No fresh traffic on Kashmir highway, stranded vehicles being cleared: Traffic officials
Srinagar,: No fresh traffic was allowed from Srinagar or Jammu on Tuesday on the national highway, the only road linking Kashmir valley with the rest of the country as large number of vehicles are stranded at different places. However, the national highway, the only road connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir and historic 86-km-long Mughal road […]
Train service resumes in south Kashmir after four days
Srinagar, : Train service resumed on Tuesday after remaining suspended for security reasons in south Kashmir since Friday, when three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including a top commander were killed in an encounter by security forces in Shopian. “Trains were running normally in north Kashmir between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla,” a railway official told UNI. He […]
No Karvan-e-Aman bus to PoK
Srinagar, ; The Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), remained suspended since March 4 on Monday, official sources said. However, the stranded POK residents here and Kashmiris in other side of the Line of Control (LoC) were allowed to cross the sides on April 21 and 29, respectively. […]