Pilgrimage progressing smoothly, 2.72 lakh pay obeisance so far
Srinagar,: Fresh batches of pilgrims on Monday left base camps to undertake annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where so far 2.72 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance since the commencement of the yatra from July 1st. Meanwhile, 3178 pilgrims, including women, sadhus, sadhvis and children left Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu, base […]
J&K Governor reassigns departments to advisors after appoint of Khan
Srinagar, : After appointment of former IAS officer Farooq Ahmad Khan as fifth advisor, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik reassigned the departments to his advisors, an official spokesman said late Wednesday night. As per the order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Advisor Vijay Kumar has been assigned charge of the departments […]
Bus, trade with POK remain suspended since March 24
Srinagar, : The Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), and Cross- Line of Control (LoC) trade on Monday remained suspended since March 24, official sources said. Though no reasons was given for continued suspension of bus and trade, it is said that due to strained relations between India and Pakistan […]
Three more Amarnath yatries dies
Srinagar, : Three more yatries died due to health reasons during the ongoing pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, a yatra official said on Monday. A 52-year-old yatri Dimple Sharma, son of Mohan Lal Sharma, resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, suffered a massive cardiac arrest near the cave shrine. He was immediately […]
Two Amarnath pilgrims die
Srinagar,: A yatri from Gujarat and another from Jharkhand died during the pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, a yatra official said on Friday. Sixty-three-year-old pilgrim, identified as Shrikanth Doshi, resident of Gujarat, died at Sheshnag on traditional Pahalgam cave shrine track. The cause of his death was being ascertained, he […]
Fresh batches leave base camps for holy cave, 1.32 lakh have darshan so far
Srinagar, : ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and ‘Bam Bam Bholay’ rented in the air as fresh batches of pilgrims left base camps on Thursday for the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where so far 1.32 lakh yatris have darshan of the self made Ice-Shivlingam since the commencement of the annual pilgrimage from July 1. […]
NIA attaches DeM chief Asiya’s property in Srinagar
Srinagar, : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached property of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) chief Asiya Andrai on the city outskirts under Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act. Andrabi and two of her close confidantes Nahida Nasreen and Sofi Fahmeeda were arrested in Soura area of Srinagar in July 2018 in connection with terror funding and other cases […]
Three persons die due to electrocution in J&K’s Kupwara
Srinagar,: Three people died and two others were injured critically due to electrocution in frontier district of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours of Wednesday, official sources said. They said a high tension (HT) transmission line fell on a local power supply at 0300 hrs at village Nard, Karnah. Five persons were […]
Train services suspended in Kashmir
Srinagar,: Train services were suspended on Monday as a precautionary measure for security reasons in the Kashmir valley, where separatists had called for a general strike on the third death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani in an encounter by security forces. No train will operate in the Kashmir valley Monday following an […]
Governor visits yatra base camp in Srinagar, DGP highway
Srinagar, : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik reviewed the facilities being made available at transit camp in Srinagar for the devotees undertaking annual pilgrimage to the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir, an official spokesman said. Meanwhile, a police spokesman said Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh has been reviewing security […]