Train service resumes in south Kashmir after two days
Srinagar,: Train service resumed on Sunday after remaining suspended for two days for security reasons in south Kashmir, where two militants of Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed by security forces in an encounter in Pulwama. However, train service between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla in north Kashmir was not affected , a railway official told UNI. He said […]
SAC approves grant of ‘Special Pay’ in favour of employees of J&K HC
Srinagar, : Jammu and Kashmir State Administrative Council (SAC) accorded sanction to the grant of Special Pay in favour of the employees of the High Court, an official spokesman said, here. Late on Friday night, he said the SAC which met here under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded sanction to the grant […]
Train service remains suspended in south Kashmir for security reasons
Srinagar, : Train service remained suspended for the second day on Saturday for security reasons in south Kashmir, where two militants of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) by security forces in an encounter in Pulwama on Friday. However, all trains between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla in north Kashmir will run as per schedule normally, a railway official told UNI. […]
Governor expresses grief over loss of CRPF men
Srinagar, : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed deep anguish over the loss of CRPF men in yesterday’s militant attack in Anantnag district. Governor has conveyed that his heart goes out to the departed soldiers and their families. Condemning this cowardly attack, Governor has observed that whenever successful attempts are made by […]
Fresh landslides on Kashmir highway, Leh and Mughal road through
Srinagar, : Several thousand vehicles, including those carrying passengers, got stranded after the Srinagar-Jmmu National Highway was closed on Thursday following fresh landslides and shooting stones in Ramban area, a traffic police official said. Traffic was resumed on the National Highway, linking Ladakh region with Kashmir and historic 86-km-long Mughal road after remaining suspended on […]
Highway connecting Ladakh with Kashmir closed due to snowfall
Srinagar, : The national highway, the only road linking Ladakh region with Kashmir, was closed on Wednesday due to fresh snowfall and slippery road condition, a traffic police official said. He said there was fresh snowfall in the wee hours from Sonmarg to Drass, including Zojilla, Zero point and Minimarg forcing suspension of the traffic. […]
Kathua rape case: Former CM Mehbooba welcomes court judgement
Srinagar,: Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday welcomed the Pathankote court judgement on Kathua rape and murder case of a 8-year-old girl in January last year. Taking to micro-blogging site twitter President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba said “Welcome the judgement. High time we stop playing politics over a heinous crime where […]
Karvan-e-Aman bus to PoK remains suspended
Srinagar,: The Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), on Monday remained suspended since March 24, official sources said. The cross-Line of Control (LoC) bus, introduced as one of the major Confidence Building Measure (CBM) by Pakistan and India in 2005, remained suspended today since March 4 when it was reported […]
‘Stupid tit for tat diplomacy’ will not work, says Omar
Srinagar, : Reacting to reports that Pakistani officials harassed the guests who were invited at an Iftar party hosted by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has termed it a stupid tit for tat diplomacy. Mr Abdullah, who is the Vice President of National Conference (NC), said it was […]
Omar congratulates newly sworn in Modi government
Srinagar, : National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday congratulated Union Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said it was pity that health issues kept former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley out of the Cabinet. Taking to micro-blogging […]