Shah arriving in Kashmir to review overall security situation, development works
Srinagar,: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in the summer capital, Srinagar, on Wednesday afternoon on a two-day visit to review the overall security situation and arrangements put in place for the annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, commencing from July 1. Mr Shah, who will be on his […]
Govt should revisit ‘muscular approach’ in south Kashmir, says Tarigami
Srinagar, : Alleging that the situation in south Kashmir has not shown any significant improvement since July 2016, senior CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that the government needs to revisit ‘muscular approach’ as it is not giving desired results. ‘Comprising four districts — Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian — South Kashmir has been on […]
Karvan-e-Aman bus to PoK, trade remains suspended since March 24
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) trade also remained suspended since March 24. The weekly cross-Line of Control (LoC) bus, introduced as one of the major Confidence Building Measure (CBM) by Pakistan […]
Geelani prevented from attending Urdu Book Fair in KU
Srinagar, : Hardline Hurriyat Conference (HC) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Friday prevented from attending ‘Urdu Book Fair’, organised in Kashmir University, official sources said. They said the decision to prevent Mr Geelani was taken as a precautionary measure. The HC chairman was invited by the students of the KU to attend the […]
Security forces launch CASO in Kupwara
Baramulla,: Security forces on Friday launched Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in several villages in the frontier district of Kupwara, official sources said. They said on a tip-off about the presence of militants, troops of Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir, Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and CRPF launched a joint search operation in several […]
Omar hits out at ex-diplomat KC Singh for his ‘Rahul birthday remark’
Srinagar, : Hitting out at K C Singh for referring to Congress president Rahul Gandhi as a child whose birthday should not be celebrated following his failure in examination (elections), former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah asked the former Indian diplomat if he really would not celebrate his kids or grand kids birthday […]
Pak duty bound to share intelligence inputs about attacks with GoI: J&K Governor
Srinagar,: Asserting that his administration has disrupted militant infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said that Pakistan is duty-bound to share intelligence inputs about militant attacks with the Centre. However, in an apparent jibe, the Governor said that it needs to be seen how many attacks Pakistan is be able […]
Two soldiers injured in IED blast in Pulwama succumb
Srinagar,: Two soldiers, who were critically injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Pulwama, died in the hospital on Tuesday, a defence ministry spokesman said. He said six soldiers were injured when militants detonated an IED targeting Army patrol vehicle at village Arihal, Pulwama in south Kashmir last evening. The injured were brought […]
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 […]