Govt to compensate farmers who lost crops to snowfall: Governor

Govt to compensate farmers who lost crops to snowfall: Governor

Jammu: Governor Satya Paul Malik Monday said that compensation will be given to the farmers who lost their crops due to snowfall in Kashmir. After taking guard of honour in civil Secretariat Jammu, Governor said that the administration has started assessment of damage caused by snowfall across Kashmir and Jammu was not much affected. The […]

Srinagar-Leh highway closed for fifth consecutive day

Srinagar-Leh highway closed for fifth consecutive day

Srinagar: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway in Central Kashmir and the historic Mughal road in southern Kashmir remained closed for the 5th consecutive day on Monday. Traffic remained suspended on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway for the fifth day today due to the accumulation of snow, an official said. Fresh snowfall last week at Sonamarg, Zojila, Meenmarg and […]

Darbar Move: J&K Secretariat opens in Jammu

Darbar Move: J&K Secretariat opens in Jammu

Jammu: Civil Secretariat, the seat of the Jammu and Kashmir government, opened here on Monday after a 10-day break as part of the bi-annual ‘Darbar Move’. Besides the Civil Secretariat, the other move offices, including Raj Bhawan and police headquarters, also opened here after six months of functioning in Srinagar. Governor Satya Pal Malik inspected […]

Fresh landslides block Srinagar-Jammu highway

Fresh landslides block Srinagar-Jammu highway

Srinagar : Fresh landslides in Ramban district Monday blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway that was restored for one-way traffic earlier, reports said. Traffic was restored on the highway last evening. Today it was scheduled to open for those travelling from Jammu to Srinagar and heavy motor vehicles and Darbar employees from Srinagar to Jammu. The closure […]

Militants, forces exchange fire in Ganderbal

Militants, forces exchange fire in Ganderbal

Srinagar : Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces on Monday at Bakoora area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. According to sources a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Army, Special Operations Group of Police and para military CRPF at Bakoora following inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Exchange […]

Militant arrested in north Kashmir: Police

Militant arrested in north Kashmir: Police

A militant affiliated with Al-Badr outfit was arrested in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, police said. “One militant of Al-Badr outfit was arrested in Handwara along with arms and ammunition,” police said on Twitter. In a statement, a police spokesman said that Sajjad Ahmad Dar of Rohumu Pulwama was arrested in […]

Omar Abdullah grieved over killing of BJP leader, his brother

Omar Abdullah grieved over killing of BJP leader, his brother

Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah expressed shock and grief over the killing of BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother Ajit Parihar in Kishtwar. Offering condolences with the bereaved family and their colleagues, NC vice president prayed for the eternal peace to the departed souls. Meanwhile party General Secretary Haji Ali Mohammad […]

Shopian militant’s family alleges vandalism by government forces

Shopian militant’s family alleges vandalism by government forces

Srinagar : The family of a former policeman, who fled with four rifles to join militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in May last year, alleged on Thursday that government forces vandalised their house at Nazneenpora in Shopian during the night. “They smashed the windowpanes of our house and damaged its doors and windows,” a family member […]

Hakeem Yaseen for joint initiative of Mainstream-Hurriyat to end bloodshed in Kashmir

Hakeem Yaseen for joint initiative of Mainstream-Hurriyat to end bloodshed in Kashmir

Srinagar: Expressing deep pain over the recent escalation of violence in Kashmir and at the loss of innocent civilian lives, Chairman PDF and MLA Khansahib Hakeem Yaseen has called upon the leaderships of mainstream parties and the Hurriyat conference to rise above their individual ideologies and affiliations and formulate a joint strategy for saving the […]

IED detected, defused in south Kashmir

IED detected, defused in south Kashmir

Srinagar : A joint team of government forces on Friday claimed to have found and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Shopian-Pulwama road at Nikas Pulwama of south Kashmir. Reports said that the Police, army, and CRPF in a joint team detected an IED weighing 5 kgs. The explosive was later defused by the […]