Malik leads JRL protest against plight of Kashmiri prisoners, arrested

Malik leads JRL protest against plight of Kashmiri prisoners, arrested

Srinagar;Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was Wednesday arrested along with other leaders of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) when he was leading a protest rally against the plight of Kashmiri inmates languishing in jails. The call was given by JRL leadership which besides Malik include Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar […]

Militant killed in brief shootout in south Kashmir

Militant killed in brief shootout in  south Kashmir

Srinagar : A militant was killed in a brief shoot in Chowduri Bagh area of Litter in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. Quoting a senior Police official, GNS reported that militants attacked patrolling party of Army at Chowduri bagh. The official said that Army retaliated, triggering a brief exchange of gunfire in which one […]

Mehbooba seeks apology for her ‘toffee, milk’ remark

Mehbooba seeks apology for her ‘toffee, milk’ remark

Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday sought apology over her “toffee and milk” remarks, saying that the remarks she had made in the year 2016 was a pain from the heart of a mother. Earlier, while addressing a presser Mehbooba who was accompanied […]

Srinagar sees year’s first snowfall

Srinagar sees year’s first snowfall

Srinagar : The capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, witnessed year’s first snowfall on Friday, which has brought cheers in Valley after a prolonged spell of dry weather. The Meteorologoical Department had predicted moderate to heavy snow from January 4 in Kashmir valley. The upper reaches had witnessed heavy snow this week while the […]

Three Hizb militants, army soldier killed in Tral gunfight

Three Hizb militants, army soldier killed in Tral gunfight

Srinagar: Three Hizbul Mujahideen militants and an army personnel have been killed in the ingoing gunfight in Gulshanpora area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Thursday. A police official told Muslim kashmir that three militants have been killed in the gunfight so far and their bodies have also been retrieved. However, the identity of […]

Rains, snow likely in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours: MeT

Rains, snow likely in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours: MeT

Srinagar: The weatherman on Tuesday predicted rain and snow across Jammu and Kashmir, warning the fresh western disturbances (WDs) on January 2 and 4 will lead to disruption in surface transport on major highways. A weather advisory issued by local meteorological department today said a fresh western disturbance will most likely affect the state of […]

Farooq Abdullah Pitches for Early Polls in Jammu and Kashmir

Farooq Abdullah Pitches for Early Polls in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday pitched for early elections to the state Assembly. Talking to reporters during a function at his residence, where two expelled senior PDP leaders — Basharat Bukhari and Peer Muhammad Hussain — joined his party on the day, Abdullah said: […]