Missing from May 25, Tral resident detained with assault rifle during CASO
Srinagar : Government forces on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a man who was missing from May 25 during a cordon-and-search operation at Nagpathri area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The forces also claimed to have recovered a weapon from his possession. A police officer told news agency GNS that a joint team of army’s […]
Two girls among 20 youth injured during clashes in Shopian
Srinagar : Two girls were among the twenty people who were injured on Wednesday during clashes after government forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation in Pinjoora village of Shopian district in South Kashmir. Reports said two girls one among the two girls identified as Insha Jaan, and another was not known immediately were […]
Jaitley asks Modi not to include him in cabinet for health reasons
Agencies Chandigarh: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him not to include him in the new cabinet owing to health reasons. The former finance minister said that during the past 18 months he had had serious health challenges. In the letter that he shared on the social […]
Traffic chaos ahead of Eid hits business; KEA seeks Guv’s intervention
Srinagar : Expressing serious concern over traffic chaos, the Kashmir Economic Alliance, Chairman, Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan said the mess on valley roads has badly affected business activities in the Valley. In a statement issued to KNS, Khan who also heads the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation said, prospective shopping ahead of the Eid was […]
Militant retrieved alive from Kulgam gunfight site
Agencies Srinagar: A militant was retrieved alive from the debris in Mohammadpora area of Kulgam district after forces called off the operation as they couldn’t find any dead body in the rubble. Soon after the forces left the spot facing intense stone pelting, the locals immediately converged at the spot and were able to bring […]
Pakistan to host Asia Cup T-20 in 2020
Srinagar: Pakistan will host the Asia Cup T20 in 2020, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) decided in its meeting held in Singapore on Tuesday. A decision on which city in Pakistan will host the tournament is yet to be taken, Geo News reported. Quoting a PCB spokesperson, the report said the name of the city to […]
Governor Launches On-line Registration For Amarnath Yatra 2019 On Pilot Basis
Jammu : To enable pilgrims intending to undertake Amarnath Yatra this summer, Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chairman of Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), on Wednesday launched the Online Registration facility on a pilot basis in presence of Umang Narula Principal Secretary to Governor and Chief Executive Officer, SASB at Raj Bhavan, Srinagar. Others present on the […]
Kulgam Gunfight : 50 Persons Injured In Govt Forces Action, 4 Referred To Srinagar
SRINAGAR — At least 50 persons were injured, four of them seriously in state forces action during clashes near gunfight site at Kulgam village of south Kashmir on Wednesday. The clashes erupted soon after the encounter broke out between militants and the security forces at Tazipora-Mohammad pora during pre dawn hours. Reports said soon as the word […]
Governor not happy with the pace of development in jk
Mudasir Khan Srinagar:-State governor Satyapal Malik has expressed his concern over the slow pace of work on hundreds of development projects in J&K state. Informed sources told newspaper that governor recently directed special secretary and another limbs of administration to pace up the pending development projects, especially in the back drop of model code of […]
Driver dies as tractor skids off the road in North Kashmir
Srinagar : A driver died after a tractor turned turtle at Sarmarg area of Rajwar, Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. Reports reaching said that the tractor skidded off the road and over turned at Check Sarmarg area of Rajwar Handwara. In the mishap, the tractor driver identified as Tanveer Ahmed Mir son […]
