Militant hideout busted in Ganderbal
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a militant hideout in Gagangeer area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Reports quoting a police official said that the militant hideout was busted in Gagangeer area following “speciific” inputs. He said that incriminating material besides arms and ammunition was recovered from the […]
Traders, transporters protest against levying of toll tax in south Kashmir
Srinagar : Traders and transporters on Wednesday staged a strong protest against government’s decision to impose toll tax on all types of vehicles plying on Srinagar-Jammu highway. The toll is being collected by National Highways Authority Of India (NHAI) at the toll Post Kachkoot Fee Plaza in Sangam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports […]
Iran announces partial withdrawal from 2015 nuclear deal
Agencies Tehran : Iran will partially withdraw from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal signed with six other nations, President Hassan Rouhani announced on Wednesday, a move that comes a year after the US unilaterally withdrew from the pact. In a televised speech, Rouhani said that Tehran would reduce its “commitments” to the deal, but would […]
Shopian boys detained in Rajouri released: Police
Srinagar : Police on Wednesday said that the three boys of south Kashmir’s Shopian district who were detained from a village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district have been released. Official sources said that the trio were detained by police from Brari village close to LoC in Nowshera area of Rajouri. Station […]
9 killed in suicide blast outside shrine in Pakistan’s Lahore
Agencies Lahore : At least nine persons, including five police personnel, were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a major Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s Lahore on Wednesday as the country marks the fasting month of Ramzan, officials said. The blast took place around 8:45 am (local time) outside Gate number 2 of […]
Forces launch search operation in north Kashmir’s Baramulla village
Srinagar: Government forces Wednesday morning launched a cordon and search operation in a village in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said Army, special operations group of police and paramilitary CRPF launched CASO at Gohan village of Baramulla after recieveing inputs about the presence of militants. The forces were conducting house to house searches while all […]
Cop among five killed, 15 hurt in separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir
Agencies Banihal/Jammu : Five people, including a policeman, were killed and 15 others injured when three private passenger vehicles skidded off mountainous roads and rolled down hills in separate incidents in Ramban and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Tuesday. Two people, identified as policeman Bittu Ram and a youth named Neik […]
Fire breaks out along LoC in Mankote, mines explode
Agencies Jammu : Several landmines have exploded along the Line of Control after devastating fire broke out in Mankote area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. “The fire broke out close to the fence on Monday due to heavy shelling and unprovoked firing by the Pakistan and it spread to nearby parts of the […]
Traders of Kashmir
Series of decisions taken by governor’s administration has not gone well with the business community of Kashmir Valley. Already the levels of alienation are very high in the rural areas and now in Srinagar city there is lot of anger against the administration for not keeping the prices under check. Jammu and Kashmir Socio Economic […]
Modi second most followed politician globally: Report
Agencies New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the second most-followed politician in the world with a social media audience of 110,912,648 million on platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, a study by online visibility management and content marketing SaaS platform SEMrush said on Tuesday. The most-followed politician globally was former US President […]
