Militant killed, policeman injured in ongoing Tral gunfight
A militant was killed and a policeman wounded in an ongoing gunfight in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. A police source said that a militant was killed in the ongoing gunfight in Darganaie Gund village of Tral. However, there was no immediate official confirmation. A top police official said that a […]
SPO dies, two brothers injured in Doda accident
Srinagar : A special police officer (SPO) died while two brothers were seriously injured when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a 150-ft deep gorge in Bhabore area of Doda distrct on Friday. Reports said that vehicle (load carrier) they were travelling in lost its control at Bhabore […]
Talks with Taliban acceptable to Modi government but not J&K, says Omar
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and vice president of National Conference Omar Abdullah lashed out at the centre for it’s decision to meet the Talibanin Moscow. Taking to social networking site Twitter Omar wrote: “If “non-official” participation in a dialogue that includes the Taliban is acceptable to the Modi government why not a “non-official” […]
Traffic on Srinagar-Kargil highway restored after 8 days
Srinagar,: The traffic on Srinagar-Kargil highway was on Friday restored after remaining suspended for eight consecutive days. Traffic officials said the highway was closed last week due to heavy snowfall after which hundreds of passenger vehicles and trucks were stranded on both sides of the highway. They said ‘after completion of the snow clearance work […]
Kathua Rape Case: Crime Branch Presses Perjury Charges Against Witness
Jammu, November 8: The Jammu and Kashmir crime branch has initiated the process of pressing perjury charges against a witness in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl after he had retracted from a “confessional statement” recorded in front of a magistrate, officials said Thursday. A show-cause notice has been served to […]
Delegation of Angawadi Workers and Helpers Union meets Governor
Jammu, : A delegation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union, J&K met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. The members of the delegation apprised Governor about their various issues and requested that Workers and Helpers who have completed 10 years or more may be given minimum wage grade and be […]
Advisor Ganai takes stock of post-snowfall situation in Anantnag
ANANTNAG: Advisor to Governor Khurshid Ganai today reviewed the restoration of water, power supply, clearance of roads and supply of essentials commodities, like rice, atta, sugar, K. Oil & LPG in the district at a high-level meeting at Dak Bungalow Khannabal, Anantnag. The District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Mohammad Younis Malik informed the Advisor about the […]
PIA Gets Its First Female Kashmiri Pilot, Finally
SRINAGAR: A young woman from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) brought laurels to the region after Pakistan’s International Airline (PIA) introduced its first female pilot from the region on Thursday, Pakistan media reported. Maryam Mujtaba was introduced by a video posted by Pakistan International Airline (PIA), today. Appreciating the support of PIA, in a 04:40 minutes […]
Recompense the losses to farmers promptly: NC
Srinagar, November, 2018: National Conference on Thursday said that the assessment to ascertain the losses to farmers hasn’t commenced raising trepidation in the farmers who stand worst affected by the recent ill-timed snowfall. South Zone President Dr. Bahsir Ahmad Veeri said that the affected farmers have suffered immense losses due to the vagaries of weather […]
Modi lookalike switches over to Congress, says ‘achche din’ won’t come
He looks like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dresses and speaks like him and begins his speech with ‘Mitron’, but their similarities end there — He is Abhinandan Pathak, a Congress campaigner in the Naxal-affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh who says “achche din nahin ayenge”. A new entrant to the grand old party, Pathak was with […]
