Advisor Ganai for bridging gap between farmers, agri dept
SRINAGAR, : Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai today stressed on identifying appropriate technological advances in the field of agriculture and helping the farmers to adopt the same so that it leads to overall progress of this vital sector. He said this while chairing a review meeting of Agriculture Production Department (APD). The meeting was […]
Cricketer Irfan Pathan interacts with Jammu players
JAMMU, : Cricketer Irfan Pathan today interacted with the local players after giving away trophies to the winner and runner up teams of cricket tournament organized by Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association here at GGM Science College. The final match was played between Singh Cricket Club and Khour Cricket Club Saturday. Khour Cricket Club won the final […]
SC junks plea against Agra authority order barring outsiders at mosque in Taj Mahal
New Delhi, Jul 9: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the Agra authority’s order debarring non-residents of the city from offering Friday prayers at a mosque in the Taj Mahal complex. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said that the Taj Mahal was one of the seven wonders of […]
JRL protests in Srinagar against Kulgam civilian killings
Scores of leaders and activists gathered under the banner of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Monday and staged a protest against the recent killing of three civilians in army firing in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The protesters assembled at Abi Guzar and tried to march towards Ghanta Ghar (clock tower) at Lal Chowk Srinagar. However, […]
Second grenade blast of the day in Tral; no injuries reported
Srinagar: Militants on Monday attacked a CRPF camp with a grenade in Batagund village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that the grenade was lobbed at the CRPF camp in Batagund which exploded with a bang. However, there was no immediate report of any casualties. This is the second grenade attack in […]
Two Amarnath Pilgrim killed, six injured in Qazigund road accident
Two Amarnath Pilgrims killed while six others were injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling, met with an accident at Qazigund in south Kashmir on Srinagar Jammu highway on Monday. Official sources said a yatra vehicle on way to Jammu turtle at Qazigund on the highway resulting in on spot death of two […]
Train service resumes in Kashmir
Srinagar: Train service resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for security reasons for two days in the Kashmir valley. All the trains were resumed in the valley after a fresh advisory was received on Sunday night from police, a senior railway official told . He said train will chug on Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla in north […]
Two drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla : Police
Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession. The police spokesman in a statement said: “acting on specific information about the movement of a drug peddler along with the contraband substance, a Police party from Police Station Boniyar established a Naka near forest […]
Militants fire grenade at CRPF camp in Tral
Militants on Monday morning fired a rifle grenade towards a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that the militants fired a grenade towards the 180 BN CRPF camp in main town, which exploded with a bang. However, there was no report of any casualties.
North Kashmir : Four held with arms, drugs in Karnah
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said they arrested four persons and recovered drugs and arms from their possession. They were travelling in two vehicles from a border belt. A police spokesman in a statement said: “continuing its efforts to weed out drug menace from the society, a special team of Police Station Karnah […]
