Srinagar jammu highway closed, other passes also cut off
On Monday morning traffic police authorities said that they have closed vehicular traffic on both sides of Srinagar Jammu highway due to heavy snowfall in Banihal sector. A senior traffic officials said that clearance operation can be started only if the snow stops. There have been rains and snow in entire J&K state and the […]
Snow,snow faster!
After a long dry spell finally kashmir valley is witnessing moderate to heavy snowfall on monday MET office had already predicted rains and snow today. There have been lot of problems in Kashmir because of no rain and snow including shortage of drinking water. Although the most suitable harsh winter period lapsed without any rains […]
Gun fight rages in Karan Nagar,Srinagar
Encounter started between militants and forces in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar, attack was earlier repulsed by CRPF in morning at 4.30am Later during search operations contact was established with militants in nearby building which trigered encounter. according to official sources encounter is underway.
Shopian girl injured in 24 Jan encounter succumbs
Srinagar, A teenage girl Saima Wani who was injured in an encounter on January 24 last month in Shopian village has succumbed to injuries on Saturday evening. A senior doctor told GNS that the girl Saima Wani (18) daughter of Hilal Ahmad Wani was shifted to general ward yesterday and succumbed to injuries today. Saima […]
PHC Aripal Tral lacks basic health facilities
Aripal: A Public Health Center at Aripal Tral which caters to 60,000 souls is still lacking health care facilities even after 52 years of its establishment. Residents of the area said that more than 20 villages in the hamlet were suffering due to the callous attitude of authorities towards the PHC. The villages include, Gutroo, […]
Taliban kill 6 local police in Afghanista: official
KANDAHAR, — An Afghan official says at least six local police have been killed in a Taliban attack on their checkpoints in southern Helmand province. District police chief Amanullah, who goes by only one name, said Saturday eight others were wounded in the previous night’s attack in Nawa district. Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, Taliban spokesman, claimed […]
Reservation for poorest of poor a historic move: Altaf Bukhari
JAMMU, FEB10: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today congratulated Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Minister for Social Welfare Sajjad Gani Lone for providing 6% reservation for the poorest of the poor and underprivileged sections of the society. He said the landmark move will immensely benefit such disadvantageous classes of people not only in rural, […]
Pahari speaking people to get reservation; House passes amendment bill
JAMMU, FEB 10: In a significant decision, the Legislative Assembly today passed a landmark Bill to extend reservation benefits to the Pahari Speaking people in the State. The issue was hanging fire for the past several decades. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill 2014 aimed at amending Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act-2004 was introduced […]
‘Large-scale’ Israeli raids hit Iranian targets in Syria
Israel struck a dozen Syrian and Iranian targets inside Syria on Saturday in “large-scale” raids after an Israeli fighter jet crashed under fire from Syrian air defences in a severe increase in tensions, the military said. The confrontation was the most serious between arch foes Israel and Iran since the start of the civil war […]
Syria shoots down Israeli F-16 jet, pilots eject
The Syrian military has hit at least one Israeli F-16 warplane that attacked positions inside Syrian territory, sending it down in flames and smoke. Syrian state TV cited a Syrian military official as saying that Syrian aerial defense had responded to Israeli “aggression” against an army base in central Syria. The official said more than […]
