Mehbooba inspects guard of honour as Darbar opens in Jammu,
Jammu The Jammu and Kashmir government today began functioning here after shifting from Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, as part of the pre-Independence practice of “darbar move”. The Civil Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, police headquarters and other offices opened with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti inspecting a guard of honour at the seat of government […]
Militant hideout busted in Ganderbal,arms and ammunition recovered
Ayaz Sofi Ganderbal: On specific information Ganderbal police and 24 RR unit of Army launched a combing operation in Najwan forests of District Ganderbal where they busted a militant hideout and recovered arms and ammunition.However, no arrests were made. During a press briefing SSP Ganderbal, Fayaz Ahmed Lone said that the hide out was […]
Dineshwar Sharma arrives in valley
SRINAGAR : Centre-appointed interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma arrived on a five-day visit to hold talks with all stakeholders of Kashmir in this summer capital on Monday. Mr Sharma, former chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB), arrived here on a maiden visit after his appointment as interlocutor to start the multi-layered dialogue process. He will stay for three […]
Women constituent of Hurriyat (G) protest against Interlocutor visit.
Srinagar Terming the visit of Centre’s envoy Dineshwar Sharma as a futile exercise, Muslim Khawateen Markaz (J&K) on Monday held a protest in Srinagar . Scores of members of the outfit, which is a constituent of Hurriyat (G), raised pro-freedom slogans during the protest at Press Enclave in Srinagar. The protesters were holding a banner, […]
Family of missing boy worried,seek whereabouts.
Kupwara Family members of a teenaged boy, who went missing last week from his native Mughulpora village in northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district, are worried about his safety. A class X student, Sharik Ahmad Mir 16, son of Zahoor Ahmad Mir, went missing October 30, after he left home for school to appear in annual examination, his […]
Carvan-e Aman off the road:Security reasons
Srinagar The weekly Karwan-e-Aman bus service operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarbad Pakistan will not be running today on Monday, officials said. “A message was received from across the PaK authorities that the peace bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, will not operate for security reasons today,” an official said. He said that all the passengers […]
Human Shield victim denied compensatman
Srinagar Farooq Dar, a civilian who was used as a human shield by the Army on April 9 in Budgam district, on Monday expressed dismay over the Jammu and Kashmir government’s denial to compensation. At Press Enclave in Srinagar on Monday, Dar told reporters that he was yet to “fully come to terms”. Dar said […]
Bodies of militants recovered: URI operation
Srinagar Police on Monday said that the bodies of two militants killed during an operation in Uri area of Baramulla district in northern part of Kashmir on Sunday have been recovered. A senior police official of Baramulla district said that the militants were killed on Sunday when they tried to inflitrate in Dulanga belt of […]
Two militants killed during infiltration at LoC:Army
Army on Sunday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by killing two militants on the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said two militants were killed in Uri sector after “alert troops foiled the infiltration bid”. “A search operation is ongoing […]
Injured cop in Rajpura attack succumbs at hospital.
Srinagar A policeman who was injured in a Militant attack at Rajpora area of Pulwama in south Kashmir succumbed to injuries. Earlier,Senior grade constable Abdul Salam who along with his colleague suffered bullet wounds after militants attacked a police party in Rajpora late today afternoon succumbed to injures here in army’s 92 base hospital, […]
