Over 2.38 lakh perform Amarnath Yatra in 19 days
Agencies Jammu: Over 2.38 lakh pilgrims have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra during the last 19 days as another batch of 4,094 yatris left Jammu on Saturday for the cave shrine in Kashmir Valley, officials said. Since the Yatra began on July 1, a total of 2,38,974 pilgrims had ‘darshan’ at the cave shrine. Police […]
Throat-slit body of 45-year-old man found in Kokernag
Srinagar: A man was found dead at at Shivhad Panzgam village of Kokernag area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official said the throat-slit body of Nizam Din Khan, son of Taj Mohd Khan, a resident of Choontwad Panzgam, was recovered today morning from Shivhad. The deceased was a farmer by profession, he […]
Nearly 400 militants infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir in three years, govt tells LS
Agencies NEW DELHI: Nearly 400 terrorists infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir in the last three years and 126 of them have been killed by security forces, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Reddy said 27 security personnel were killed during the engagements with the infiltrators. […]
Governor’s advisor, politicians pay floral tribute to July 13, 1931 martyrs
Srinagar : Advisor to governor, Khursheed Ahmad Ganai, politicians and top officers of the civil administration on Saturday paid floral tributes to July 13, 1931 martyrs in Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Reports said that Ganai who was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan offered fateha at the graves of the […]
Grant us Indian citizenship or deport, demand Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants
Agencies Srinagar : Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants, who returned from across the Line of Control under a rehabilitation scheme, appealed to the central and state governments on Friday that they be either granted Indian citizenship or deported. “We are a total of 350 women…we should be made citizens here as is the case […]
Kashmir a dispute between India, Pak; should be resolved through dialogue: Farooq
Agencies Srinagar : National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Thursday said Kashmir is a “dispute” between India and Pakistan which needs to be resolved through dialogue. Abdullah, the MP from Srinagar, said nothing would be achieved through military might. “Kashmir is a dispute between two countries (India and Pakistan). The issue is still in the […]
No blanket ban on civil traffic on Sgr-Jmu highway: Div Com
Srinagar : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Wednesday said that there was no blanket ban on civilian movement on Jammu-Srinagar national highway during the Amarnath Yatra. Addressing a press conference here, Khan said in order to facilitate hassle free movement of the Yatra vehicles there is only traffic regulation in place. “In the […]
Tragic bus accidents, Governor to take tough decisions
By Muddasir Ahmad Khan The tragic bus accident in Kishtwar in which 35 civilians were killed and dozens injured, is a grim reminder of bad condition of the roads in entire J&K State and also demands tough action against the culprits. State Governor Satya Pal Malik has assured the people that he will take stern […]
35 killed, 17 injured as bus falls in gorge in Kishtwar
Kishtwar : At least 35 passengers were killed, leaving 17 injured on Monday morning when a minibus fell into a deep gorge along Keshwan-Thakrai road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, police officials said. The mini bus, according to initial reports, appeared to be carrying excess passengers. According to reports, a mini bus with the […]
9 girls, two boys dead, seven injured in Peer ki Gali mishap
Srinagar,: Nine girls and two boys died while seven others sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Peer ki gali in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. According to KNS correspondent, eleven bodies were recovered from the deep gorge, adding that the deceased include nine girls and two boys who […]
