Six pilgrims died in last 4 days, Amarnath Yatra toll reaches 22
Agencies Srinagar: Six persons have died in the past four days during the ongoing pilgrimage to Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death toll in this year’s pilgrimage to 22, officials said on Saturday. “Six pilgrims died due to various causes during their pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnathji,” […]
Rajnath Singh lays wreath at Kargil War Memorial in Drass
Srinagar : Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Kargil War Memorial in at Dras in Ladakh on Saturday, said Srinagar based army spokesman in a statement. The spokesman said that he was accompanied by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, the Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat and the General Officer Commanding in Chief […]
Mehbooba dissolves PDP’s Political Affairs Committee
Srinagar : President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday dissolved party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC). According to the party spokesman, the PAC will be reconstituted in near future.
PUF stages protest against Vikramaditya for insulting 1931 martyrs’
Srinagar, Jul 20: People’s united front carried out on Saturday a protest march in Srinagar against the remarks used by Grandson of Maharaja, Vikram Aditya Singh who had shamelessly called names against martyrs of 13th July 1931. Led by Er Rasheed protesters were holding play cards seeking the arrest of Vikram Aditya Singh and were […]
Batch of 4,094 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath cave in Kashmir
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 4094 yatris on Saturday left for the Amarnath cave in South of Himalayas from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. The fleet of 171 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and on motorbikes. However, for Pahalgam route, 1866 male, 389 females, nine children, 144 […]
India, Pak armies exchange fire along LoC in Poonch
Srinagar : The armies of India and Pakistan on Saturday morning exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control in Nowshera and Mendhar areas of Rajouri and a Poonch districts respectively. An army spokesperson said that Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire. He said Indian army is retaliating befittingly and there was no immediate report of […]
3 held for physically abusing minor girl in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar has arrested three persons for physically abusing a minor girl on a shikara (boat) inside Dal Lake, an official said today. On 18 July, police station Nigeen received an information that a minor girl (name withheld) has been physically abused by two persons in a shikara inside Dal at Hazratbal, he […]
Congress condemns killing of PDP leader’s PSO
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee has strongly condemned the attack on JKP Personnel Farooq Ahmad Dar, leading to his death. The Party described the incident as mindless and shameful act on the part of killers. In a statement, the JKPCC Spokesperson has expressed anguish over the killing of JKP Personnel Farooq […]
Batch of 3627 yatris leave for Amarnath cave from Jammu
Jammu: A fresh batch of 3627 yatris on Friday left for the Amarnath cave in South of Himalayas from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. The fleet of 157 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and on motorbikes. However, for Pahalgam route, 1799 male, 300 females, three children, 112 […]
Was not allowed to take father’s body to Kashmir due to movement of yatris: JK govt official
Agencies Jammu : A state government official Thursday alleged that police did not allow him to carry his father’s body to home in Srinagar from Jammu as a convoy of Amarnath yatra pilgrims was moving towards the Valley. Police, however, denied the allegations, saying it is a “misrepresentation of facts” by the official. Imtiyaz Wani, […]
