No Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid due to restrictions
Srinagar: No Friday prayers could be offered at historic Jamia Masjid due to restrictions imposed by the authorities as a precautionary measure to prevent any demonstration. The main gates of the Jamia Masjid, stronghold of Hurriyat Conference (HC) led by Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq, were closed on Friday and no devotee was allowed to enter […]
Guv calls for collective endeavour for growth, development in JK
Srinagar : Governor Satya Pal Malik, in his message on the occasion of Martyrs’ Day, has called for collective efforts from all sections of the Society to secure rapid growth and development of the State on all fronts. Governor observed that Jammu and Kashmir has always been known for its glorious pluralistic ethos and harmony […]
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 […]
Sopore traders, fruit growers protest against highway restrictions
Srinagar : Traders, civil society members and fruit growers on Friday held a protest at Sopore fruit mandi to demand revocation of order restricting the movement of vehicles on Jammu-Srinagar national highway. The protesters were holding placards and banners carrying messages like ‘we love yatris’, ‘lift the ban on highway’ and ‘save fruit industry of […]
Youth injured in mysterious blast at Pulwama
Srinagar: A 28 year old youth was injured in a mysterious blast in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Police sources that the injured has been identified as Javaid Ahmad Dar son of Mohamad Abdullah Dar resident of Zasov Pulwama. “He got injured while collecting waste material near a dumping site wherein a mysterious […]
12th batch of 5,395 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath
Agencies Jammu : Amid tight security, a batch of 5,395 Amarnath pilgrims left a base camp here on Thursday for the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir. As many as 13,555 pilgrims paid obeisance to the ice lingam of Lord Shiva at the holy cave shrine till Thursday night. With this, the total number of […]
Pak will not open airspace until India withdraws fighter jets from forward airbases: Official
Agencies ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has told India that it will not open its airspace for commercial flights until New Delhi removes its fighter jets from forward IAF airbases, Pakistan’s Aviation Secretary Shahrukh Nusrat has informed a parliamentary committee. Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried air strike in […]
Child suicide bomber kills 5 at Afghan wedding
Agencies A 13-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, killing five people and injuring 11 others. Police official Fayz Mohammad Babarkhil said the child blew himself up early Friday at a wedding organized by Malik Toor, a commander of a pro-government militia. Toor died in the attack, and […]
India-Pak armies exchange gunfire along LoC in Rajouri, Poonch
Srinagar : The armies of India and Pakistan on Friday exchanged gunfire along Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu division. An official said that the Pakistani army started firing in Baba Khori area of Rajouri and the Indian army manning the fence also responded the firing strongly. However, there […]
Two Amarnath Yatris die near cave Shrine
Srinagar: Two Amarnath Yatris died during Yatra to Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir on Friday, an official said. The official identified the deceased as Shrikanth Doshi, 65, a resident of Gujarat and Sheshi Bushan Kumar (55), a resident of Jharkhand. He said that Doshi died at Sheshnag on traditional Pahalgam cave shrine track. The cause of […]
