India-Pak troops exchange shells at LoC in Rajouri
Jammu : India and Pakistani troops Saturday again exchanged shells along the Line of Control in Rajouri district. The shelling started in Nowshera sector around 12.30 pm. Earlier, a young woman and her two children were killed and several others, including two Army personnel, were injured in heavy shelling along the LoC in lower Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district Friday night, raising the […]
Governor grieved over loss of lives in Udhampur road accident
SRINAGAR: Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the loss of innocent lives in a road accident near Majalta in Udhampur district. In a condolence message, the Governor has conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls, said an official spokesman. The Governor directed the administration to […]
Resolution submitted in Pak parliament to endorse Imran Khan for Nobel Peace Prize
Islamabad : A resolution was submitted in Pakistan Parliament on Saturday to endorse Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize due to his efforts to de-escalate resent tension with India. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry Saturday submitted the resolution in the secretariat of National Assembly, the lower house. The resolution stated that Khan’s decision of releasing Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan has de-escalated the hostility between Pakistan and India. According to […]
Banning Jamaat-e-Islami will have dangerous ramifications: Mehbooba
Srinagar : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti warned on Saturday that banning the Jamaat-e-Islami will have “dangerous ramifications”. The Peoples Democratic Party leader told the media: “You cannot imprison an ideology or an idea. There are thousands of Kashmiris in villages and cities associated with the Jamaat. It is s socio-religious organisation. […]
10 killed, 34 injured in separate road accidents in J&K
Jammu: Ten people, including two women, were killed and 34 others injured in three separate road accidents in Udhampur, Kishtwar and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Saturday. A private bus, carrying nearly 40 people to Kashmir, skidded off a hilly road and rolled down into a deep gorge at Chandeh village near Surinsar […]
One way traffic on highway despite snow at Banihal
Traffic officials in Srinagar said that one way traffic was plying on highway from Jammu to Srinagar on saturday morning. Reports said that traffic was moving slowly due to slippery conditions on the road at several places. A senior traffic officer told this newspaper that there was no stranded vehicles on Srinagar Jammu highway and […]
Six killed dozens injured in udhumpur accident
Police and hospital sources said that on saturday morning a vehicle which was coming from Jammu to Srinagar met with an accident near changir area of Udhumpur. Police said that six passengers including a woman were killed while 30 others were injured . Due to rains in plains and snow in Banihal sector there is […]
J&K Leaders May Move Court Over Centre’s Ordinance In Article 370
SRINAGAR: The National Conference (NC) and the PDP today said that they were mulling moving court against the Centre’s decision to extend the 77th and 103rd Amendments of the Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir in the absence of an elected government in the state. The reactions come after the Union government on Thursday gave its […]
Rain, snow likely across Jammu and Kashmir on March 2-4: MeT
Srinaga: Sonum Lotus, the Director of state’s meteorological depart, on Friday said that moderate rain or snow is likely to be witnessed on higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir from March 2 afternoon (Saturday). “Expect moderate rain/snow on higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir regions from this evening to 4th March afternoon. Thunderstorm with hail […]
Jamaat-e-Islami Ban: Government Will Achieve Nothing, Says NC
Srinagar;Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday expressed dismay over the government of India’s decision of banning Jamaat-e-Islami in Jammu and Kashmir saying suppression breeds radicalization. Party General Secretary Haji Ali Muhammad Sagar while expressing disappointment over the ban said, “By ideologies we mean a specific mindset. It has been tackled by arguments. By banning […]
