Taliban strike Afghan army checkpoints, killing 30 troops
KABUL, — Taliban fighters have killed at least 30 Afghan soldiers in an attack on two checkpoints in western Badghis province, a provincial official said. Abdul Aziz Beg, head of the provincial council in Badghis, said the fighters first attacked the checkpoints, then ambushed reinforcements as they arrived in Bala Murghab district. The Taliban moved […]
First Hajj flight from Srinagar will be on July 14
Srinagar: The Haj Committee of India has released the Haj flight schedule 2018 of all outbound and inbound flights from Shaikh-ul-Alam International Airport, also known as Srinagar International Airport, on the Haj Committee of India website. According to the Haj flight schedule uploaded on the Haj Committee website, pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir will start […]
Thousands of pilgrims throng Kheer Bhawani
Srinagar : Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandits arrived at Mata Kheer Bhawani Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday to attend an annual festival, officials said. Despite speculation that a lesser number of Kashmiri Pandits would come to attend the Kheer Bhawani Mela in Tullamulla town this year, they kept their tryst […]
Governor’s rule not to affect anti-militancy operations in Kashmir: Bipin Rawat
The imposition of governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir will not affect anti-militancy operations, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday and noted that there was no political interference. “We only stopped our operations during Ramadhan. But we saw what happened. The militants continued with their actions,” General Rawat said on the sidelines of […]
Militant groups will be flushed out of J&K: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the government will not tolerate militancy in Jammu and Kashmir anymore and that operation will be launched to flush out militants, IANS reported. He added that restoration of peace in the strife-torn state was on top of the agenda for the Modi government. Singh, the Lok Sabha […]
Vohra holds meetings with top officials
Srinagar: After assuming charge as the head of the Jammu and Kashmir government today, Governor N N Vohra held meetings with top civil administration and police officials at the Civil Secretariat Srinagar. Immediately after receiving President of India’s approval, Governor N.N. Vohra issued the Proclamation to impose Governor’s Rule in the State under section 92 […]
Army man injured in Tral gunfight
An army man was injured in a gunfight at Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. A police officer said that a joint team of army, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Hayuna village of Tral following specific information about the presence of some militants. As the joint team of forces […]
8th Governor’s rule likely in Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir has come under Governor’s rule on seven occasions before in the last four decades and an eighth spell looks imminent with the collapse of the PDP-BJP alliance today. Also, if such a scenario emerges with prospects of a new government unlikely it will be for the fourth time that the state will […]
Governor greets people on Khirbhawani Mela
Srinagar,: Governor N. N. Vohra has felicitated the people on the eve of Khirbhawani Mela. In his message of greetings, the Governor has observed that this Festival is a shining example of communal harmony and brotherhood, which have been the hallmarks of the glorious pluralistic ethos of Jammu and Kashmir in the centuries past. Governor […]
Man injured after shot at by unknown gunmen in Anantnag
A man was injured after shot at by unknown gunmen in Srigufara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. Official sources said that the man namely Javid Ahmad Waza, a vegetable vendor by profession was fired upon by the gunmen near Srigufara today late in the afternoon. Police sources said that the man suffered […]
