Four shops gutted in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
At least four shops were completely gutted in a fire incident at Wajhama Langate in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, locals and unnamed officials told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). They said that fire broke out in the shop of one Mohammad Sultan Thoker at about 11 am. and engulfed three […]
Three women drug peddlers from Punjab arrested in south Kashmir: Police
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have arrested three women drug peddlers in Kulgam and recovered contraband substance from their possession. The police said in a statement, “The officers while patrolling in Bus stand area of Qazigund Kulgam intercepted three suspicious ladies all residents of Cheema Wadi Amritsar, Punjab. During checking, officers were […]
Srinagar freezes at -5.9°C
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures plummeted in most parts of Kashmir Valley with Srinagar recording a low of minus 5.9°C against minus 2.1°C on the previous night, the weatherman said on Thursday. A Meteorological Department (MeT) official said that the night temperature in Srinagar was around three degrees Celsius below normal for this time of the year. […]
Democracy wins
BJP has been changing the statements about the DDC polls and the latest is that after the PAGD registered win, BJP said it is a victory of democracy. PAGD leaders have questioned this logic of BJP and said that if they really mean it then they should restore article 370 as people have through democratic […]
Terms Talks With Pakistan ‘Imperative’, Says Ban On 4G Internet Aimed To ‘Ruin Students, Businessmen’
Srinagar, Dec 30: President of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday rejected as fallacious the claims that the alliance has accepted 5 August 2019 announcements by India by participating in the recently concluded DDC polls. “Had we accepted revocation of Article 370, we would not have fought (DDC) elections. We fought […]
3 ‘Militants’ Killed Hokersar Gunfight: Police
Says Slain Were Not On Its List of ‘Militants’ But 2 Of Them Were ‘OGWs’ While 3rd One ‘Might’ Had Joint recently Srinagar, Dec 30: Police on Wednesday said three “militants” were killed in a gunfight in Hokersar area in outskirts of Srinagar and none of them were on its list of “(militants, yet two […]
PM sets 15th Aug, 2022 as deadline for Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link project
JAMMU, DECEMBER 30: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today chaired the 34th PRAGATI interaction with Union Secretaries of various Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs through video-conference. Chief Secretary, J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam along with Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, and Jal Shakti participated in the video conference. Prime Minister reviewed […]
217 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, one more death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 217 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,20,744. Out of the total cases, 1,15,830 have recovered so far. A total of 1,880 patients have died leaving a total of 3,034 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 101 […]
“Our sons not militants”: Families of three youth killed in Srinagar gunfight stage protest
Srinagar: Families of three persons claimed to be militants killed in a gunfight with a joint team of police and government forces at Hokersar on the city outskirts of Srinagar staged a protest, asserting that they were innocents. The families also said that the killed youth were not militants and two of the three youth […]
Militants killed in Srinagar gunfight were planning a big attack: GoC Kilo Force H S Sahi
Srinagar, Dec 30: General officer Commanding (GoC) Kilo Force H S Sahi Wednesday said that three militants killed in an encounter at Lawaypora on Srinagar outskirts were planning a big strike on the highway to gain publicity. He, however, said that the identity and affiliation of the slain trio is yet to be known as […]