Jammu and Kashmir witnesses decline in infant mortality rate
Jammu and Kashmir has been able to achieve “remarkable improvement” in multiple indicators related to maternal and child health in recent years, with a decline in infant mortality rate (IMR), an official spokesman said. The IMR has been reduced from 52 (2005) to 22 (2018), according to the latest data released by the Registrar General […]
Riyaz Naikoo killing: Restrictions continue in Kashmir; curbs relaxed in some areas
Restrictions continued in Kashmir on Saturday in the wake of killing of top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo in an encounter with security forces on Wednesday, but the curbs were relaxed in some areas of the valley where the situation remained peaceful, officials said. Restrictions on the movement and assembly of people continued in the […]
Voice calls restored, internet still off in Kashmir
Srinagar: The mobile telephony services were restored by the government late Friday evening after remaining suspended for three days in the Valley. However, the internet services across Kashmir continued to remain suspended as a precautionary measure The services were suspended on Wednesday after top Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Riyaz Naikoo and three other militants were killed […]
Woman law student from Jamia booked for Instagram post on Handwara gunfight
Srinagar: A student of the Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi was booked on Thursday after a Bajrang Dal office-bearer filed a complaint over a post on her Instagram account on the 3 May Handwara gunfight. According to Indian Express, the FIR was registered in Bulandshahr’s Khurja police station. The FIR states that the student, 22-year-old […]
Amid COVID threat, militancy returns to Kashmir
Notwithstanding the threat posed by the spread of COVID-19, the onset of summer in Kashmir Valley has seen a return to violence, with 28 militants being killed in April alone and four in the first three days of May. The data on local recruitment also shows that the suppression of militancy after revocation of Jammu and […]
No justification for detention of Sagar, others: NC
Srinagar, 05 May: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday sought immediate release of Senior Leader and Party General Secretary Hajji Ali Muhammad Sagar and others detained under PSA saying there is no justification for their continued detention. While expressing concern over the plight of detainees arbitrarily arrested during the course of 2019, party’s Spokesperson […]
‘Our Problems Don’t Make Any Difference To Party’: Ex-BJP Ladakh President
Everything in the Union Territory of Ladakh is being run by bureaucrats, who are not from here and care little about us, says Chering Dorjay, who resigned as the BJP President in the area and left the party. Almost nine months after the Centre abrogated Article 370 and moved a separate motion to bifurcate the […]
Gunfight starts in South Kashmir
Pulwama: Gunfight started between the government forces and militants in Shaarshali of Khrew-Pampore belt of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday early morning. An official said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants cordon and search operation was launched in the area by joint team of forces including 50 RR, Central Reserve Police […]
Mehbooba Mufti’s detention under PSA extended by three months
The Jammu and Kashmir administration Tuesday extended the detention period of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti by three months under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Apart from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief, the administration also extended the detention of senior National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Sagar and PDP leader Sartaj Madani. Mufti has been […]
Shopkeeper apprehended with rifle in Tral
Tral, May 5, KNT: A shopkeeper has reportedly been apprehended along with a rifle in Sutura tral that fall under the jurisdiction of police station tral in South Kashmir. Sources told KNT that after receiving inputs, Government Forces raided a house and recovered an AK-47 and arrested the shopkeeper. Sources identified the shopkeeper as […]