Shopian firing: 19-year-old youth injured on Saturday, succumbs

Srinagar: A youth who was injured in army firing on Saturday succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura, taking the death toll to three. Rayees Ahmad Ganie son of Mohd Yousf Ganie (19) of Narpora, Shopian succumbed to injuries today wee hours after battling for life for about last five days here at the Intensive […]

After brief lull, LoC hots up once again 

  Rajouri: The armies of India and Pakistan Tuesday exchanged fire and lobbed mortars on forward and civilian areas along the LoC in Rajouri and Nowshera districts. According to the reports, no casualties were reported so far in the exchange of fire. “The firing and shelling along the LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district […]

Pak must not misinterpret India’s ‘decency’: Rajnath

Chandigarh: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today slammed Pakistan for continuously violating the ceasefire agreement with India despite giving assurance not to do so, saying Islamabad should not misinterpret “powerful” India’s “decency”. Pakistani shelling along the border in Jammu and Kashmir has increased over the past two weeks. Fourteen people, including eight civilians, have been […]

Legislators turned assembly into ‘a hall of shame’, says Er Rasheed

  Srinagar: Stating that the legislators have turned the state assembly into ‘a hall of shame’, Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Tuesday termed Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) ‘a dirty book’. Addressing a presser here at his Jawahar Nagar residence after being placed under house detention, […]

No respite from dry weather as plains get little rains 

Srinagar: The seven-week dry spell ended in Kashmir on Tuesday with higher reaches of the Valley getting fresh snowfall while little rains were witnessed in the plains even as the minimum temperatures rose across the region to breach the freezing point for first time this year. Moderate to heavy snowfall is going on in higher […]

Traffic on Karnah-Kupwara road suspended

Kupwara: After Sadhna top received fresh snowfall, the authorities Tuesday suspended the vehicular movement on Karnah –Kupwara road. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Khalid Jahangir told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that the traffic was suspended on the road following a fresh snowfall. He said that the decision to suspend the traffic on the road was taken as a […]

Trump vows to ‘finish’ Taliban, rules out talks 

Washington: US President Donald Trump has ruled out talks with the Taliban and vowed to “finish” them following a wave of deadly attacks in Afghanistan. Meeting a delegation of UN Security Council ambassadors at the White House yesterday, he said, “We do not want to talk with the Taliban. There may be a time, but […]

Panthers Party protests FIR against Army men

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) Tuesday protested the registration of an FIR against Army men in connection with the alleged killing of two youths in Army firing in Shopian district. The protesters, who were led by JKNPP chairman Harsh Dev Singh, protested at the Exhibition Ground here and accused the state […]

‘Azadi’ remark ‘ignites’ BJP legislators in LC 

Jammu: The ruling BJP legislators Tuesday created a ruckus in the Legislative Council (LC) demanding an apology from a National Conference (NC), MLC for raising the issue of ‘azadi’ on the floor of the House. As the House began for the day, BJP members led by MLC Surinder Ambardar stood up and protested against NC […]