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Yearly Archives: 2018

Shopian civilian killings: Army files counter FIR against protesters

Srinagar: Hours after third civilian lost life to his injuries at SKIMS in Srinagar, the Army has filed a counter First Information Report, (FIR)...

Mehbooba denounces call for separate state for Muslims

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today denounced a demand to have a separate state for Muslims, in an apparent reference to...

India slips to 42nd place on EIU Democracy Index

New Delhi: India has slipped to 42nd place on an annual Global Democracy Index amid "rise of conservative religious ideologies" and increase in vigilantism...

KCC&I express concern over transfer of HMT Factory land to police

  Srinagar: The president of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCC&I) today expressed concerns over the proposal of handing over the transfer of industrial...

2 labourers buried in landslide in Samba; rescued

Jammu: Two labourers were trapped when a landslide took place during digging to lay cables along the Mansar road in the mountainous belt of...

Avalanche warning in Kashmir districts

Srinagar: A government agency today issued an avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours, shortly after a 6.2...

Two killed in road accident in Samba

Jammu: Two persons, including a woman, riding on a motorcycle were killed today after being hit by a truck on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway...

4 major rivers in J&K declared ‘national waterways’: JK govt

Jammu: Four major rivers, including Jehlum and Chenab, in Jammu and Kashmir have been declared "national waterways" by the Union government, paving the way...

Earthquake damages under-construction flyover at Rambagh

  Srinagar: Following the earthquake in the valley, an under-construction flyover near Rambagh got damaged when a girder fell upon a crane on Wednesday. According to...

Earthquake rocks J&K

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir was shaken by an earthquake today on Wednesday. The quake had an intensity of 6.1 on the Ritcher scale with...

Nadiya Nighat nominated captain of Kashmir women’s football team

Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Football Association today nominated Nadiya nighat as a captain of senior national women football team of Jammu & Kashmir. Notably Nadiya Nighat...

Man’s body found hanging from tree

Srinagar: The body of a man was found hanging from a tree in Wayne Halmatpora forests of Kupwara district, police said today. Police has identified...

Probe ordered into non-availability of ambulances at Udhampur hospital

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a probe into non-availability of ambulances at a district hospital in Udhampur, resulting in the death...

Chillai-Kalan ends in Kashmir; temp appreciates in some areas

Srinagar: The Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day period of harsh winter, today ended without a major snowfall in Kashmir as the night temperature rose across the...

JRL, Downtown Traders to hold sit-in against Shopian killings

Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) and Downtown Traders will hold a joint sit-in protest  today at historical Jama Masjid Srinagar at 1.30pm against...

Four of family hacked to death

Banda: Four persons of a family were hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Chhote ke Purwa locality on outskirts of the city, police...

Sopore shuts over murder of goldsmith

Sopore: A complete shutdown is being observed in Sopore town on Wednesday  to mourn the murder of a goldsmith Tariq Ahmad Malik 31, of...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Shopian killings: BJP demands ‘clarity’ on withdrawing FIR against army men

Jammu: The filing of an FIR against the army men involved in the killing of two youth in south Kashmir’s Shopian village failed to...

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...

‘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...

Poor tele-connectivity: Centre to conduct survey to address the issue

Jammu: The Centre is conducting a village- level survey to prepare a detailed project report to improve tele-connectivity in the state, the government said...

GoI stopped funds for all drinking water schemes, allege lawmakers 

Jammu: The opposition lawmakers on Tuesday censured the government for rendering water supply schemes of PHE, irrigation and flood control (I&FC) department defunct in...

Dredging of water bodies and rivers has failed, say legislators  

Jammu: The government on Tuesday was left red faced after the ruling as well as opposition legislators came down heavily on the flood and...

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