JRL condemns govt for foiling Tral march

The Joint Resistance Leadership, Tuesday condemned the imposition of curfew and restrictions in Srinagar, Tral and other parts of Kashmir to foil the Tral Chalo march. In a statement issued here Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik castigated the state administration for putting curbs on political activists, imposition of curfew and […]

Army kills two Pak soldiers

Army on Monday evening killed two Pakistani soldiers in a strike on the Line of Control in Uri to foil a Border Action Team (BAT) attack from the Pakistani side. According to defense officials Special Forces of the army targeted the Pakistani troops along the Uri LoC (Line of Control) yesterday. Inflicting casualties a convoy […]

Centre ready for talks on JK ‘development’ with all stakeholders: Naidu

Stating that the situation in the Valley was better than what it was during the tenure of UPA government, Union Minister, M Venkaiah Naidu has said that the government is ready for talks on ‘development’ with all stakeholders except pro-freedom leaders. The union minister claimed that the problem in the Valley is limited to just […]

Class work to remain suspended

According to District Administrations, the class work in various districts of Kashmir shall remain suspended on May 31 (Wednesday) as a precautionary measure. The colleges and schools in Srinagar city with remain closed on Wednesday, officials said. Deputy magistrate Srinagar Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone said that the schools and colleges will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday). […]

New maternity hospitals coming up at Sgr, Jammu: Mehbooba

Two Maternity Hospitals of 200 bed capacity each would be made functional in the two capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu within a year or so even as work is apace on the three Medical colleges of Anantnag, Baramulla and Rajouri which is expected to be completed in two years. This was disclosed in a […]

Telecommunication Clampdown: Students studying outside seek end to telecom gag

With continuous telecommunication gag, Kashmiri students studying outside are facing troubles while getting in touch with their families, back home. Some students are running short of money, while others are worried about the well-being of their families. The students whose families live in south Kashmir are the worth hit due to the telecommunication gag that […]

Loc trade suspended as India, Pak relations worsen

The cross LoC trade on the Srinagar-Muzafarabad road was suspended today following the strained relations between India and Pakistan after the escalation of tension along the de-facto border as the troops from both the sides have engaged in heavy firing. The authorities from this side were trying to ensure that the trade was not suspended, […]

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed

  The Srinagar-Jammu Highway, only road link between Kashmir and the rest of the parts of India, was closed for traffic in view of the pro-freedom leader’s call for a march to Tral. The highway was closed and no movement of any sort of traffic on either side was allowed, officials said, adding that the  […]

Youth arrested

Police have foiled a bid by the youth to disrupt the vehicular movement in North Kashmir. At least 9 youth were detained by the police during nocturnal raids from different areas of Pattan town in Baramulla district as, police sources said, a group of youth attacked some private vehicles on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway near Singhpora Pattan […]

Kashmir shuts on 3rd day after strict restrictions to foil Tral march

A complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir on third day today as Authorities imposed strict restrictions to foil the march to Tral, where the two slain militants including HM top commander, Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, were buried after being killed in a gun battle in the Saimoh Village. Restrictions and curfew was imposed by the authorities […]