Srinagar: (PTI) Security was beefed up in several areas of Srinagar on Sunday following a grenade attack by suspected militants in a city market that left seven people injured, police said. More security personnel, along with the flying squad, were deployed in Lal Chowk, Jehangir Chowk, Hari Singh High Street, Regal Chowk, TRC Chowk, Polo […]
Srinagar: (PTI) An Army man was injured on Sunday as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, an Army official said. The Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire in north Kashmir”s Uri sector by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian posts, the official said. The […]
NEW DELHI: Civil rights activists urged the government on Saturday to restore Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution and take steps to bring back normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. Social activist Shabana Hashmi said the abrogation of Article 370, which gave a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was a mindless exercise carried out […]
Kolkata: (PTI) The wanderlust in Bengalis appears to have been reignited, following the much-anticipated lifting of travel restrictions to Jammu and Kashmir, as people thronged its tourism office here with queries on making a trip to the ‘paradise on earth’. Having missed out on the opportunity to visit the state during the Durga Puja holidays, […]
Jammu: (PTI) With the postpaid mobile telephony set to be restored in Kashmir from Monday, Jammu and Kashmir administration has expressed hope that it would help achieve normalisation in the Valley. Normal day-to-day activities has been disrupted across Kashmir since August 5, the day the GoI revoked the state’s special status after negating the Article […]
Srinagar: Normal life remained suspended on 69th day in Kashmir with all the shops and business establishments remaining closed to protest against the abrogation of Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir’s division into two Union Territories. Private vehicles were seen plying on Thursday in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir Valley. Police and CRPF troops […]
Ramban/Jammu: The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Saturday after a landslide in Ramban district, a traffic department official said. The 270-km highway was opened for one-way traffic on Friday night, a day after a landslide in Ramban district left thousands of vehicles stranded. The landslide was triggered during widening of the […]
PUNE: Tail-enders Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander set an example of gutsy batsmanship as South Africa fought hard against a quality attack but could not stop India from taking a massive 326-run lead on the third day of the second Test here. While a total of 275 in 105.4 overs is far from India’s mammoth […]
GUWAHATI: Head coach Igor Stimac on Saturday named a 23-member Indian football squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh to be played in Kolkata on Tuesday. Defenders Sandesh Jhingan and Anwar Ali (Jr) were ruled out the match to be played at VYBK Stadium due to injuries, while Halicharan Narzary, Farukh Choudhary and […]
Srinagar: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the 68th consecutive day on Friday as main markets continued to be shut and public transport off the roads, officials said. Authorities re-imposed restrictions in some parts of Srinagar on Friday due to which the Jamia Masjid remained out of bounds for people for 10th consecutive week. […]