Srinagar: Two civilians were wounded after militants lobbed a grenade at CRPF soldiers deployed at Habak Chowk on Srinagar outskirts on Wednesday. The grenade was aimed at the bunker of 115 Bn CRPF. However, it missed the target and exploded on roadside. Soon after the blast, government forces cordoned off the area and launched searches. […]
Srinagar: Due to erratic movement of vehicles on Srinagar-Jammu highway, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review stock and supply position of fuel in the Valley. He directed officials of Oil companies to build up the stock of LPG and petroleum products immediately across the Valley for two […]
Srinagar: Lt Governor GC Murmu on Tuesday said that the government is committed to safeguard rights of people in Jammu and Kashmir. During a meeting with a delegation of politicians led by former minister Altaf Bukhari, he assured them that provisions of protecting land rights and job for locals will be taken. “He appreciated their […]
Kashmir experiences snow, rain for third day; weather to improve today
SRINAGAR: Srinagar-Jammu highway continued to remain closed for traffic for third day as snow continued in the Valley on Wednesday. Deputy Director Metrological Department Mukhtar Ahmad told Kashmir Reader that weather is going to remain dry for coming days with intermittent chances of rainfall. But there will be fall in night and rise in day […]
Srinagar: A militant affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in a brief gunfight in south Kashmir’s Pulwama Awantipora on Tuesday. Police said that a search operation was launched in Chursoo village in Awantipora in the morning after getting specific input about the presence of militant. During searches, police said that the hiding militant fired on […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for traffic
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall occurred in both hilly areas as well as plains on Monday resulting in closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway. In Srinagar and elsewhere, snow brought an end to unabated cold wave in the Valley. Superintendent of Traffic Police (Rural) Muzaffar Shah said that the highway was closed following snowfall along the mountainous road. He […]
Srinagar: A civilian was wounded when suspected militants lobbed a grenade at a CRPF vehicle in Srinagar’s downtown on Saturday. The blast aimed at the troopers occurred at Kawadara in the morning. However, it missed its intended target and exploded on roadside resulting to injury to a youth and damage to a few parked vehicles. […]
Srinagar: A man was charge-sheeted on Saturday for allegedly forging the signature of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti to get helicopter tickets to Vaishno Devi shrine on a priority basis two years ago, police said. The accused, Sandeep Koul, was also booked in a separate case on Thursday for forging letters of […]
Jammu: Over 270 contractors were booked for possessing fake contractor cards in Jammu and Kashmir, a spokesman of the Union Territory’s Crime Branch said on Saturday. Their role came out during investigation of a complaint claiming that Jia Lal, a resident of Beoli in Doda district, and some others were taking contracts from various government […]
34 more wounded; govt announces ex-gratia relief
Srinagar: Nine people were killed and dozens wounded as a passenger bus rolled down into a gorge in Jammu’s Rajouri on Thursday. The accident occurred around 1:30pm when a bus on its way to Sharda Sharief in the district skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at Dera ki Gali. Officials said that […]