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Live shells pose another threat for border dwellers

Arnia: Guns along the Indo-Pak border have fallen silent but border dwellers are living in the shadow of death as hundreds of live mortar...

Clamor for construction of Sadhna tunnel grows

Jammu: Two ruling PDP legislators from border town of Karnah in north Kashmir Wednesday staged a sit-in at the entrance of the Assembly here...

Deputy Speaker adjourns house on lack of ‘quorum’

Jammu: A lack of quorum in the Assembly forced Deputy Speaker Nazir Ahmad Gurezi to adjourned the House briefly after the end of the...

Soldier injured in Pak firing, dies

Jammu: An army man who was injured in Pakistani firing on Sunday along LoC in Poonch district, succumbed to his injuries today. "Pakistan had resorted...

Two mortar shells explode in school

Jammu: Two live mortar shells fired by Pakistani troops on Wednesday exploded in the premises of a government school in Rajouri district. No loss of...

Principal ‘forced’ to ask girl students not to attend R-day events

Srinagar: A group of unidentified young men has forced the principal of a girls' school in to appeal to his students not to take...

Editorial: UN Chief can help

Srinagar: At a time when India and Pakistan have opened up their canons along the International border and the Line of Control in Jammu...

Witnesses recall gory images of Handwara ‘massacre’

Sopore: When 55 people were massacred in Srinagar on January 21, it remained calm for the three days as army troops took up heavily...

No alternative to dialogue, says Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Wednesday said that there was no alternative to dialogue for resolution of the vexed Kashmir issue. The spokesman also welcomed the...

Rail stunt: Youth, his friend detained by police

Srinagar: A Kashmiri youth, who performed a death-defying stunt on a railway track that went viral on social media, was detained along with his...

ATM guard’s gun goes-off accidentally

Baramulla: At least three persons were injured after the service riffle of a guard went-off accidentally outside an ATM in Baramulla outskirts on Wednesday. According...

Kashmir resembling a battle field on India’s Republic day: Er Rasheed

Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president And MLa Langate, Ebngineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Wednesday said asked masses in India to introspect and find...

Officer caught talking on cell phone in Assembly, asked to leave

Jammu: Talking on mobile phone in the Assembly proved costly for an officer as Deputy Speaker N A Gurezi took a serious note of...

For industrial bloom, massive infra upgradation taken up, says Minister

Jammu: Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga Wednesday said that govt has taken up massive upgradation of industrial infrastructure in the State...

Industrial sector proved a failure, say legislators

Jammu: The assembly on Wednesday witnessed noisy scenes after the legislators targeted the government over its failure to revamp the industrial sector in the...

7 cross-LoC trade points, 2 meeting spots proposed: Govt

Jammu: The State Government Wednesday conveyed its agreement to the Government of India for opening seven additional trade routes across the LoC and International...

Roadmap for regularization of daily rated workers announced: FM

Jammu: Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that Government has already announced a roadmap for the regularization of daily...

147 new fair price shops proposed for Doda district: Minister

  Jammu: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumers Affairs, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali Wednesday informed the house that the government is going to open 147...

Speed-up execution of new hydro power projects: Dy CM

Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh, Wednesday directed the officers for ensuring speedy execution of various hydro power projects in the state so...

Members join Discussion on Demand for Grants of Industries & Commerce Deptt

Jammu: Several members took part in the Discussion on Demand for Grants of Industries and Commerce and allied Departments in Legislative Assembly today. Initiating the...

Modi govt has no policy towards Pak, JK: Azad

R S Pura: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today reached out to the victims of Pakistani firing along the International Border (IB) in...

Kashmir on high alert, inputs say woman suicide bomber might strike on R-day

Srinagar: A high alert has been sounded in Kashmir following an intelligence input that a non-Kashmiri woman suicide bomber might disrupt the forthcoming Republic Day...

‘Enquire caving in of Jhelum embankments at Lasjan’

Jammu: Minister for Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR), Javaid Mustafa Mir, directed the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmed Khan to order an...

Train service to remain suspended for tomorrow

Srinagar: Train service for tomorrow has been suspended from Srinagar to Banihal section due to law and order situation in south Kashmir districts while...

Militant killed in ongoing Shopian encounter: Army

Srinagar: One militant was killed in an ongoing encounter at Chaigund area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Army’s Srinagar based defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia...

Abducted minor girl recovered; accused arrested: Police

Sopore: Sopore police on Wednesday claimed to have solved a kidnapping case and arrested the accused involved in the crime. A police official said that...

Two teenage girls injured in fresh Shopian clashes

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25 killed, 163 injured in Pak shelling in 2016, 2017: Govt

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said 25 civilians were killed and 163 injured in Pakistani firing and shelling along the Line of...

17-year-old youth killed in Shopian clashes

Srinagar: A 17-year-old youth was killed and another sustained pellet injuries during clashes at Chaigund area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday evening. The clashes erupted...

Encounter rages in Shopian Village

Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Shopian village of south Kashmir. SSP Shopian Shri Ram Ambarkar said that a joint team of...

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