Father-son duo injured critically in Shopian blast

Srinagar: Father-son-duo injured on Sunday afternoon in a mysterious balst at Zainpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Station House Officer (SHO) Zainpora Tawseef Ahmad told a local news agency that both the persons were working in their orchard at Charmarg village today afternoon. “The father-son-duo were digging around the trees inside the orchard when suddenly a mysterious […]

Shopian killings: J-K Police files murder case against army

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police has booked an army unit on murder and ‘attempt to murder’ charges over the killing of two civilians in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday.According to the FIR filed by the police, the charges of murder and ‘attempt to murder’ have been invoked against the army . The FIR has […]

Cold wave continues in Kashmir, Kargil coldest at minus 16

Srinagar: Minimum temperature in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region continued to remain several notches below the freezing point, the Met Office said. While as in Jammu it slipped further down a few degrees. “Jammu city recorded 4.1 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Sunday. Kargil was the coldest in state where the minimum temperature […]

Government hell bent on destroying institution of media in Kashmir: Kashmir Editors Guild

Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG), in a meeting held here today regretted how the state government has made a mockery of its media policy – be it the categorization process or hike in the advertisement rates. The meeting discussed threadbare the state government’s non-serious approach towards local media saying the advertisement rates were hiked in […]

Editorial: Act before it is too late

India and Pakistan have been involved in intense skirmishes on the International Border and the Line of Control in Jammu and parts of Kashmir region. The cross LoC firing has resulted in huge human loses and otherwise, during the past three weeks now. However, both the countries have not moved beyond their stated positions on […]

CM calls Defence Minister, expresses anguish over killings

  JAMMU: In the aftermath of killing of two civilians in a shoot-out at Ganowpora village of Shopian district today, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti this evening spoke to Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman and expressed anguish over the loss of lives in the incident. The Chief Minister said every civilian killing, notwithstanding how erroneously made, impairs […]

Two killed as Army opens fire in Shopian

  Srinagar: Two youth were killed on Saturday when army men fired on a group of protestors in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police officials said. According to witnesses, protestors mostly young boys pelted stones on an army convoy passing through Ganovpora village in Shopian district on Saturday afternoon. They said that army responded by […]

Dry spell in Kashmir likely to end in next couple of days: MeT 

Srinagar: The intense cold wave continued in Kashmir on Saturday with mercury staying several degrees below the freezing point, though the dry spell in the region may end in the next couple of days. The Met department has forecast rains or snowfall in isolated places on Sunday in Kashmir and fairly widespread downpour on Monday. […]

Girl suspected to be a ‘suicide bomber’ released

Srinagar: A teenage girl who was arrested for a being a ‘suicide bomber’ has no case registered in her native state, police said. The girl has been released from police custody. Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order Pune City, Ravindra Kadam categorically said that no case has been registered ever against the teenage girl […]

  BOSE draws flak after books prescribed for schools prove ‘below standard’

  Jammu: After facing criticism over poor quality and below standard text books prescribed for schools, JK Board of School Education (BOSE) has decided to review the content and quality of text books this year. The BOSE has constituted a nine member committee of officials to review all the text books with regard to updation […]