25 killed so far this year
Srinagar: The number of listed militants in Kashmir has come down to less than 250, while 25 militants were killed by security forces in nearly a dozen operations in the first two months of this year, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh said here on Saturday. He also said there has been […]
19 local militants active in north Kashmir: Police
Baramulla: Police on Saturday said that a militant affiliated with Hizbul Mujahiden was arrested by the joint team of forces on Friday in Pattan area of Baramulla. Addressing a presser DIG Baramulla Mohammad Suleman Choudhary said that police on Friday received specific information about the movement of an active militant Junaid Farooq Pandith of Hamray […]
Jammu: In a bid to address the concerns of the local populace after the revoking of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status last year, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday assured the people that the domicile law is coming “very soon” which would be followed by the Land Act. He also announced that more than the […]
Srinagar: After remaining shut for last six months, schools across Kashmir are set to re-open on Monday. The schools remained closed after the abrogation of J&K’s special status on August 5 losing half a year of academic session. Majority of schools gave home based assignments to students instead of conducting formal examination due to the […]
Srinagar: Sultanate-era monument Madine Sahab in old Srinagar is all set to regain its crown of blooming flowers after ten desolate years. With great effort, the J&K archaeology department has refurbished the monument’s roof by laying a new layer of soil and planting the blue bulbous flowering plants that have traditionally grown on it. The […]
Barmulla: After a brief lull, India and Pakistan troops exchanged heavy fire along Line of Control in Karnah village of Kupwara on Saturday evening. An official said that Pakistani forces targeted several posts of Indian army in the evening. He said the firing returned after several weeks. SHO Tangdar Wasim Ahmad confirmed that cross-LoC firing […]
Srinagar: The probe into death of children in Jammu’s Udhampur has found presence of a “poisonous compound” in a cough syrup manufactured by Digital Vision. The sale and distribution of the syrup has been stopped by at least eight states, Indian Express reported. “Prima facie, presence of Diethylene Glycol, a poisonous compound, in Coldbest-PC syrup […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh recorded below normal rainfall in February but a month-end spell of downpour is expected to slightly improve this deficit, the meteorological department said on Friday. “All the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh received deficit rain/snow in February,” director of meteorological department Sonam Lotus said. “Jammu and Kashmir […]
Srinagar: As world celebrated ‘International Mother Language Day’ on Friday, qualified youth in Kashmiri language in the Valley observed it a ‘black day’ in protest against what they termed the government’s “callous approach” towards their mother tongue. The youth, who held a sit at Press Enclave in Srinagar under the banner of ‘Kashmiri Language Union […]
SRINAGAR: After Kashmir got back-to-back two transmissions projects which were in limbo for a decade, two more projects are likely to be commissioned by August-end this year boosting power capacity in the Valley. Chief Engineer Jammu and Kashmir Transmission Corporation Limited (JKTCL) Hashmat Qazi told Kashmir Reader that by the end of August Lassipora 160 […]