As many as 53 pilgrims have been killed in 36 ‘terror attacks’ on the annual Amarnath yatra in the last 27 years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. “From 1990 till date, 36 terrorist attacks have been reported on Amarnath yatris in which 53 were killed and 167 were injured,” Minister of State […]
Amid a standoff with India in the Sikkim sector, Chinese state-run daily ‘Global Times’ has warned India that it can enter Kashmir on Pakistan’s invitation. The move comes after China’s blunt proclamation of safeguarding its security interests at any cost as it said that its sovereignty was “indomitable”. “Time for a second lesson for […]
It happened in 2006 when Javaid Ahmad Kumar started behaving differently, however, least did his family knew that he will soon turn out to be a ‘lunatic’. After a year or so, Javaid’s condition worsened and a little confrontation made him agitated initially, and with time, the same confrontation turned him violent. In 2008, […]
The health department in the state, be it Jammu, Kashmir or Ladakh division remains in news, albeit for wrong reasons for most of the times. The department as a whole can be termed as one of the most non-functional and callous government departments as the laxities shown by the officials demand highest degree of […]
The process of leaving for performing Hajj this year commenced from today with the first batch from the State leaving for the blessed land early morning today. Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti led the State administration in giving a warm send off to the first batch at Srinagar airport. She met the intending pilgrims individually and […]
Hurriyat Conference (M) Tuesday expressed concern over the 10 day remand granted to National Investigation Agency (NIA) by the Delhi court after the ‘arbitrary and illegal’ arrests of pro-freedom leaders and activists from Srinagar yesterday. Hurriyat Conference (M) said that they fear that the arrested could be pressurized and harassed during interrogation and after […]
Forest officials in Pahalgam have chopped off green alpines to build a makeshift bridge across Lidder river near Sarbal. The move has been initiated to facilitate the Darshan of ‘Charri Mubarak’ at Ganash temple located at Mamal. Locals alleged that the move by the forest officials should be taken seriously by the authorities and […]
Two people were held for cheating people visiting the ARTO office in Shopian, sources said. They said that the duo was held after several complaints were lodged against them for cheating people who come to the office of the ARTO for getting their jobs done. “There were numerous complaints from general public informing about the […]
The residents from various villages of Tehsil Gund in Ganderbal district accused the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department of supplying contaminated water to them. According to the residents, PHE supplies potable water to their areas which is not worth human consumption. The inhabitants of New colony Gund, Sheikh Mohalla, Kullo Mohalla, Akhoon Mohalla and […]
The wrestling sport in Pulwama district is fading away very quickly as government and administration are doing nothing to bring back the sheen and glory it enjoyed years back. Many villages in the district have produced many sports men who are known for their wrestling skills. The villages including Rahmo, Wanpora, Parigam, and Newa have […]