Two slain militants identified, one is a former soldier
Srinagar: Police has identified the two slain militants killed in Shopian encounter as Mohammad Idrees Sultan alias chota Abrar S/o Mohammad Sultan R/o Safanagri Shopian, and Amir Hussain Rather alias Abu Sobaan S/o Mohammad Amin Rather R/o Awneera Shopian. “They were affiliated with Hizb ul Mujahideen and were involved in attacks on security establishments and […]
Govt wants Rs 3.6 lakh crore from RBI, a third of its reserves
New Delhi: At the heart of the RBI-government standoff is a proposal by the Finance Ministry seeking to transfer a surplus of Rs 3.6 lakh crore, more than a third of the total Rs 9.59 lakh crore reserves of the central bank, to the government. The ministry has suggested that this surplus can be managed […]
Two militants killed in overnight Shopian gunfight
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces at Safanagri area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday pre-dawn hours. Official sources said that a joint team of army and SOG launched a cordon-and- search operation at Safanagri following specific inputs about the presence of some militants. As such the joint team […]
NC, PDP will participate in panchayat polls: Guv Malik
Says he will try to create atmosphere for holding talks with stakeholders
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Monday that those who boycotted the Urban Local Body polls have realized their mistake. “Both the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have realised the mistake they committed by staying away from ULB’s. Now they will be taking part in the panchayat polls,” […]
Darbar opens in Jammu
JAMMU: Civil Secretariat, the seat of the Jammu and Kashmir government, opened here on Monday after a 10-day break as part of the bi-annual ‘Darbar Move’. Besides the Civil Secretariat, the other move offices, including Raj Bhawan and police headquarters, also opened here after six months of functioning in Srinagar. Governor Satya Pal Malik inspected […]
Protests mark opening of secretariat in Jammu
Jammu: A series of protests marked the opening of the Civil Secretariat here, with agitators seeking the intervention of Governor Satya Pal Malik to resolve their grievances. The Civil Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, among other move offices, opened here after a 10-day break as part of the bi-annual ‘Darbar Move’. Repeated attempts by different groups of […]
South Kashmir continues to reel under darkness
Electricity to be restored within two days: CE PDD
Shopian: The parts of South Kashmir continued to reel under darkness for the fourth consecutive day on Monday after Valley received the first snowfall of the season on last weekend, giving a tough time to people amid chilly winter conditions. As per locals power supply in most parts of South Kashmir was snapped on Friday […]
Jmu-Sgr highway blocked by massive landslide
JAMMU: A massive landslide blocked the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Monday, with authorities mobilising men and machinery to restore the all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, officials said. The highway was cleared for one-way traffic on Sunday, a day after being closed due to heavy snowfall along the […]
Temperatures witnesses a steep fall in valley
Srinagar: Cold conditions continued in Kashmir following weekend’s snowfall as day temperature hovered around or below seven degree Celsius in most parts of the Valley on Monday. Srinagar—the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir—recorded a maximum of 7.1 degrees Celsius, less by over 12 degrees Celsius from the normal for this time of the year, […]
