Army called out to maintain law and order in Kishtwar
Jammu: The Army was called out for maintenance of law and order in Kishtwar town of following the killings of a senior BJP leader and his brother by militants on Thursday night, officials said. Earlier, the district authorities imposed curfew as the killings triggered protests by residents. Tension mounted in the town as residents staged […]
Massive clashes in Sopore as funeral of slain militant tear gassed by police
Sopore: Police on Friday morning teargassed funeral procession of a militant from Sopore who was killed in a shootout in Handwara during intervening night of Thursday-Friday. As the funeral procession was moving police tear gassed mourners leading to clashes, eyewitnesses said. Massive clashes have erupted in Arampora area between protesters and government forces and according […]
Rains, snowfall force closure of highways, Jammu-Sgr highway open for traffic
Srinagar: Overnight rains and a fresh snowfall on the Sgr-Leh highway and the historic Mughal road has made movement of traffic virtually impossible after which authorities have closed these two roads for any kind of vehicular movement. Meanwhile, the arterial Srinagar-Jammu highway is open for traffic, a traffic spokesm,an said here. Pertinently, rains in plains […]
Two LeT militants killed, 2 jawans injured during encounter
Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed and two soldiers injured Thursday in an encounter with security forces in Budgam district, police said. “The security forces launched a search operation based on credible inputs about the presence of militants in Zagoo locality of Khansahib area of the district,” a police official said. He said during the […]
Senior BJP leader, brother shot dead in Kishtwar
Curfew imposed in Kishtwar following protests by BJP workers
Jammu: A senior BJP leader and his brother were shot dead by suspected militants in Kishtwar district Thursday night, officials said. State secretary of BJP Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet were returning from their shop in Kishtwar when they were fired upon from close range at a dark, narrow lane leading to their house, […]
Exorbitant rates of books: DSEK directs officials to constitute inspection teams
Srinagar: Amid a huge outcry against the private schools for fleecing the parents, the Directorate of School Education Kashmir has directed all the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) to constitute inspection teams to put a check on the illegal profiteering of these private schools. The private schools have come under severe criticism for openly fleecing the […]
Axed: Corruption charges, ’embarrassing’ the govt proves dearly for Tasaduq Jeelani
SRINAGAR: The Government on Thursday ordered that Director Tourism, TassaduqJeelani, shall, with immediate effect, cease to function as the head of the department in Kashmir. The charge of the post of Director Tourism Kashmir shall be held by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir till further orders. “In the interest of administration, TassaduqJeelani, KAS, shall, with immediate effect, […]
Bus service with Pakistan will not change our stand on Kashmir: China
Beijing: China on Thursday sought to defend the proposed bus service with Pakistan through PaK, saying its cooperation with Islamabad has nothing to do with the territorial dispute and will not change its principled stance on the Kashmir issue. India Wednesday said it has lodged strong protests with China and Pakistan over the proposed bus […]
India lodges protest with Pak, China
New Delhi: India said that it has lodged strong protests with China and Pakistan over a proposed bus service between the two countries through Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said on Wednesday the bus service will be a violation of India’s sovereignty […]
Pak rejects India’s protests
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday rejected protests by India against a bus service between Pakistan and China passing though PoK under the ambitious CPEC project. According to reports, the new bus service will be launched between Lahore in Pakistan and Kashgar in China via Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) on November 3. “We reject the Indian Ministry of […]
