Migratory birds congregate at Gharana
JAMMU: With the onset of winter the migratory birds from Central Asian highlands start congregating at various wetlands in India. At least 370 migratory bird species including 310 water bird species throng various sites in India during winters. Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve in RS Pura sector also attracts hundreds of migratory birds every winter including […]
Forces allegedly burnt down several two wheelers in Shopian after protests erupted post an encounter that left six militants and a soldier dead in Batagund village on Sunday.
Forces allegedly burnt down several two wheelers in Shopian after protests erupted post an encounter that left six militants and a soldier dead in Batagund village on Sunday.
The scene at Batagund village where six militants were killed in an encounter on Sunday. KV Pic
The scene at Batagund village where six militants were killed in an encounter on Sunday. KV Pic
J&K Bank ‘misused’ by state’s ruling families: Jitendra Singh
Jammu, Nov 24 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday lauded Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to bring the J&K Bank under the purview of the RTI Act, the CVC and the state legislature and said it had been “misused” by the state’s ruling families. The proposal for treating J&K Bank Limited […]
Candle light protest held
Srinagar: Scores of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Sunday evening held a candle light protest against the “killing spree” across Kashmir. Reports said scores of activists of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) assembled near Maisuma Lal Chowk and staged a candle light protest. On Saturday, JRL had called for a candle light […]
Kartarpur corridor: Sidhu accepts Pak invite, writes to Qureshi
Chandigarh, Nov 25 (PTI) Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday accepted Pakistan’s invite to attend the ground-breaking ceremony of a corridor to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara across the border on Wednesday, saying this initiative would open “the borders of hearts and the mind”. The foundation stone of the Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur Sahib corridor on […]
JeM militant killed in Pampore shootout: Police
Srinagar: Police ok Sunday claimed to have killed a militant in a brief shoot at Khrew area in Pampore of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. ” A JeM militant was killed in a brief exchange of fire at Khrew, Pampore” police said in a tweet. The body has been recovered along with arms and ammunition. A […]
India to expedite 3 projects to ‘stop its share’ of Indus waters from flowing into Pakistan
New Delhi: India has decided to fast-track three projects, including construction of two dams, to arrest the unutilised water of its share under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, government officials said. The three projects include the Shahpur Kandi dam project, a second Sutlej-Beas link in Punjab and the Ujh Dam project in Jammu […]
Shopian killings: JRL calls for complete shutdown on Monday
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik has called for complete shutdown on 26th November Monday. The trio in a statement issued here said that the protest call has been given to strongly protest and denounce the killing of 17 Kashmiri’s by forces ‘brutal action’ during […]
Two Indian ministers to attend opening ceremony of Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan
New Delhi: India will send Union ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri to Pakistan next week to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Saturday while responding to an invite to her by Islamabad for the event. Earlier in the day, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood […]
