VC KU Prof Talat Ahmad inaugurates two- day National Urdu Congress
Srinagar: A two- day National Urdu Congress under the theme “Language, Literature & Society” organised by Department of Urdu University of Kashmir and sponsored by Jammu & Kashmir Bank was inaugurated at University of Kashmir here on Wednesday. While inaugurating the conference, Vice Chancellor KU Prof. Talat Ahmad who was chief guest on the occasion […]
Power crisis in Sopore, residents protest block Sopore-Baramulla road
Sopore: Chankhan area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district hit roads on Wednesday as authorities, according to them, have suspended electricity supply to the area from past one week. Reports said that scores of people including women blocked Sopore-Baramulla Highway at Chankhan, raising slogans against the PDD department. “They were calling for restoration of […]
Verma was collecting documents relating to Rafale ‘scam’, forcibly sent on leave: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Wednesday alleged that CBI Director Alok Verma was forcibly sent on leave as he was collecting documents relating to the Rafale ‘scam’. CBI Director Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana have been “divested of all powers” amid an ongoing spat between them. In a tweet, Gandhi said, “CBI Chief Alok […]
Mughal road closed due to slippery road, Sgr-Leh road open
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday suspended traffic on historic Mughal road due to slippery road conditions, however one-way traffic plies on the road. The two-way traffic will ply on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh road with some restrictions. The road is slippery due to below freezing temperature during the night, he said, adding that traffic will be resumed only after […]
Forces launched CASO in Pattan Village
Pattan : Government forces on Wednesday afternoon launched a Cordon and search operation in North Kashmir’s Pattan area. Sources said that a joint team of Army’s 29 RR, Special Operation Group of Police and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Hanjiveera area of Pattan on inputs about the presence of militants movement in the area. […]
CBI reshuffles team probing case against Asthana
New Delhi: The CBI has overhauled the team probing allegations of corruption against its former Special Director Rakesh Asthana, bringing in completely new faces, officials said Wednesday. Changes have been effected from the investigation officer to the supervisory level, they said. M Nageswar Rao, a 1986-batch Odisha cadre IPS officer, who took over the duties […]
15 injured as bus skids off road in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri
Jammu: Fifteen passengers were injured when a minibus skidded off a road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Wednesday, police said. The bus carrying passengers from the border area of Nowshera skidded off the road and rolled down at Laam, they said. The injured passengers have been hospitalised, they said.
Govt seals southern Kashmir’s Kulgam to stop JRL march
Srinagar: Government sealed southern Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday to stop the protest march to the district called by the joint resistance leadership against the killing of seven civilians in a blast on Sunday. The JRL had appealed people, especially those residing in south Kashmir, to march towards Kulgam to pay homage and express solidarity with […]
Nowgam gunfight: Class work suspended in KU, CUK and colleges, schools of Srinagar
Srinagar: Government on Wednesday ordered closure of schools and colleges in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar after two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Nowgam area on the city outskirts. “The decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to avoid law and order situation in the district,” officials said. Kashmir University and […]
Two militants killed in Nowgam encounter
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter that raged between forces and militants in Nowgam area of Srinagar here, police said. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range, Swayam Prakash Pani said that two militants were killed while as the gunfight site is being cleared. He said that the identity of two slain militants […]
