Valley faces highway ‘lockdown’
Srinagar: A complete ban on civilian traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was put in place from early morning hours of April 7. Notably,the state administration and Centre had announced that the national highway from Baramulla to Udhampur will be put out of bounds for civilian traffic on Sundays and Wednesdays till May 31. No […]
Gunfight rages in Tral Village
Srinagar, April 07: A gunfight is raging between militants and government forces in Medora area of Kahil Branpathri Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday morning. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 42 RR and SOG Awantipora cordoned off Medora area Kahil Branpathri after having credible input about the presence of some […]
Banking on horticulture
The mainstay of Kashmir’s economy, Horticulture is proving to be a game changer for the much stressed economy. During the last fiscal Kashmir produced 24 lakh metric tons of fruit with 21 lakh metric tons being the share from apple crop alone. Horticulture is one of the largest employment generating sectors of the state as […]
Choking roads means choking freedom
By Mudasir Ahmad Gori The decision to stop the civilian traffic on national highway on Wednesday and Sunday in view of the large movement of security forces has sent shock waves among the general masses. It has really upset the people of Kashmir. The tall claims of a democracy have been exposed by this decision […]
Disappointed by BJP, leader quits party in JK
Jammu, Apr 6 (PTI) Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a senior J-K BJP leader Saturday quit the party, disappointed over its “failure” to fulfil promises made to the SC, ST and OBC communities in the state. Jammu and Kashmir vice-president of the BJP’s SC morcha, Narinder Kesar said that he along with his supporters […]
Man kills wife over suspicion of illicit affair
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife after he suspected her of having an illicit affair in Northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad, police said Saturday. The 45-year-old woman, identified as Asma, was found dead on Monday under suspicious circumstances at her residence in Jafrabad, they said. According to Atul Kumar Thakur, […]
Mehbooba appeals to people to reject those attempting to fragment J-K
Srinagar, Apr 6 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said the society needs to collectively reject the nefarious moves aimed at fragmenting Jammu and Kashmir to weaken the special status of the state. “Recent statement of some right-wing political leaders using lure of sops for a particular community, tactical mandate for Lok Sabha elections by […]
Massive landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway
Banihal/Jammu: Traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended Saturday after a massive landslide blocked the arterial road in Ramban district, officials said. A huge landslide occurred at Anokhi Fall in the afternoon, blocking the nearly 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, the officials said. They said […]
Three arrested for raping Haryana-based dancer in Delhi
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Three men were arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a Haryana-based dancer in northeast Delhi’s Khajuri Khas, police said. The incident took place five days ago when the 20-year-old woman had come to Khajuri Khas in north-east Delhi for a show, which turned out to be a trap laid for her […]
Woman suffers serious injuries after stabbed by husband
Muzaffarnagar, Apr 6 (PTI) A woman was seriously injured after being stabbed allegedly by her husband here, police said Saturday. SHO Santosh Kumar Singh said the father of the woman filed a complaint with the police alleging that his daughter was attacked with a knife by her husband, a police constable who was suspended from […]
