After snowfall temperature witnesses a rise in Valley
Srinagar: A day after Kashmir witnessed a bout of snowfall, the minimum temperature at most places in the valley increased Wednesday night, providing much-needed relief to residents, the weatherman said. The weather stayed mostly dry Wednesday night after intermittent snowfall on Tuesday, an official of the MeT department said. He said similar conditions are likely […]
2018 was a big success in anti-militancy operations: Army
Jammu: Security forces met considerable success in anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018 by eliminating several top ultras who were targeting security forces and civilians, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said Thursday. He said the number of terrorists killed last year in the valley was highest in the past 10 years. […]
Why is Army celebrating the killings, says Omar
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Thursday questioned Army officials boasting about the number of militants killed in the state last year, saying it would have been a “great year” if no youth had joined militancy. “I beg to differ, a great year would be one in which no young man would […]
India-Pak armies trade fire on LoC, civilian injured
Jammu: A civilian was injured Thursday when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and resorted to firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. Northern Command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said the Army is replying befittingly to the Pakistani aggression. Pakistan troops resorted to firing and mortar […]
India orders moving of strategic ITBP command to Leh
Move announced to counter the Chinese build up
New Delhi: Amid growing concerns over the Chinese military buildup along the eastern flank of the country, the government has ordered moving a strategic ITBP command from its current base in Chandigarh by over 960 km to the border of Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said Thursday. The North West (NW) frontier of […]
Palestine takes over reins of G77 at UN
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the “historic leadership” of Palestine which assumed the chairmanship of G77, the global body’s largest intergovernmental organisation of developing countries including India. Egypt was the previous Chair of the Group of 77 (G77), a coalition of 134 members, along with China which aligns itself with the bloc. India’s […]
Militant held in Kulgam village
Srinagar: A local militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was arrested by Special Operation Group (SOG) of police from Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Thursday early morning. Reports said that the SOG during a raid at Chahlan village arrested one person who was identified as Mubarak Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Rahim Dar. Mubarak, a […]
Man held with 7 kg poppy
Jammu: A man, suspected to be a drug peddler, was arrested and seven kilograms of poppy was seized from his possession in Poonch district Thursday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted the man, identified as Mansoor of south Kashmir, and seized the poppy from him, they said. A case has been […]
Extreme weather events killed nearly 1,400 in 2018
New Delhi: A total of 1,428 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018 with heavy rains and subsequent flooding, dust storms, thunderstorms and lightening claiming half the lives, a top government official said Wednesday. The year was also the sixth warmest year on record, M Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences said. “Extreme […]
PM Modi to visit JK on Feb 3
Jammu: Prime Minister NarendraModi is to visit Jammu and Kashmir on February 3 to lay foundation stones of various projects including one for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here, a BJP spokesman said Wednesday. The prime minister will also address a public rally during his visit, the spokesman said. He said senior BJP […]