Woman critically injured in Kangan
A woman was critically injured on Thursday after she was hit by a tipper in Kangan area of Ganderbal district. According to the police official, Sara Begum, wife of Mohammad Amir Lone, resident of Bonizilla Kangan sustained serious injuries in her leg after she was hit by a tipper near main market Kangan here. She […]
Thatri Cloudburst: Two more bodies recovered, toll rises to three
Three women were killed after a cloudburst struck Thatri town of district Doda of Jammu and Kashmir during the intervening night of July 19- 20 , 2017. A number of residential houses, shops, a school and several vehicles were washed away in flash floods which inundated vast areas along Batote-Kishtwar highway. Scores of people have […]
Cloudburst hits Thatri village of Doda, one killed
A woman was killed after a cloudburst struck Thatri village of district Doda of Jammu and Kashmir during the intervening night of July 19- 20 , 2017. The deceased, Naru devi wife of Dev Raj resident of Nagni , Tehsil Khara, died when the cloudburst hit her house. A number of residential houses were damaged […]
Army vehicle crushes minor to death in Shopian village
An eight year old girl was today crushed to death by an army vehicle in Aglar village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. She has been identified as Urooba Farooq daughter of Master Farooq Ahmad Zargar resident of Zargar Mohalla Algar Shopian. She was student of class 3rd of Govt HighSschool Aglar. As per sources she […]
Editorial: Why delay in project completion
Development of infrastructure and basic amenities in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been one of the core areas of the government. Key projects be it construction or widening of vital roads and highways or developing cities or latest infrastructure, the projects have been facing one or the other drawbacks. The reality is that […]
Steps being taken to stop appearance of militants at funerals: Govt
The regular appearance of militants at funerals of fellow militants, killed in counter-insurgency operations, has become a matter of concern for the Centre. The Home Ministry, on Wednesday, informed Parliament that “Centre is seized of the matter.” Minister of State (MoS) for Home, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, in a reply to parliamentarian Rajkumar Dhoot, said, […]
India, Pak border standoff leaves civilian injured
A civilian was injured in the fresh firing from across the line of control (LoC) while a soldier succumbed to injuries earlier during the day. The armies of India and Pakistan on Wednesday traded fire and heavy mortar shelling for the third day in Mendar area of Poonch, officials said, adding that in the shelling […]
Hajj flight from Srinagar Airport on July 25
The government is committed to provide quality services to the pilgrims performing Hajj-2017. Minister of State for Hajj & Auqaf Farooq Ahmad Andrabi today made these remarks at an interaction with Khuddam-ul-Hujaj at Hajj House here. During the meeting, the Minister said that Government is committed to provide quality services to the pilgrims and has […]
JRL calls for shutdown, UN march on Friday
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Wednesday called for a complete shutdown on Friday (July 21) against the ‘unabated killings and caging of leadership in Kashmir’. The leadership including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik said that they would lead a peaceful sit-in protest outside the UN office in Sonwar after mandatory […]
India, Pakistan must talk to end LoC violence: Pakistani daily
With China and the US mired in their own issues, India and Pakistan must have a dialogue to de-escalate escalating tensions along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, a leading Pakistani newspaper said on Wednesday. “Ultimately, the Pakistan-India conundrum will have to be addressed by the two countries themselves. Dialogue is the only path that […]