Geelani rues CM’s silence over the issue
Srinagar: Expressing concern over the ‘silence’ observed by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, senior separatist leader and Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani said that the government is trying to shield the culprits involved in the heinous crime. He said that efforts by […]
Fringe elements communalizing the case: CPI (M)
Jammu: The CPI (M)’s Jammu and Kashmir unit Saturday alleged that some people were trying to give a “communal colour” to the alleged rape and murder of a eight-year-old girl in Kathua district. The incident took place in January and day-by-day the matter is becoming controversial, the party claimed. A criminal is a criminal irrespective […]
India retaliating to Pak actions along LoC proportionately: Defence Minister
New Delhi: The armed forces are “proportionately” retaliating to Pakistani actions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and effectively containing cross border infiltration, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Saturday. She also said there was “no rethinking as of now” on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), which has been in […]
Teenager goes missing in Nowgam
Srinagar: Police has sought help from the general public in tracing a teenage boy, who has gone missing since Friday afternoon, a police spokesman said here. He said that Shiekh Ashiq Hussain son of Shiekh Ghulam Hussain of Astanpora Chattergam has reported in police station Novgam that his son identified as Shiekh Mubarak Raza is […]
Two JK nationals held for smuggling narcotics in Thane
Thane: Three persons, two of them residents of Jammu and Kashmir, have been arrested for allegedly smuggling charas worth Rs 31 lakh, police said Saturday. Thane Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime), Makarand Ranade said acting on a tip-off, sleuths of the Anti-Extortion Cell led by senior inspector Pradeep Sharma apprehended the trio at Kausa […]
Govt mulling to issue backward certificates to Kashmir migrants
Srinagar: The state government is mulling to issue backward certificates to the migrant Kashmiris who are currently residing in different parts of the country and the state. Commissioner Secretary to the government, Khurshid Ahmad in an order available with ‘Kashmir Vision’ vide number 295-GAD of 2018, dated 21-02-2018 has constituted a three member committee comprising […]
Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu: A fresh landslide blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Ramban town, officials said Saturday. They said that efforts were on to make the nearly 300-km-road traffic worthy. A landslide struck the highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of India, in Maroog area at around 1030 hours, forcing authorities to suspend […]
Intermittent rains, snow continues in Valley
Srinagar: The intermittent rains and mild snowfall in upper reaches continued to lash Valley for the second consecutive day on Saturday while the Meteorological (MeT) department predict dry spell from Sunday afternoon. Deputy Director MeT department, Mukhtar Ahmad told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that besides rains, in plains, the higher reaches including Gulmarg and Pahalgam received […]
J&K Bank begins registrations for Amarnathji Yatra – 2018
Srinagar: J&K Bank has begun registration for Shri Amarnathji Yatra – 2018 at 89 of its designated business units in twenty-one states across the county. The bank’s Zonal Head Jammu (Central-I) Sunil Gupta handed over the first yatra-slip to Ujwal Sharma of Jammu for the Route Baaltal at the Bank’s Residency Road counter in Jammu. […]
Registration for Amarnath Yatra commences
JAMMU: The Amarnath Shrine Board has commenced the registration of the annual Amaranth Yatra, which is scheduled to commence on 28th June, 2018 and conclude on Raksha Bandhan which falls on 26th August 2018. Umang Narula, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, informed that the Advance Registration of pilgrims for the Yatra duly commenced […]