Jammu-Srinagar highway opens for traffic
Srinagar: Following the improvement in the weather conditions in the valley, the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic on Tuesday, with over 200 vehicles including 55 carrying passengers leaving Banihal town for Kashmir, officials said. The 300-km arterial road, the only all weather link between the valley with the rest of the country, was […]
Snowfall continues at many places across Kashmir
Srinagar: Intermittent snowfall continued at many places across Kashmir, even as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the Valley and the Ladakh region. Kashmir experienced the seasons’s first major snowfall yesterday with the plains receiving snowfall between 5 inches to 22 inches, an official of the Meteorological (MeT) office said here. The […]
At native villages, locals mourn slain army men’s death
Pulwama/Kupwara: People turned out in huge numbers to mourn the local soldiers who died during a militant strike in Sunjwan military station in Jammu last week. Though considered to be sleepy villages, the local populace in Nigeenpora village in Tral Maidanpora and Hyhama in Kupwara turned out in good numbers to grieve for the young […]
Sunjuwan attack: Body of another soldier recovered; toll rises to 10
Jammu: The body of another soldier was recovered from the encounter site inside the Sunjuwan Military camp here, taking the death toll in the fidayeen attack to 10, including six Army personnel and three militants of the JeM. The body of the Army man was recovered during the clearance operation at the camp last night, […]
Army ‘foils’ attempt to attack camp in Jammu
Jammu: Security forces Tuesday launched a massive search operation after Army personnel foiled a suspected militant attack on their camp in Jammu, three days after a deadly strike by Jaish-e-Mohammad group killed seven people at Sunjuwan military station, an official said. “An attack (on a camp) was averted and the militants fled away,” Jammu-based Army […]
Editorial: Ban on liquor is long overdue
Srinagar: Last week the government said that a bill seeking a total ban on liquor sale and consumption in the state of Jammu and Kashmir can be considered. The announcement came from the Minister for Law and Justice who had to face a tough opposition in the state assembly after the house rejected the private […]
DSEK directs detachment of teaching staff from CE, ZE offices
SRINAGAR: Director School Education Kashmir has directed all the Chief education officers, Zonal Education Officers to relieve the teaching staff working in their offices in any capacity immediately and to ensure that they perform their duties in schools against their substantive postings. The Director has warned them that in case of failure to implement the […]
Soldiers paying with blood because of ‘opportunistic’ alliance in JK: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused the Centre of having a “non-existent” policy for Kashmir and blamed the BJP-PDP alliance for the bloodshed in the region. He also attacked the prime minister, saying while he was “dithering”, soldiers were paying with their blood because of the “opportunistic” alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. “PDP […]
Avalanche warning for some districts in JK
Chandigarh: An avalanche warning was issued today for some avalanche-prone districts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Chandigarh-based Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) issued the warning valid for the next 24 hours starting at 5:00 pm today. A SASE advisory said a high danger avalanche warning was issued for avalanche-prone areas in […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Heff Shopian
Shopian: Clashes erupted between government forces and protestors after forces cordoned off Heff village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Sources said that soon after forces laid a siege to the village, youth took to streets and started pelting stones on forces who retaliated with tear smoke shells triggering clashes in the area. Earlier forces started […]