Grenade attack in Parimpora
A grenade was lobbed at security forces near foot bridge Parimpora, reports said. According to the reports, the grenade was lobbed from the crowd who were pelting stones on Goverment forces near foot bridge, Parimpora. However no one has been reported to be injured in this incident. More details are awaited.
No imprints of ISIS present in Kashmir: DGP Vaid
Srinagar: Kashmir director general of police SP Vaid on Sunday dismissed reports that the Islamic State was active in the Valley, a day after security forces carried out a major operation against militants in the state. “I don’t think ISIS has any imprint here,” he said at a joint press conference of security forces heads […]
China proposes alternative routes for CPEC via J&K, Nepal
China may consider alternative routes through Jammu and Kashmir to address India’s concerns regarding the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), reports said. CPEC passes through Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK). According to a report in The Hindu, Beijing’s envoy Luo Zhaohui suggested the alternative routes, and said he was keen on accomplishing a bilateral friendship and trade […]
Security forces reiterate ‘surrender policy’ for Kashmiri militants at joint presser
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police, army, and CRPF today reiterated their call for Kashmiri militants to “surrender and join back mainstream”. Addressing a joint presser at BB Cantonment, Srinagar here along with GoC Chinar Corps, IG CRPF and J&K police IG, J&K police DGP S P Vaid said, “We are here to welcome. Local […]
Gulmarg coldest in Valley, Leh freezes at minus 7.9
Srinagar: Night temperatures in Gulmarg to a minus 4.6 degrees Celsius while as in Ladakh it dropped to below freezing point at minus 7.9 degrees Celsius, a Met department official said on Sunday. “The minimum temperatures on Sunday in Kargil, Srinagar and Pahalgam were minus 5.8, 2.9 and minus 0.5 degrees Celsius, respectively,” the official […]
ISIS claims its first attack in the Kashmir Valley
In a major development, the ISIS group has claimed its first attack in Jammu and Kashmir. Amaq news agency, the propaganda wing of the ISIS said that it was responsible for the killing of a police man in the Valley and with the wounding of another in Srinagar city. The ISIS has for long been […]
Majid Khan effect: another family takes to social media pleading return of their militant member
Srinagar: After pleas of mother of footballer Majid Khan lead to his return to home from the Lashkar ranks, another family of south Kashmir’s Shopian has taken to social media requesting a militant to shun militancy and return home. A video of the family of Ashiq Hussain Bhat son of Mohd Ishaq Bhat @ ABU […]
After Majid Khan, another family takes to social media to plead return of their militant member
Srinagar: After pleas of mother of footballer Majid Khan lead to his return to home from the Lashkar ranks, another family of south Kashmir’s Shopian has taken to social media requesting a militant to shun militancy and return home. A video of the family of Ashiq Hussain Bhat son of Mohd Ishaq Bhat @ ABU […]
JRL calls for Complete Shutdown Today in Valley: Spokesman
SRINAGAR: Joint Resistance Leadership of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik have asked people to observe complete hartal today as a mark of protest against the cordon and search operations being carried out by Indian armed forces in the valley during which dozens of Resistance armed youth have been martyred since […]
Editorial: Nothing International about Srinagar airport
The Srinagar Airport was accorded the status of an International Airport in 2010, however since then no serious effort was made by any successive government to get the airport on the international map. The direct Hajj and Dubai flights were initially operated for some time but the service too was discontinued. Now that the state […]