Kulgam gunfight leaves two HM militants dead
Two militants were killed, while as a third one surrendered before government forces during a gunfight in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday, police said. A police official said that forces launched a cordon and search operation in Khudwani area of Kulgam district early today following “specific information” about the presence of some militants […]
Militants who surrender will be welcomed with open arms: IGP
Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday made a joint surrender offer to militants who are active in Kashmir. Addressing a joint press conference in Srinagar, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muneer Khan said officers who help in surrender of militants will be rewarded. “During the last few […]
Army Chief says Kashmir situation has ‘improved’
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has said that the situation in Kashmir is ‘much better now’. He said that the stone pelting incidents have come down drastically. “The stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir have almost ended because of the army’s actions,” he said. The Army Chief, who was in Ghazipur to attend the ceremony of Abdul […]
HM assures ‘all possible help’ in lensmans arrest by NIA
Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh on Monday assured “all possible help” in case of Kamran Yousuf, a photojournalist, who has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). According to the reports, several media men raised the issue of Kamran’s arrest with Home Minister soon after his press conference in Srinagar. They said that Rajnath […]
CM welcomes Home Minister’s presser
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has welcomed the statement of the union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh regarding various issues confronting the State during his press conference here today. In a statement, the Chief Minister said the positivity exhibited by the Union Home Minister would go a long way in putting balms on the wounds of the […]
Omar welcomes HM’s statement
Reacting to the statement of the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in which he said that he supports Article 35A and special status and that Government in New Delhi won’t do anything against the emotions of the people, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah tweeted: “This is a very important statement from […]
Chairman J&K Bank inaugurates ATM, pays homage at Dargah Hazratbal
J&K Bank Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmad Monday paid obeisance at Dargah Hazratbal Shrine, while he was on his way to Kashmir University to hand over the keys of two electric cars for specially abled students to the University authorities. On the occasion, Chairman also inaugurated an Automated Teller Machine opposite to one of the […]
Srinagar based ‘We Volunteers’ to ‘adopt’ blast victims kids
Much to the relief of Maqsood Ahmad Shah’s family, a Srinagar based trust ‘We Volunteer’ has come forward to bear all the educational expenses of Maqsood’s two kids. Maqsood was killed in a grenade explosion at Jehangir Chowk on September 7. The Chairman of the trust, Malik Asif Noor informed about the development, after […]
Editorial : Capitalizing the visit
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spent two days in Kashmir and half of his four day visit ended with the culmination of his tour to the Valley. The Union HM left for Jammu where he is scheduled to meet a cross section of people. Before leaving for Jammu, Singh had a detailed press briefing here […]
Innovative measures, latest practices to boost cooperative movement: Minister
Minister for Cooperative & Ladakh Affairs, Chering Dorjay Monday said that cooperative societies must work in line with corporate governance and focus on widening the base of cooperative societies at grass root levels to take cooperative movement to higher levels in the State. He stated this today at Leh after inaugurating a 5-day training-cum-awareness programme […]