Vaishno Devi pilgrim from Gujarat dies in J-K’s Reasi
Jammu, Feb 18 (PTI) A 55-year-old woman pilgrim died of suspected cardiac arrest after paying obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. Pregna Behen, a resident of Khedbrahma-Kantha in Gujarat, collapsed soon after reaching her hotel room in the base camp Katra from the cave shrine […]
About 280 students from Dehradun reach Mohali, many head for homes in J&K

Mohali PTI: Over 300 Kashmiri students have reached Mohali from Uttarakhand and Haryana on their way to their homes, a student body arranging their stay in the Punjab town said Monday, amid reports of harassment of students from the Valley in Dehradun after the Pulwama attack. Some Kashmiri youths studying in the Uttarakhand capital have […]
Students protests in Sopore, Srinagar against attacks on Kashmiris outside Valley

Sopore,: Students of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) of North campus at Wadoora Sopore in north Kashmir on Monday staged a protest demonstration over growing incidents of harassment and attacks on Kashmiris by rightwing extremists in Jammu and outside the state. The students protested inside the college premises and demanded an immediate release […]
Jaish commander, Army major and five others killed in Pulwama gun battle

Srinagar, (PTI) Two Jaish terrorists, including a Pakistani commander of the group being investigated for his role in the February 14 CRPF bombing, and an Army major were among the seven people killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, officials said. The gun battle took place in Pulwama’s Pinglan area, about […]
At least 200 youth decide to guard Mirwaiz voluntarily

Srinagar: A day after the government withdrew security cover from Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq; at least 200 youth from different areas have voluntarily decided to guard the top religious cleric to ensure his safety. Talking to KNO, Awami Action Committee (AAC) youth President Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi said the youth at least 200 […]
US-Taliban talks in Pakistan postponed

Islamabad, (PTI) The talks between the US and Afghan Taliban slated for Monday here have been postponed, according to the insurgent group which alleged that some members of its negotiating team could not travel to Pakistan for the meeting due to sanctions imposed by America and the UN. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid announced last week that […]
Lieutenant Colonel Among 3 Soldiers Injured In Fresh Firing In Pulwama

Srinagar, Feb 18 (GNS): A lieutenant colonel and two other army soldiers were injured in fresh firing in an ongoing encounter at Pingleena area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. Two militants and four soldiers including an officer of Major rank were killed and three other soldiers injured during the initial phase of the firefight. […]
Shahbaz Sharif indicted in corruption case

Lahore, (PTI) Pakistan’s Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was indicted by an accountability court on Monday for corruption in a Rs 1,400 crore housing project. Shehbaz, 67, the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was indicted along with nine others in the Ashiana Iqbal Housing scam case. He along with other suspects appeared before the accountability court […]
Parray pora erupts over harassment of Kashmiri’s in Jammu, elsewhere, clashes break out

Srinagar: Massive clashes broke out in upper town area of Parray pora in Sriangar city after youth took to streets to protest harassment of Kashmiris in Jammu and other parts of India, Locals told KNO youth assembled on roads and chanted slogans against the harassment and violence targetting Kashmiris. “As soon as police arrived at […]
SC refuses PIL seeking court-monitored probe into aircraft crashes of Indian armed forces

New Delhi,(PTI) The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking court-monitored investigation into incidents of fighter plane crashes including the recent crash of Mirage-2000 trainer aircraft near Bengaluru in which two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said there cannot be a […]