Army Commander reviews security situation in Siachen
Srinagar: General Officer Commanding of strategic Fire & Fury Corps Lt General Y K Joshi visited the forward locations in Siachen glacier in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir to review the security situation and operational preparedness, a defence spokesman said Tuesday. “Lt Gen Joshi visited forward locations in the Siachen sector on March 4, […]
Advisor Ganai visits Pandit Colony Sheikhpora
Felicitates community on Shivratri festival
Budgam: Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Tuesday visited Pandit Colony at Sheikhpora, Budgam to felicitate the residents on Mahashivratri festival. The Advisor was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmed Khan and Deputy Commissioner Budgam Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar besides other senior officials. Ganai extending his greetings to the community said that the festival […]
Three drug peddlers, associate apprehended
Sopore: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three drug peddlers and an associate in two different nakas at Laiser Crossing and Parrypora Rafiabad Crossing. Police officials told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that a naka was laid at Laiser Crossing during which one person namely Yasir Mushtaq Lone, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Lone of Patoosa Rafiabad alongwith […]
Srinagar Ring Road: Rs 1.34 Cr distributed to Sumbal land owners
Bandipora: Additional Deputy Commissioner Zahoor Ahmad Mir Tuesday held a Revenue camp in Sumbal to settle various land related cases and disbursed an amount of Rs 1.34 crore as land compensation for land acquisition of ambitious Srinagar Ring Road project. The camp was attended by Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sumbal Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari, Tehsildar and other revenue […]
PM-SYM scheme launched in Kulgam
Kulgam: ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan Dhan’ (PM-SYM), a pension scheme for unorganized workers in District Kulgam was on Tuesday launched at Dak Banglow Chowalgam Kulgam. The scheme was launched by department of Labour Kulgam in co-ordination with District Administration Kulgam. The programme was organized under the overall supervision and directions of District Development Commissioner […]
Valley traders call for Kashmir ‘Bandh’ today
Srinagar: As mark of a protest against the ban on religious and social outfit, Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) and approval of Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, Kashmir traders and transporters here on Monday called for Kashmir bandh on Tuesday, demanding authorities to revoke the ban on JeI at an earliest. Addressing a presser, Kashmir Traders Manufacturing […]
Thousands participate in funeral of slain LeT militant in Sopore
Sopore: Thousands of people on Monday participated in two rounds of funeral prayers held for slain Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Ishfaq Majeed Mir at his ancestral Brath Kalan village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Mir was killed on Sunday along with his associate, a non-local militant–in three-day-long gunfight with government forces in Babagund Langate […]
Students, businessmen suffer as internet services remain suspended in Sopore, Rafiabad
Sopore: The students as well as traders Monday expressed resentment against the continuous suspension of mobile internet services in north Kashmir’s Sopore and Rafiabad from the last five days. The students and traders residing and operating in areas said that suspension of internet has hampered their education and businessmen badly. The internet service was blocked […]
War no solution to Indo-Pak especially for K-resolution: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman and Awami Action Committee (AAC) patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was released on Monday, following which he convened an emergency meeting at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal over the prevailing situation. The youth and AAC activists as per a statement issued here greeted Mirwaz amid pro-freedom and pro-Islam slogans. Mirwaiz while addressing […]
Mortars, gunfire breaks two-day lull along LoC
Jammu: Pakistani troops Monday violated ceasefire at two places by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, breaking a two-day lull in cross-border skirmishes, officials said. The firing and shelling by Pakistan in Akhnoor and Poonch sectors in Jammu region, however, caused no casualty, they said. A defence […]
