Eastern Ladakh standoff: India, China hold 14th round of military talks

New Delhi: After a gap of over three months, India and China on Wednesday are holding another round of high-level military talks to resolve the 20-month-long military standoff in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, sources in the security establishment said. The 14th round of Corps Commander-level talks are taking place at the Chushul-Moldo […]

Fruit Growers demand ban on Iranian apples

Ask GoI to intervene and help promote local produce

Srinagar: Expressing concern over the incurring losses, the Kashmiri fruit grows Wednesday appealed Government of India (GoI) to ban the import of Iranian apples in Indian market. Addressing a press conference President of Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Dealer’s Association and New Kashmir Fruit Association Bashir Ahmad Bashir said the supply of Iranian apples in India […]

Temperature plummets in JK, Ladakh

Srinagar: Intense cold conditions continued in J&K and Ladakh as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.6°C, officials said Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, dropped from previous night’s 0.2°C and was 1.5°C below the normal for this time of the year. Gulmarg, […]

Jammu-Srinagar highway to remain closed today

Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, shall remain closed for traffic tomorrow (Thursday), officials said. “Tomorrow (January 13) vehicular movement on Jammu-Srinagar highway will remain suspended due to huge landslide and continuous shooting stones at Mehad Ramban,” a traffic department official said in a statement issued here. […]

Lt Guv, advisors greet people on Lohri, Makar Sankranti eve

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has greeted the people on the eve of Lohri (which falls on 13th January, 2022) and Makar Sankranti (which falls on 14th January, 2022). In a message, the Lt Governor said, these festivals are a strong symbol of our shared ethos and culture. “Lohri, the harvest festival, celebrated across the […]

Over 60,000 acres of encroached land retrieved in JK: Govt

Jammu: Over 60,000 acres of encroached land has been retrieved in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. R R Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lt Governor, directed for creation of a dashboard for continuous monitoring of the removal of encroachments in the Union Territory. Bhatnagar also asked the revenue department to red flag any instance […]

Encounter rages in south Kashmir’s Kulgam

Srinagar: An encounter started between militants and government forces in Pariwan area Kulgam of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said Wednesday evening. They said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Pariwan. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]