“Free Kashmir” placard holder apologises, bats for J&K peace
Mumbai: The woman behind the controversial “Free Kashmir” placard displayed at the protest rally at the Gateway of India here on Tuesday said she was just demanding lifting of restrictions in the new Union Territory and claimed her act has been “blown out of proportion”. The placard with “Free Kashmir” message, held aloft by a woman […]
Srinagar receives first snowfall of 2020

Srinagar: Srinagar on Monday received first snowfall of this year as the night temperature across Kashmir improved due to fresh downpour. “Light to moderate snowfall has been witnessed across Kashmir, including Srinagar city, since early morning,” an official of the MET department said. He said the snowfall was going on at most places in the […]
JK highway closed due to landslide, snowfall

Banihal/Jammu: Over 600 vehicles were stranded as fresh snowfall and landslides triggered by rains have closed the Jammu-Srinagar national highway again on Monday, officials said. One-way traffic resumed on the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar highway on Sunday after remaining suspended for the past four days due to multiple landslides in Ramban district, the officials added. The highway […]
PDP pays tribute to its founder Mufti Sayeed on his 4th death anniversary

Srinagar: The PDP on Monday paid tribute to its founder and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on his fourth death anniversary. Sayeed died on January 7, 2016 at AIIMS hospital in Delhi after being admitted there briefly. PDP general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura described the the party founder as a […]
Pak Rangers handover 20 released fishermen to BSF at Wagah Border
Lahore/Attari: The 20 Indian fishermen, who were released from a Pakistani jail on Sunday in a goodwill gesture amidst tense bilateral ties, crossed over to the Indian side through the Attari-Wagah border on Monday. The fishermen, most of whom hail from Andhra Pradesh, were handed over to the Border Security Force by the Pakistan Rangers, officials […]
Wet weekend predicted in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar: The minimum temperature in most parts of Kashmir dropped on Friday, even as the MET Office here has forecast spells of wet weather over the weekend. The minimum temperature decreased at most places in the valley as well as in Ladakh UT on Friday, an official of the Meteorological department here said. He said Srinagar […]
10 killed, 36 injured as bus falls into gorge in Rajouri district
Jammu: An overloaded private bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, killing 10 passengers and making 36 injured, police said. The bus was on its way to Jammu from Surankote, they said. Rajouri Senior Superintendent of Police Yougal Manhas said 10 people were […]
Lieutenant among 4 injured in mine blast along LoC in J-K’s Rajouri

Jammu: Four soldiers, including a lieutenant, were injured in a mine blast along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. The blast took place during patrolling in forward area along the Line of Control in Kalal in Naushera sector, they said. The injured persons were rushed to a hospital, the officials […]
Iltija seeks permission to visit grave of Mufti Sayeed on his death anniversary
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, on Friday wrote a letter to the administration seeking permission to visit the grave of her maternal grandfather and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in south Kashmir on his fourth death anniversary on January 7. Iltija, a Special Security Group protectee, has written to Additional Director […]
Centre mulling option of introducing residency norms for JK
New Delhi: The Centre is examining the option of introducing mandatory requirement of 15-year residency in government jobs, ownership of land, seats in professional and college education in Jammu and Kashmir to allay apprehensions of locals, officials said on Friday. The move came after several organisations in Jammu and Kashmir expressed fears of outsiders grabbing jobs, […]