Clashes amid shutdown in Pulwama, three injured
Srinagar: Three youth were injured in forces action on protesting youth in Pulwama town in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. The area was observing a shutdown against the militant’s killings. Witnesses said that forces used pellets and tear smoke shells to disperse the protesting youth resulting in injuries to three youth. The injured were […]
Hurriyat is ready for dialogue, says Governor

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Saturday the situation in the valley had vastly improved over the past year and the Hurriyat Conference was willing to enter into a dialogue with the government. “The Hurriyat Conference was not willing to talk. Ram Vilas Paswan was standing at their door (in 2016), […]
Multiplex coming up in Kashmir soon: Malik

Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik said Saturday efforts were on to open a multiplex in the valley in order to provide an avenue for the entertainment-starved people here. “I regret that there is nothing to do in Kashmir after 6 pm. Cinema halls are closed for decades now, coffee-house licence will take four years to […]
Every household in India will have a TV set, says Union Minister

Srinagar: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar Saturday said India will soon become the largest country in the world where every household has a television set. “There is a new dream that every household will have a TV in the coming years. There are 25 crore households in India and 18 crore have […]
JeM militant killed in encounter at Uri
Srinagar: A militant was killed in an encounter on Saturday with security forces in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Boniyar area of Baramulla district in the early hours following information about presence of the militants in the area, a police official said. During the […]
Forces use sniffer dogs to hunt down militants in Kishtwar
Jammu: Sniffer dogs were pressed into service as a massive search operation to track down suspected militants in a forest area of Kishtwar district continued for the second day on Saturday, officials said. The Army and police had launched a search operation in the forest area near Keshwan village early on Friday following information about […]
Troops ready for emerging security challenges: Army chief
Jammu: Lauding border residents for providing support to troops and maintaining vigil in their areas, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Saturday that the forces were fully prepared for emerging security challenges. “I am fully satisfied with the operational preparedness of troops to meet all security challenges, the Army chief said during his visit […]
Jammu records 41.4 deg C, Srinagar remains pleasant at 28.7 degrees
Jammu: The winter capital Jammu Saturday recorded a maximum temperature of 41.4 degrees Celsius, an increase of almost three notches compared to the previous day. The night temperature in the city, however, marked a slight dip and settled at 24.7 degrees Celsius against the previous night’s 25 degrees Celsius, a spokesman of the meteorological department […]
Kartarpur corridor: Pak sets conditions for all Indian proposals, say officials

New Delhi: Pakistan has set a host of terms and conditions for the operationalisation of the Kartarpur corridor and opposed India’s proposals to make it open throughout the year to facilitate travel to one of the holiest pilgrimage sites of the Sikhs, officials said Saturday. Islamabad has either put conditions or opposed all proposals moved […]
US report on global religious freedom depicts bias against Modi: BJP
New Delhi: The US state department’s 2018 International Religious Freedom Report shows clear bias against the Narendra Modi government and the BJP, the saffron party said Saturday, asserting that its leaders had strongly deplored violence against minorities and weaker sections of society. The report, released on June 21, alleged that some senior leaders of the […]