Snow in upper reaches, light rain in plains in Kashmir
Srinagar: With upper reaches receiving this year’s first snowfall and the plains being lashed with light rains in the Kashmir Valley, minimum temperature here on Tuesday rose above the freezing point after nearly two months. “The improvement in minimum temperatures across the valley has finally broken the intense cold wave,” an official of the Met […]
India, Pakistan trade fire along LoC
Jammu: India and Pakistani troops today exchanged heavy fire and mortars along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, Ganya ,Nowshera Sector, Dhanaka and Kalal areas. An Inian Defence official said that the Pakistani troops opened fire and lobbed mortars on forward posts of Rajouri, Ganya,Nowshera Sector, Dhanaka , Kalal areas and civilian areas […]
Trump vows to ‘finish’ Taliban, rules out talks
Washington: US President Donald Trump has ruled out talks with the Taliban and vowed to “finish” them following a wave of deadly attacks in Afghanistan. Meeting a delegation of UN Security Council ambassadors at the White House yesterday, he said, “We do not want to talk with the Taliban. There may be a time, but […]
15 Kashmiri children treated for heart defects for free
New Delhi: A group of 15 children from Kashmir were treated for congenital heart defects (CHD) for free at a private hospital in Gurgaon, with the help of two philanthropic bodies, the facility said today. According to ‘Congenital Heart Disease in India: A Status Report’, CHD accounts for 10 per cent of infant mortality in […]
‘Infiltration bid foiled on LoC’
New Delhi: Indian army on Tuesday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by militants on the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Noticing suspicious movement in Gohalan area, “alert troops fired forcing the infiltrating militants to flee back”, Defence Ministry sources said. “Pakistan Army started firing at […]
48 police personnel killed in line of duty in two years: Govt
Srinagar: The government Monday informed the legislative Assembly that 48 police personnel have laid their lives in the line of duty during the last two years. The government in a written reply to a question raised by the BJP MLA Rivender Raina said that during 01.01.2016 to 31.12 2016, 17 police personnel including two Assistant […]
Forces turned into ‘blood sucking vampires’ for Kashmiris: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Monday condemned the carnage by forces at Shopian, stating that Kashmir has been turned into a slaughter house where the lives of young and old, men and women and even children are not safe as forces have gone berserk and are slaughtering Kashmiris at will. JRL comprising Syed Ali […]
Debate on Shopian killing a fixed match: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Ridiculing the debate over the Shopian killings in assembly, Awami Itehad Party (AIP) president and MLA Lanagte, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Monday termed the whole debate ‘a match fixing exercise’. Er Rasheed as per a statement issued here said that neither NC nor PDP is sincere in ensuring to protect the life and honor […]
Introduction of additional subjects under consideration: Minister
Jammu: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Monday said that introduction of additional subjects is based on the demand and requires creation of posts of Lecturer(s) in the corresponding subjects. Responding to a Calling Attention Notice by MLC, Naresh Kumar Gupta seeking Government’s attention towards the situation that has arisen due to delay in […]
Efforts on to bring sustainable peace to JK: Govt
Jammu: The state government on Monday said that the efforts are on to bring sustainable peace to Jammu and Kashmir. Minister for Public Works Department, Naeem Akhtar said the government is making all efforts for bringing sustainable peace to Jammu and Kashmir. He expressed deep grief over the killing of civilians at Shopian in Army […]
