Mobile magistrate discharges French journalist
Srinagar: A Special mobile magistrate-13 Finance discharged the French journalist arrested by the police here on charge of visa violation. The French journalist, Paul Comiti, was arrested by police on charges of visa violation on December 10 from Press Enclave here. He was, however, released on bail a few days later. Officials had said Comiti […]
Kashmir Valley in grip of cold wave
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley continued to reel under intense cold wave as the mercury settled several degrees below freezing point at all weather stations. Kargil was the coldest recorded place in the state as the minimum temperature there dipped to minus 15.4 degrees Celsius, a plunge of 8.3 degrees compared to previous night, an official of […]
CM Mufti hopeful of people’s participation in panchayat polls
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed hope that the people of the state would choose ballots over bullets during the panchayat elections scheduled to start in February next year. During a meeting with Governor N N Vohra yesterday, she had informed him about the government’s decision to hold the elections from […]
Vijay Rupani sworn-in as chief minister of Gujarat
Gandhinagar: Vijay Rupani was today sworn in as the chief minister of Gujarat for the second consecutive term after the BJP won the recently-held Assembly elections in the state. Rupani, 61, and his deputy Nitin Patel were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor O P Kohli at a grand ceremony in Gandhinagar. […]
Interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma arrives in Baramulla
Srinagar: Centre’s special envoy for J&K Dineshwar Sharma today arrived at north Kashmir’s Baramulla district to talk to the various groups of people, reports said. Sharma is expected to meet about thirty to forty delegations at the Dak Bunglow in Baramulla town. Earlier, Sharma on Monday visited Kupwara district where he met hosts of delegations […]
Tassaduq Mufti to take oath on December 28
Srinagar: Mufti Tassaduq Hussain, the brother of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is set to take oath as minister on December 28, sources said. According to sources, governor shall administer the oath of office and secrecy as ministers to Tassaduq Mufti at Raj Bhavan Jammu on December 28. Pertinently, PDP minister Syed Farooq Andrabi had last […]
Pulwama shuts to mourn killing of Noor Trali
Pulwama: A complete shutdown is being observed in Pulwama, Pampore and Tral areas of southern Kashmir to mourn the killing of top Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) commander Noor Muhammad alias Noor Trali. Eyewitnesses said that all bussiness establishments and shops are closed while traffic is off the roads in the area. Trali was killed in a nocturnal […]
Clashes erupt in Pulwama
Pulwama: Clashes erupted between government forces and protestors in Kakapora area and main town Pulwama of Southern Kashmir on Tuesday morning. Sources said that as the news of killing of JeM’s top commander Noor Mohamad Tantray alias Noor Trali spread in the area, youth took to streets and started pelting stones on government forces who retaliated with […]
Train service suspended in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Train service has again been suspended for security reasons in south Kashmir, where an encounter took place in which a top militant was killed in Pulwama district on Tuesday morning. However, train service from Srinagar-Badgam in central Kashmir to Baramulla in north will continue and all trains will operate as per schedule, a railway […]
3 Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-LoC firing by Indian Army: ISPR
Islamabad: Three Pakistani soldiers were today killed and one was injured in cross-border shelling by Indian security forces along the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistani media reported. “The shelling occurred at Rukh Chakri sector in Rawlakot and received a strong response from Pakistani forces,” the Dawn News reported, quoting Pakistani military’s media wing the Inter-Services […]
