At minus 11.2, Kargil record’s coldest night of season
Srinagar: The Kargil town in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir experienced the coldest night of the season last night as the minimum temperature at most places across the division went down owing to a dry weather. The town recorded a low of minus 11.2 degrees Celsius, down by one degree from the previous […]
Police refutes news regarding ‘New youth Joining militancy’
Srinagar: Police on Saturday refuted the news regarding a youth who had reportedly joined the militant ranks. A senior Police official said that youth namely Hilal Ahmad Wani who as per the news report titled “New youth joined HM militant outfit”, which claims that the youth (Hilal) has joined militancy recently, is false. District police […]
Rahul will lead the party with courage, dedication: Sonia
New Delhi: Handing over the charge of Congress president to her son Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi today said the party should set its house in order and be ready for any sacrifice to stop the communal forces in the country. Congratulating Rahul Gandhi on his elevation, she said personal attacks on her son have made […]
JK needs healing touch policy, change in discourse: CM Mufti
Panaji: Jammu and Kashmir needs a “healing touch” policy for the political process to take over, the chief minister of the state, Mehbooba Mufti, has said. Stating that eliminating militants alone will not solve the problems of the state, she has called for a change in the present discourse on militancy, fighting, crackdowns etc. “Those […]
South Kashmir youth found dead in Rajasthan
Srinagar: Body of a 19-year-old youth from south Kashmir was found hanging from a ceiling of a room in Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur on Saturday. A police officer Sub-Inspector Baneer Singh, who has been tasked to investigate the case told Srinagar-based news agency Global News Service (GNS) over phone that police recovered the body of Zahid Ahmad Bhat […]
Rahul Gandhi takes charge as Congress president
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi Saturday took charge as the president of Congress in the presence of the party’s top brass and his family members. The Congress’ central election authority (CEA) handed him over the certificate of his elevation to the top post during a grand event held at the lawns of the All India Congress […]
Train service resumes in Kashmir
Srinagar: Train service resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended for a day in Kashmir. “After remaining suspended for security reasons, we have resumed all trains in the Kashmir valley,” said a railway official Pertinently the service was suspended yesterday in the wake a public rally call in Anantnag by the Joint Resistance Leadership. .
Cordon and Search Operation in Bijbehara area
Anantnag: Government forces on Saturday started a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Bijebehara area of Anantnag district of south Kashmir. An official said that CASO was launched after receiving “specific inputs” about the presence of militants in the area. Forces in large numbers have been deployed in and around the Small Scale Industries Corporation […]
Court seeks NIA’s reply on alleged stone pelter’s bail
New Delhi: An alleged stone pelter, arrested by the NIA in connection with its probe into the ‘funding of terror’ and separatist activities in Kashmir Valley, today moved a court here seeking bail. District judge Poonam A Bamba sought a response from the National Investigating Agency (NIA) by January 18 on the application moved by […]
At 5.1 deg C, Jammu records coldest night of season
Jammu: Jammu woke up to a chilly morning as the night temperature settled at 5.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest this season, the meteorological department said today. The night temperature recorded in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir was four notches below normal, it added. The city had recorded a high of 18.1 degrees […]
