Fifteen injured in bus accident on Jammu-Poonch highway
Srinagar: At least fifteen people were injured when a bus travelling on Jammu-Poonch highway skidded off the road near Chingus village of Rajouri district, reports said. More details are awaited.
Mirwaiz condemns US President, appeals OIC to act unitedly against the act
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today strongly condemned the US President Donald Trump’s announcement declaring Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and appealed the Islamic Countries to act. “People of Kashmir strongly denounced the US President’s move to announce AlQuds AlSharief (Jerusalem) as the so-called capital of Israel. we urge the UN to take […]
Ex gratia for slain cops’ kin hiked to Rs 70 lakh
Srinagar: The Next of Kin (NoK) of Jammu and Kashmir police will get Rs 70 lakhs as ex-gratia relief, official Twitter account of Jammu and Kashmir police said Wednesday evening. The Tweet said “Ministry of Home Affairs enhances its share of ex-gratia relief payable to NoKs of JK Police martyrs to Rs 30 lakh. NoKs […]
Hajin shuts against ‘army high-handedness’
Bandipora: Hajin town in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday observed a complete shutdown against the alleged army highhandedness on Wednesday, sources said. All shops, schools, business establishment are shut and traffic is off the roads. Pertinently, on Wednesday army and other forces allegedly vandalized the property at Hajin area after they came under heavy stone […]
Srinagar-Leh highway closed
Srinagar: Following fresh snowfall, the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway has been closed since late Wednesday night. According to reports, the highway, linking Ladakh region with Kashmir valley, was closed after fresh snowfall at Sonamarg, Zojila and Meenamarg. However, Srinagar-Jammu highway and historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region […]
Abducted Bandipora youth returns home safely
Bandipora: The brother of cop who was abducted on Wednesday evening by unidentified gunmen in Ajas area of Bandipora has returned home safely, reports said on Thursday. Suspected militants on Wednesday evening had abducted Mudasir Khan, brother of policeman Farooq Ahmad Khan, who was recently promoted from SPO to constable at Chawan, Gujerpati Ajas in […]
Quake of magnitude 5.1 hits J&K
Srinagar: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Jammu and Kashmir today in the early morning hours. The epicentre of the quake was near J&K-Xingjian border and its coordinates are latitude 35.5 degrees north and longitude 77.6 degrees east.” There was no immediate report of any injury or destruction in parts of Jammu […]
Bund along Jehlum river attracts none
Srinagar: A visit to the bund along the life line of Kashmir – river Jehlum – wears a deserted look. The Bund, once considered as the main attraction has lost its pristine glory, thanks to apathy of the authorities. The bund is littered with dirt and filth, worn out clothes and rags from one end […]
Magam traders demand replacement of transformer
Budgam: The shopkeepers and traders in Central Kashmir’s Magam town are facing economic losses after the electric transformer in the area got damaged two months back and has since not been repaired or replaced. A group of shopkeepers and traders from Magam town in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district said that their business had been adversely […]
Lashkar condemns forces’ ‘inhuman’ behaviour in Hajin, vows revenge
Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Mehmood Shah on Wednesdayslammed the “so-called” champions of human rights across the world for not speaking against the “atrocities” committed on Kashmiris by Indian forces. “It is only when Kashmiris retaliate and rebel against Indian oppression such organisations wake up and oppose the wrong enemy,” Lashkar spokesperson Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi […]
