Defunct Kupwara ATMs leave customers fuming
Kupwara: Automatic Teller Machines commonly known as ATMs in northern Kupwara district headquarters town have been out of order since Monday evening causing great inconvenience to the customers. A beeline of customers was seen lined up this morning in a long queue outside the only functional ATM near district hospital but many customers left dejected […]
Two more militants joined families, claims Police
Srinagar: At least two more militants have abjured the path of violence and returned home in south Kashmir , Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dr S P Vaid said on Tuesday. “Two more boys shunned the path of violence and returned home who went astray and joined the ranks of militants”, Tweeted Vaid. […]
Multiple funerals for LeT militant Yawar in Kulgam
Kulgam: Scores of people on Tuesday attended the funeral prayers of LeT militant Yawar Bashir of in Hablish village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, reports said. According to the reports, multiple funerals were offered for slain LeT militant at his native village. They said that the body of Yawar was draped in a green flag […]
Dineshwar Sharma meets Hurriyat leaders including Abdul Gani Bhat
Srinagar: The central representative for Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma met at least two Hurriyat leaders during his second visit to Kashmir last week, The Economic Times reported. According to the report, Sharma drove to the residence-cum-office of Hurriyat (M) leader Abdul Gani Bhat in WazirBagh Srinagar on November 27 at around 10:30 pm where […]
Soldier injured in accidental fire
Srinagar: An army soldier was injured after he fired his service rifle accidentally in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to reports, Krishna Kumar of 20 Kumaoun was injured in the incident. He was admitted to army hospital Rajouri.
Mercury continues to plunge across JK, Srinagar records season’s coldest night
Srinagar: The night temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir plummeted further on Tuesday with Srinagar and Jammu witnessing the coldest night of the season so far. The minimum temperature in Jammu was 7.4 and in Srinagar it was minus 3.8 degrees Celsius, while Bannihal town in Jammu region dropped below the freezing point at minus 0.9 […]
Train service suspended in Kashmir
Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday suspended the train service in Kashmir following the killing of three militants in a gunfight in Qazigund area of south Kashmir yesterday. Train service from Qazigund to Baramulla have been suspended as a precautionary measure” a railway official said. Three militants and an army man was killed in the encounter that […]
Qazigund Gunfight: Another militant’s body recovered from encounter site; toll 3
Anantnag: The death toll in the Qazigund encounter in South Kashmir, which ended on Monday, reached to three with the recovery of the body of one more militant, Yawar Wani, while fourth militant was arrested, police said on Tuesday. “Body of third militant Yawar Wani-a local was also recovered from encounter site while 4th militant […]
Playing outside would improve game, provide exposure: Minister to youth
Srinagar: Minister of Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today urged the valley youth to participate in the sports activities held outsides, saying it will provide them with much-needed exposure to outside world and would also improve their game. The Minister who was the Chief Guest at a prize distribution ceremony held here said for the […]
CM’s public durbars turn into a damp squib
Srinagar: As the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti continues her ‘public durbar’ in Kashmir, complaints are pouring across Kashmir that the office bearers of the ruling PDP are acting as gatekeepers in the meetings. Officials in districts have been given clear directions by the ruling PDP politicians that only those delegations should be allowed to meet […]
