Shab-e-Qadar celebrated across Kashmir with religious fervour

Srinagar: Shab-e-Qadar, the night of power and blessings, was observed across Kashmir Valley with religious fervour as the revered Hazratbal Shrine in the summer capital here witnessed the largest congregation of devotees, officials said on Friday. As part of the festivities, and their religious duties, Muslims thronged mosques and shrines across the valley Thursday night […]
Bodies of 3 cops retrieved as Kathua encounter enters day 2; DGP warns terror groups

Jammu: The bodies of three of the four Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel killed in an encounter with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were retrieved on Friday as the fierce gunfight between security forces and the ultras entered its second day in the remote forested region of Jammu’s Kathua, officials said here. Director General of Police (DGP), […]
J-K LG, CM pay tributes to policemen killed in Kathua encounter
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday paid rich tributes to the police personnel who lost their lives in an ongoing encounter in Kathua district. “I bow to the valorous martyrs of J&K Police, who laid down their lives for our motherland. My deepest condolences to their […]
Search operation launched in Reasi
Jammu: Security forces on Friday launched a search operation following reports of movement of suspected individuals in a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. A joint team comprising police, Army, and CRPF began the operation in the forested area of Reasi this morning, they added. Backed by surveillance equipment, the operation was […]
Several flights cancelled at Srinagar airport due to strong winds
Srinagar: Several flights at the Srinagar airport were either cancelled, diverted or delayed due to strong winds, officials said. They said 19 flights were cancelled, while two were diverted due to strong winds caused by steep pressure gradient. Several other flights were delayed, they added. Strong gusty winds blew in most parts of the Valley […]
Those who want to harm J&K should cease their actions: Dy CM Choudhary
Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Friday urged those attempting to harm Jammu and Kashmir to abandon their actions, stating that such efforts have yielded nothing over the past 30 years. Choudhary made these remarks while visiting the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Jammu to check on the condition of police personnel injured […]
Terrorism will be defeated, J&K witnessing new era of development: Tarun Chugh
Jammu: BJP national general secretary and party’s in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, Tarun Chugh, on Friday said that terrorism in the region would be decisively crushed as a new vision of progress, spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is taking shape. Paying tribute to the security personnel, who lost their lives in the encounter in […]
‘Situation in various parts of Jammu region is alarming’: Cong
Jammu: The Congress on Friday accused the BJP-led Centre of misleading the country with claims of normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir while the security situation remains “grim” in parts of Jammu. The party said this in the wake of a series of terror incidents, including a deadly encounter between terrorists and security forces in Kathua. […]
J&K govt suspends inspector for neglecting duty in Rajouri
Jammu: Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma has suspended a Khilafwarzi Inspector for failing to report a building permission violation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. The action was taken following complaints and concerns raised by the army regarding breaches of the Works of Defence Act (WODA) in the area. To investigate the violations, the assistant commissioner, […]
Organisers of pro-Palestine rally in Budgam booked for ‘creating law-and-order situation’
Srinagar: A case was registered on Friday against the organisers and participants of a procession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district for allegedly creating a law-and-order situation by raising objectionable slogans. The case has been lodged against the organisers and participants of a Youm-e-Quds procession in Sonpah village, Beerwah, in the central Kashmir district, a […]