Second earthquake hits J&K in 24 hours
Srinagar, Jan 11: An earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale struck Srinagar on Friday, officials said. No loss of life or property has been reported. The quake, which is the second one to hit Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, occurred at 8.21 am, with its epicenter at latitude 34.1 degrees North […]
Centre can take up Kashmir issue with Hurriyat: Abdullah
Kolkata, Jan 11: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said that lasting peace can be achieved in Kashmir only through dialogue and the Centre should hold talks with the Hurriyat leaders. Referring to Army chief Bipin Rawat’s comment a day earlier on engaging with Taliban without any preconditions, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister […]
National Highway closed for traffic due to fresh snowfall
Srinagar: The fresh spell of snow that started yesterday has lead to the closure of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and the strategic Jawahar Tunnel on Friday. Authorities informed that the road has been closed for the traffic on both sides due to accumulation of snow at Jawahar Tunnel. “Commuters are requested to undertake journey on Srinagar-Jammu […]
J&K opts to enhance threshold, composition limit under GST
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 10: J&K Governor’s Administration has decided to enhance threshold, composition limit under GST as proposed by the GST Council in its 32nd meeting held here today. The 32nd GST Council meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was represented by Advisor […]
Taliban analogy cannot be applied to J&K: Army Chief
“Here if we have to talk, we have to talk based on our terms and conditions”
New Delhi, Jan 10: A day after supporting talks with Taliban, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said the same approach cannot be applied to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that talks and terror cannot go together and that any engagement with militant groups in the state will be strictly on the basis of conditions set by […]
Shah Faesal resignation, reactions pour in…
Chidambaram says, world will take note of "his cry of anguish and defiance"; Tharoor regrets, says he should have waited till 2019 elections
New Delhi, Jan 10: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Thursday took a dig at the BJP-led central government over the resignation of IAS officer Shah Faesal, saying the world will take note of “his cry of anguish and defiance”. Another top Congress leader, Shashi Tharoor regretted Faesal’s decision of resigning suggesting he should have waited […]
Join ranks, will follow you: Rashid tells Faesal
Srinagar, January 10: Terming the resignation tendered by 2009 IAS topper, Dr Shah Faesal as outcome of “cruelty” meted out to the people of Kashmir, ex MLA Langate, Er Rasheed today invited him to join his Awami Ittihaad Party and also volunteered to work under him if ‘he speaks louder about sentiments of masses and […]
Major, BSF man injured in cross-LoC fire
Pak says, woman died in Indian fire on Wednesday
Jammu/Islamabad: An army officer and a Border Security Force (BSF) man were injured in an attack carried out by Pakistan army in forward area of Rajouri district on Thursday, an official spokesman said. Official sources said that at about 13:45 hours, a joint team of Indian Army 15 JAKLI and 59 BSF launched a search […]
Fresh snowfall begins in parts of Valley
Srinagar: As the Weatherman predicted fresh snowfall, it started at several places in Kashmir on Thursday evening. The Meteorological Department has forecast a fresh spell of rain or snow from Thursday evening in Kashmir, even as the valley and Ladakh region continued to reel under intense cold conditions. A MeT Department official said a fresh […]
Army ready for all challenges: GoC Northern Command
“The militant recruitment has come down in the past five months”
Gulmarg: General Officer Commanding in Chief, Northern Command, Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh on Thursday said that though 2018 has been full of challenges, peaceful conduct of ULB, Panchayat elections and Amarnath Yatra is a big satisfaction and Army is ready to meet any challenge which arises in future too. He said that the Army has […]
