Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 08: Cold wave conditions intensified in Kashmir on Saturday as the minimum temperature dropped by several notches across the Valley, a Meteorological department official said. Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir was the coldest place in the Valley, recording minus 11.4 degrees Celsius against a low of minus 10.2 degrees Celsius the previous […]
PDP’s Naeem Akhtar booked under PSA
2 more NC leaders released from detention, placed under house-arrest
Srinagar, Feb 8: PDP leader Naeem Akhtar was booked under PSA today while as the two more National Conference leaders including former Speaker of erstwhile J&K Legislative Assembly, Mubarak Gul, and Tranvir Sadiq, advisor to the incarcerated party vice-president Omar Abdullah, were placed under house-arrest soon after their release from MLA hostel here Saturday. Gul […]
PSA against Omar, Mehbooba draconian: DMK
Chennai, Feb 08: Describing the Public Safety Act as draconian, the DMK on Saturday slammed the Centre for extending the detention of Kashmiri leaders, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, and demanded their immediate release. The Centre had booked the two former chief ministers under the stringent Act on February 06, barely […]
5 Hizb, LeT OGWs arrested: Police
Srinagar, Feb 08: Five overground workers (OGWs) of militants were arrested by security forces in two separate operations in Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. “Acting on a specific information, police busted a module of Hizbul Mujahideen, which was active in the Chadoora area of Budgam district,” they said. Three OGWs — Amir Shafi Dar, Shabir […]
Pak court defers verdict against Hafiz Saeed
Lahore, Feb 08: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday deferred its verdict against Hafiz Saeed in two terror financing cases on his “request” and adjourned the hearing till Tuesday. Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta had last week reserved the verdict against the Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief in the two terror financing cases for […]
Over a dozen activists from north Kashmir join BJP in Jammu
Jammu, Feb 8: More than a dozen political and social activists from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday joined the BJP here, pledging to strengthen the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the development of the Union Territory. Nine of the new entrants into the BJP are from Uri constituency including joint secretary of […]
1 killed, 3 soldiers injured in Pak shelling along LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Feb 08: A soldier was killed and three others were injured on Saturday in the Pakistani firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Poonch district, officials said. The soldier, manning a forward post, was killed and three others were injured in Degwar sector, they said. Earlier, a defence spokesperson said Pakistan […]
Low speed Internet connectivity adds to peoples’ frustrations, troubles
Srinagar, Feb 08: “It is frustrating, nauseating and waste of time.” This is what people across the social and economic spectrum in Kashmir say about the 2G mobile Internet connectivity currently being provided to the users after an almost six month shutdown. The 4th generation cellular data had been closed in the Valley on the […]
Considering passport-free entry of Indian pilgrims to Kartarpur corridor: Pak
Islamabad, Feb 08: Pakistan is considering a proposal for allowing Indian pilgrims to enter the Kartarpur corridor without passport in order to attract more visitors to the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Interior Minister Ijaz Shah informed the country’s Parliament. In November last year, Pakistan and India separately inaugurated the historic corridor on their sides of […]
Abducted minor girl rescued; one held
Jammu, Feb 08: A teenage girl, who was reportedly abducted from her village last week, was rescued from Rajouri district on Saturday, police said. The accused, Karan Singh, of Panchari village of Udhampur has been arrested in this connection, a police official said. He said a complaint was lodged by the father of the 16-year-old […]
