Army-man injured in militant attack in Tral
Srinagar, Apr 17: Officials on Tuesday said a search operation was launched after militants attacked an army patrol party in Seer village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A top police officer said that militants attacked a patrol party of Army’s 42 RR near Jamia Masjid Seer, leaving a soldier injured. He said the […]
Students protest in Bla, B’pora, Sgr
Baramulla, Apr 17: Police on Tuesday fired tear-gas and water canons to disperse girl students protesting against the gangrape-and-murder of a minor girl in Kathua earlier this year. Reports said that scores of girl students of women’s college Baramulla after finishing their classes staged a protest at Tehsil road today afternoon. The protesting students were […]
JKLF chief Yasin Malik arrested in Kangan
Srinagar, Apr 17: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Mohammad Yasin Malik was arrested by police today when he was on way to offer condolences with the family of a youth killed in Kangan earlier this month. Reports said that Malik was stopped near Preng area by the police when he was moving to Kangan […]
JK Bank claims restoring sufficient cash supply to Valley
Thanks to RBI for timely support: Chairman
Srinagar, April 17: At a time when most states in India are facing cash crunch and chain of ATMs stand cash-starved, J&K Bank Tuesday said with the timely support of Jammu Regional Office of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), it has restored sufficient cash supply in the Kashmir Valley. Acting swiftly on the disruptions reported […]
Dy CM gets charge of Industries and Commerce, Forest departments
Jammu, Apr 17: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today assigned the charge of the two departments held by former ministers Chander Prakash Ganga and Lal Singh, both of whom resigned recently, to the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh. J&K Governor N N Vohra had yesterday accepted the resignation of Lal Singh and Ganga, who had […]
Mobile Internet suspended in Jammu
Jammu, Apr 17: Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu district following protests after a carcass of a calf was found in the region today, the police said. The carcass was found in a link road in Sarore area, 15km from here. A mob carried it to the Jammu-Pathakote highway and sat on a ‘dharna’ […]
Car-lifter arrested, 14 vehicles recovered
Srinagar, Apr 17: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested car-lifter in Budgam district and recovered more than dozen stolen vehicles from him. Ten cars, three motorcycles and one puck-up truck were among the stolen goods recovered from the accused, a police official said. “During the course of investigation of a theft case, police apprehended […]
President of India visiting J&K on April 18-19
Srinagar, Apr 17: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, will visit Jammu & Kashmir on April 18 and 19, 2018. On April 18, 2018, the President will address the 6th convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra. On the same evening, he will attend a civic reception at Amar Mahal, Jammu. On […]
It’s nostalgic to shoot in Kashmir: Abhishek Bachchan
Srinagar, Apr 17 :Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is here for the filmming of director Anurag Kashyap’s “Manmarziya”, says he has a special bond with Kashmir as he often accompanied father Amitabh Bachchan as a child during film shootings. “It is nostalgic for me because I have come here when my father used to shoot […]
Govt welcomes Army chief’s statement
Time to build on this new discourse: Akhtar; suggestions of two chiefs need political backup: Tarigami
Jammu, Apr 16: Welcoming the Army chief General Bipin Rawat’s statement that gun was not a solution and neither the Army nor the militants would achieve their goals through it in Kashmir, the State government today said this is the pertinent expression of the overwhelming sentiment in Jammu and Kashmir. “It is a welcome announcement […]
