HM’s visit puts Kashmir on high alert
Security bunkers also making comeback on city roads; more forces being deployed
Srinagar: Security has been beefed up across Kashmir ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s maiden visit to the Valley after the abrogation of Article 370 on Saturday, officials said. They said a thick security cover has been thrown around the BJP office at Jawahar Nagar in the city where Shah is likely to pay […]
Aerial surveillance with drones conducted in Srinagar
Srinagar: Paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) along with the local police Friday carried out an aerial surveillance in Srinagar to prevent any untoward incident in and around the areas where minorities live. The move, according to CRPF’s Deputy Inspector General (Operations), Mathew A John, was aimed at providing foolproof security to the minority community […]
October 22 will always remain black day for the entire humanity: LG
Young generation must be told about the stories of valour & sacrifice of bravehearts and other unsung heroes
Srinagar, Oct 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday paid homage to all the soldiers and civilians who were killed in October 1947 “attack by Pakistan army which disguised as Pashtun Tribals”. Speaking during a seminar on “Memories of 22 October, 1947” at SKICC here, the LG, according to an official press release, said […]
International flights to take off from Sgr airport today
Srinagar: Srinagar Airport is set to begin international flights, connecting the city directly with the rest of the world from October 23. Director Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh said that the first flight from Srinagar Airport will take off for Sharjah on Saturday. He said that on 23rd October the first flight will depart for Sharjah […]
Jashn-e-Zafraan: Farmer-centric policies have doubled the income of Saffron farmers: LG
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today e-inaugurated the “Jashn-e-Zafraan”, Harvesting Saffron, in presence of Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor observed that it is due to farmer-centric policies of the Government that the income of the Saffron farmers in Jammu and Kashmir in […]
Upper reaches receive fresh snowfall, plains rains; temp plummets across Kashmir
Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir Valley including Zojilla, Razdan Top and Drass in Kargil district received fresh snowfall on Friday evening while rains also lashed plains, bringing the temperature down. According to the reports, the Zojila, Razdan Top in Gurez and other parts in north Kashmir received fresh snowfall today. Pertinently, the weatherman has predicted two-day […]
Thousands converge at Hazratbal for prayers on Friday following Eid-e-Milad
Srinagar: Today on the Friday following Eid-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), thousands of devotees converged at the Kashmir’s revered shrine of Dargah Hazratbal for prayers. Congregational prayers were also held at various other shrines and across the Valley while the main gathering was at Dargah Hazratbal shrine. The special arrangements were made today in wake of the Covid-19 […]
India accuses Pak of ‘abusing UN platform to propagate false, malicious propaganda’ against it
United Nations: India strongly hit out at Pakistan yet again for propagating “false and malicious propaganda” against it at a UN platform, where Islamabad spoke in favour of its close ally China’s “protection of ethnic and religious minorities” in Xinjiang. At the meeting of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly that deals with […]
Mufti sends legal notice to Satya Pal Malik over his ‘defamatory’ remarks against her
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Friday sent a legal notice to former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik seeking Rs 10 crore compensation for his alleged “defamatory” remarks against her. The notice comes days after Malik, who is now the governor of Meghalaya, allegedly said Mehbooba Mufti was a beneficiary of the now-abandoned Roshni […]
Fresh firing ensues in Poonch as anti-insurgency operation enters day 12
Srinagar: An intermittent exchange of fire is on between security forces and the militants in Bhata Dhurian forests of Poonch district where a contact was established earlier Friday after nearly 40 hours, officials said. The encounter broke out the dense forests of Nar in Bhata Dhurian village of Mendhar sub-division on October 14 after the […]
