UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for the full respect of all religions and for ensuring that different communities can live in harmony and peace globally, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said amidst communal tensions in Rajasthan after the killing of a tailor in Udaipur. Dujarric said this in response to a question […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that he has firm belief that the Amarnath Yatra, which began today, will be peaceful and will a success by the blessings of Shri Amarnath Ji Baba. Talking to a selected group of reporters today morning, Sinha said that by the blessings of […]
SRINAGAR — Second batch of 5,770 pilgrims left from Jammu to the Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra which begins in south Kashmir’s Himalayan cave shrine on Thursday. Officials said the 5,770 pilgrims who left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the Yatra include 1,670 bound for north Kashmir Baltal base camp and […]
NUNWAN (PAHALGAM) — The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Thursday as a batch of about 2,750 pilgrims left the base camp here for the cave shrine housing the naturally formed ice-lingam in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The pilgrimage was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner Piyush Singla at the Nunwan base camp in the Anantnag district’s […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said despite stringent security measures, it is the people of Kashmir who provide the real sense of security to the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims. The annual Amarnath Yatra is beginning on Thursday, resuming after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This year’s Yatra has […]
KULGAM — Two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Nawapora, Mir Bazar area of Kulgam district in South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) […]
SRINAGAR — A militant hideout was destroyed by the security forces on Wednesday in Nadihal area on Srinagar-Bandipora highway, police said. A top police officer told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that on disclosure of an arrested militant in Bandipora, security forces destroyed a militant hideout on national highway near Nadihal. He said a team […]
BUDGAM — A militant associate of LeT outfit was arrested in central Kashmir’s Budgam district in a case related to Narco-Militancy Funding module, police said here on Wednesday. In a statement, a police spokesperson said that during the course of investigation pertaining to busting of Naro-Militancy Funding module one more associate namely Showkat Ahmed Ganie […]
KULGAM — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Nawapora, Mir Bazar area of Kulgam district in South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Nawapora, Mir Bazar area of Kulgam district following the inputs about […]
BANDIPORA — A hybrid militant of LeT was arrested along with arms and ammunition near Papchan area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday, police said here. Kashmir zone police in a Tweet informed that LeT hybrid militants identified as Mehboob-ul-Inam of Nadihal Bandipora was arrested at a checkpoint near Papchan today. Police added that […]