JAMMU — Two explosions, within a gap of five minutes, rocked the high security technical area of Jammu airport in the early hours of Sunday, officials said. The first blast, which took place around 1.45 am, ripped off the roof of a building at the technical area of the airport manned by the Air Force. […]
SRINAGAR — Four persons including a non-local lady sustain minor injuries after militants hurled a grenade towards CRPF deployment in Barbarshah area of Srinagar city. Sources told KNT that the grenade was tossed towards a CRPF party deployed on the bridge. The grenade exploded on the road, leaving four pedestrians injured. The injured were shifted […]
SRINAGAR — Director Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Prof. A.G. Ahangar, who was going to retire today, got further extension in his service on Saturday by the Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha. In an order, government said that Dr A.G. Ahanger, who was going to retire today has been given further extension of six months […]
SRINAGAR — It is foolish to demand the restoration of Article 370 of the Constitution from the Modi government, said former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Vice President of the National Conference Omar Abdullah. “It took the BJP 70 years to fulfil its political agenda for (Article) 370. Our struggle has just started. […]
GANDERBAL — Police here in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district prevented a minor girl from ending her life. Police foiled her attempt of jumping into the river. A police official told news agency Kashmir News Trust that on Friday late evening a police party headed by Chowki Officer Shadipora, Sub-Inspector Gulzar Ahmed spotted a girl roaming […]
BANDIPORA — A 32-yr-old man allegedly commits suicide in Ajas Bazipora area in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on the intervening night of Friday Saturday. A Police official told that the man identified as Rafeeq Ahmad labour by profession Son of Ghulam Ahmad, a resident of Bazipora area in Ajas Tehsil committed suicide by probably consuming […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi”s meeting with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir as a “drama” and a “PR exercise”. Modi held talks with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday and told them that the Centre”s priority is to strengthen grassroots […]
BHADERWAH — At least eight persons including four sarpanchs and a government teacher have been booked in Bhaderwah for staging a protest to demand road connectivity to their respective villages during an official visit of Farooq Khan, advisor to LG Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday. An official told that they have been booked under Epidemic […]
SRINAGAR — A 17-year-old youth has committed suicide by jumping into river Jhelum from Cement Kadal in Noorbagh area of Srinagar. The family members of the youth told that their beloved identified as Saqib Ahmad Ahangar, son of Abdul Kalaam Ahangar of Kupwara has jumped into river Jhelum on Friday evening. Saqib was living as […]
SRINAGAR — Residents of Iqbal Colony Indra Nagar Sonwar are up in arms against the Public Health Department (PHE) for pushing them to brink by depriving them of drinking water in the months of summer. The locals who staged a protest in the Colony told news agency Kashmir News Trust that they are facing severe […]