SHOPIAN — Two local militants of TRF outfit were slain in a military operation against militants at Kilbal village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said that a joint team of government forces including J&K Police, Indian Army’s 34 RR and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) in Kilbal village following the inputs […]
PULWAMA — Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit in Awantipora area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. Police in a statement said, “Awantipora Police along with Army 55 RR and CRPF 185 Bn arrested one militant associate of proscribed outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad from Awantipora area” adding, “he […]
SRINAGAR — Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti reacted sharply to the remarks made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that statehood will be restored once the situation becomes normal in Jammu and Kashmir. Amit Shah today said that elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held as delimitation has started. Shah […]
NEW DELHI — The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season will be held in India itself, top sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed. Sources in the know of developments confirmed to ANI that if the COVID-19 subsides in the country, then the board will go ahead with hosting the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) on Saturday said that it has decided to schedule various exams after February-20 in view of the prevailing circumstances and cold weather conditions. JKSSB Controller of Examinations, Ashok Kumar said, “The Board examined the matter in light of the prevailing circumstances and decided to schedule […]
SRINAGAR — Amid the Omicron scare and a surge in Covid-19 cases in Kashmir Valley, Srinagar Administration on Saturday sealed ‘Mughal Darbar Restaurant’ for allegedly violating Disaster Management guidelines with regard to Covid related SOPs. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that as a part of a series of inspections conducted in view of […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir has started and soon elections will be held soon. Speaking virtually at the launch of the District Good Governance Index in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Minister said, “Delimitation has started and soon elections will be […]
CAIRO — The death toll from a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels climbed to at least 80 detainees, the rebels said Saturday. The airstrike Friday was part of an intense air and ground offensive that marked an escalation in Yemen’s yearslong civil war. The conflict pits the internationally […]
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he hopes the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan can be solved peacefully. “Well, the position of the UN and the resolutions that were taken are the same, remain the same. We have, as you know, a peacekeeping operation there. We are, of course, committed,” […]
JAMMU — Amid heightened security arrangements ahead of Republic Day, a small Pakistani flag was seized along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials here said. The flag tied to a balloon landed inside the Indian Territory at Raguchak village of Ghagwal sector, the officials said. They said the […]