SRINAGAR — Militant outfit Harkat 313, has been tasked to launch attacks on government infrastructure, including hydel power plants of Uri-I and Uri-II, following which a high alert has been sounded in Kashmir. According to India Today report, security has been beefed up around the Uri-I and Uri-II hydro-power projects, which are close to the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir administration has signed an MoU with Govt of Dubai for real estate development, industrial parks, IT towers, multipurpose towers, logistics, medical college, super specialty hospital and more, said J&K LG Manoj Sinha on Monday. Speaking to selected media men at Raj Bhawan here, the union minister for Commerce and Industries […]
ANANTNAG — District Administration in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Monday said that it was awaiting decision of the families of two non-locals regarding last rites. Talking to GNS, Deputy Commissioner Anantnag Dr Piyush Singla told GNS that the administration will provide all assistance whether the last rites are carried here or in native […]
SRINAGAR — Rains continued to lash plains while higher reaches amassed more light snow in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The weatherman has forecast improvement in overall conditions with dry weather in store for at least next three days. “Mainly dry weather is expected from October 19-22. There’s no forecast of any major […]
NEW DELHI — Slamming Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on October 17 asked the Sarsanghchalak what development Jammu and Kashmir witnessed while adding that the Centre has failed to secure the union territory. Sibal said, “Bhagwat ji says there is huge development in Jammu and Kashmir. We want […]
CHANDIGARH — Haryana Police on Sunday said former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh was arrested and released on bail in an alleged casteist remarks case in compliance with a High Court order. Singh is accused of making casteist remarks against another cricketer during an Instagram chat last year. The police said it was a “formal arrest” […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Sunday termed as fake the order quoting him to all concerned to bring all non-local labourers to nearest police, CAPF, and army establishments “just now” across the Valley as “fake”. “No such order has been issued. It is totally fake,” the top police officer told. — […]
NEW DELHI — The clamour for cancellation of India vs Pakistan match in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup is increasing amid recent killings in Jammu and Kashmir, where several civilians especially non-locals and those belonging to the minority communities have lost their lives. Since Saturday, four non-local labourers have been shot dead in several […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday said Kashmiris were not involved in the recent civilian killings in the union territory and that these attacks were carried under a conspiracy to defame Kashmiris. He also termed these incidents an attempt to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere in the union territory. “These killings are unfortunate and […]
KULGAM — At least two non-local labourers were killed while another was injured after they were attacked by unknown gunmen in Laran Ganjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday evening. An official told that suspected militants fired upon three non-local labourers in Ganjipora area of Kulgam, leaving two of them dead and another […]