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 […]
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J&K Govt signs MoU with Dubai for Real Estate development, industrial parks, super specialty hospitals, says LG Manoj Sinha
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 admin provides Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia to NOK of killed non-local labourers
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 […]
Weather to improve as more rains and snow lash Jammu and Kashmir
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 […]
Kapil Sibal slams Mohan Bhagwat, says Centre failed to secure J&K
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 […]
“Order Asking Non-Locals to Shift to Security Establishments is Fake”: IGP Kashmir
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. — […]
Kashmiris not involved in recent civilian killings: Farooq Abdullah
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 […]
Two non-local labourers killed, another injured in Kulgam
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 […]
Three Haryana residents injured in Shopian accident
SRINAGAR — Three Haryana residents were injured, two of them critically, after a truck they were traveling in skidded off the road and fell into rivulet in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that the truck bearing registration number HR39E-2622 on way from Heerpora to Shopain met with the […]
Rains lash pains, snow in upper reaches in J&K
SRINAGAR — Rains lashed plains while upper reaches received fresh light snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir since midnight, officials said on Sunday. The weatherman has forecast widespread light to moderate rain and snow to continue till forenoon on Monday. “As expected, light rain occurred at most places of Kashmir and at scattered places of Jammu,” […]








