JAMMU — The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti (SMVSS) on Wednesday held protests across Jammu demanding scrapping of admissions of Muslim students to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College and reservation of seats for Hindu students on the lines of Muslim and Sikh institutions. For over a fortnight, dozens of protests have been held […]
JAMMU — A man climbed a telecom tower on Wednesday to protest against the relief department after he was not allotted a shop under the Jagti Kashmiri Pandit migrant mini township on the outskirts of the city, officials said. According to officials, he has been selling cosmetics and decorative items from his car for years […]
ANANTNAG — Panic gripped Gallan Gujjar Basti in the Khiram area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday evening after a leopard mauled a five-year-old girl to death. According to the details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the incident has triggered fear among locals, who rushed to the spot and informed the […]
JAMMU — Four houses were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said on Wednesday. No casualty was reported in the incident, they said. The incident occurred at Karal Mohalla in Puneja village of Bhaderwah town, they said, adding that the houses that were damaged in the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asserted that while adventure tourism thrives on adrenaline, it must never compromise on safety or sustainability. Highlighting the delicate balance between thrill and responsibility, Abdullah stressed that the Jammu and Kashmir’s potential as a global adventure hub is being challenged by the twin threats […]
JAMMU — The Indian Army achieved a major logistics milestone with the induction of tanks and artillery guns into the Kashmir valley by a special military train, demonstrating enhanced mobility and logistical capability to the northernmost tip of the nation. The Northern Railway has so far supplied container-based wagons to ferry apples from Kashmir, as […]
JAMMU — Army troops apprehended a Pakistani woman who crossed into Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district along the Line of Control (LoC) following an argument with her father in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said on Wednesday. “A 35-year-old Pakistani national, identified as Shehnaz Akhtar of the Gimma area of Kotli district in PoK, was apprehended […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday called upon Gujjar institutions to undertake scientific research on the impact of climate change and reservation on the Gujjar-Bakerwal community, saying such studies would help shape effective policies for the future. The chief minister was addressing a gathering at the Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust […]
SRINAGAR — The counter intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday carried out pre-dawn raids at multiple locations across the valley and busted a terror-linked network of anti-national elements operating under the garb of social activism, officials said. During the operation across seven districts, 12 suspects were detained for questioning. The Counter Intelligence […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Tuesday recovered arms and ammunition from a graveyard in the Natipora area here during a search operation linked to an ongoing investigation, officials said. A police team, accompanied by a forensic science laboratory (FSL) team and an executive magistrate, conducted the search at the graveyard, the officials said. They said […]