Amid tight security, a group of around 600 Kashmiri Pandits, including women and children, today left for annual pilgrimage to the Mata Kheer bhawani shrine […]
Month: June 2017
Govt locked down schools for 17 days during last 34 working days
In past month, J&K government has shut down schools across Kashmir for 17 days, often citing ‘anticipated student protests’ as reason for taking the ‘precautionary […]
CCTV footage helps police hunt down terrorists in Sopore, 2 Killed
The police said the slain terrorists were behind yesterday’s grenade attack on police station in Sopore in which four policemen were injured. Two terrorists were […]
Pellet guns with deflectors safe for eyes, fault lies with protesters who bend like bowlers: CRPF
Amid tall claims that deflector-fitted pellet guns won’t target eyes of protesters, paramilitary CRPF Wednesday asserted that they tested the new gadget on a static […]
National highway opens, closed again; 750 vehicles allowed to pass
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was opened for a few hours this morning, allowing the movement of stranded vehicles, a traffic police officer said. More than […]
‘Negative Publicity’ mars Kashmir Tourism
Negative publicity by electronic media’ coupled with prevailing situation here has put the Kashmir’s tourism sector in dire-straits, with tourist arrivals to the state witnessing […]
No class work in Colleges, Higher secondary schools today: Adminstration
Class work in degree colleges and higher secondary schools in central and south Kashmir districts shall remain suspended on Thursday, a government spokesman said. Deputy […]
Major Gogoi not the first, New Delhi has a history of ‘Promoting’ violence in the Valley
A series of controversial and often disdainful remarks by Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat should not be seen in isolation of the tense situation […]
Grenade attack in Sopore, four policemen injured
Burglars steal ATM containing Rs21 lakh in Anantnag Four policemen were injured when militants carried out a grenade attack against a group of police personnel […]
14 JK candidates qualify UPSC-2016 examination
At least 14 candidates from J&K have qualified the Union Public Service Commission-2016 examination whose result was declared on Wednesday. Dr Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat, a […]