Kashmir
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Srinagar terror attack: Second victim dies; security tightened in city
Srinagar: A worker from Punjab who was injured in Wednesday’s terror attack in Srinagar’s Habba Kadal area died at the SKIMS hospital here this morning, taking the toll to two in the…
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Lok Sabha nod to bill for OBC quota in local bodies in J-K
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, with the government asserting that important changes have…
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121-year-old school in Kashmir faces closure as admin holds land lease renewal
Srinagar: One of the oldest missionary schools in Kashmir — St Joseph’s Higher Secondary School Baramulla — is on the verge of closure as authorities have refused to register the students from…
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No political personality is ready to sail in ‘sinking boat’ Congress: BJP
Srinagar: The Congress is a non-performing asset, a liability and a sinking boat, a senior BJP leader alleged on Tuesday and said no political party will associate itself with it. “The Congress…
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Despite ASI objection, right-wing group holds rituals at Kashmir’s 8th-century Sun Temple
Srinagar: Despite objections from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), A Hindu right-wing group forcibly entered the ASI-protected Martand Sun Temple in Rambirpora of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on the day of…
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Kashmir: Fishermen in Anchar lake brace up for ‘shadow fishing’
Srinagar: Fishermen in Kashmir brace up for the age-old practice of shadow fishing, locally known as ‘Tchaayi Gaad’ in Ancar lake in the Soura vicinity of Srinagar city. The traditional form of…
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Terror financing: ED files charge-sheet against Hizbul terrorists in Kashmir
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has filed a money laundering charge-sheet in connection with a terror financing case in Kashmir and has named some Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in…
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Kashmir breathes sigh of relief as snowfall breaks dry spell
After a prolonged dry spell, people in the valley breathed a sigh of relief with a light snowfall on Friday, January 26, in higher reaches like Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Zojila Pass, Pir Ki…
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66% drop in terrorist incidents in J-K after repeal of Art 370: Shah
Jammu: Asserting that a new era of peace has begun in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the union territory has witnessed a 66 per cent decline…
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BJP slams Farooq Abdullah for justifying his father’s arrest during Nehru era
Jammu: The BJP on Wednesday hit out at National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for justifying his father Sheikh Abdullah’s arrest during Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru’s era and said “in his greed for…
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Farooq, Omar leave for Saudi Arabia for Umrah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah, both former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, have departed for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, also known as the “minor…
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J&K: Juvenile arrested by NIA for harbouring terrorists in Rajouri
Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a juvenile in J&K’s Rajouri district for harbouring terrorists, official said on Sunday. Officials said that a juvenile was arrested on Saturday for harbouring…