Kashmir
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Pakistan Army helicopter crashes in PoK, all personnel dead
Islamabad: An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, killing all personnel on board, the army said. “There were no survivors,” the Inter-Services Public…
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Zojila tunnel: Blast breaks through last 2.5 metre
Minimarg: The Zojila tunnel connecting the Kashmir Valley to Ladakh took a crucial step towards completion on Tuesday, June 9, with a blast breaking through the last 2.5 metres of the high-altitude…
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J-K Dy CM: Restore statehood or face Jantar Mantar protest
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Saturday, June 6, warned that the ruling National Conference would launch a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi if the…
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Srinagar airport to be shut for fortnight from Oct 1 for maintenance
Srinagar: The Srinagar International Airport will suspend all flight operations for 15 days starting October 1 to undergo crucial runway maintenance and repair work, officials said on Tuesday, June 2. The two-week…
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Over 500 Agniveers inducted into Army after training in JK
Srinagar: A fresh batch of 540 Agniveers was inducted into the Army on Saturday, May 30, after completing months of rigorous training here in Jammu and Kashmir. An Attestation and Passing Out…
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Eid prayers disallowed at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid for 8th year in a row
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday, May 27, refused to allow Eid prayers at the Eidgah and the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar’s old city for the eighth consecutive year, besides placing Mirwaiz Umar…
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CBI arrests govt employee in Jammu for accepting bribe
Jammu: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested a junior assistant posted in the office of the Superintending Engineer at Public Health Engineering Department here for allegedly accepting a bribe…
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NIA raids banned Darul Uloom, ex-Jamaat-e-Islami chief’s house in Shopian
Srinagar: The NIA on Monday, May 25, conducted raids at two locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, including Darul Uloom Sirajul Uloom, which was declared an illegal entity last month. NIA…
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Sajad Lone placed under house arrest on father’s death anniversary
Srinagar: People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone has been put under house arrest on the 24th death anniversary of his father, the party claimed on Thursday, May 21. Abdul Gani Lone was…
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Bail is rule, jail exception even in UAPA cases: SC
New Delhi: Observing that bail is the rule and jail an exception even in UAPA cases, the Supreme Court on Monday, May 18, granted bail to a man allegedly involved in drug…
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Jammu DC urges public to join Census 2027 digital self-enumeration from May 17
Jammu: Jammu Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas on Friday, May 15, appealed to the people to actively participate in the digital self-enumeration process of Census 2027 beginning May 17. He urged households that…
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Farooq Abdullah backs RSS leader Hosabale on dialogue with Pakistan
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday, May 14, backed RSS functionary Dattatreya Hosabale’s remarks advocating dialogue with Pakistan, saying that war was not an option. Speaking to reporters here,…
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Keeping elected govt out of security loop hampers intel flow: J&K CM
Srinagar: Warning against “working in silos”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has highlighted the disconnect between the security apparatus and the people’s representatives and asserted that the region’s security challenges…
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Simari: One year after Sindoor, villagers try to reclaim narrative of normalcy
Simari (Kashmir Valley): A river runs through it, cleaving the village between India on side of the gushing waters and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on the other. If Operation Sindoor has a ground…
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Operation Sindoor: 1 year later, affected residents seek more help from govt
The guns have been silent, but for residents living along the Line of Control (LoC), who bore the brunt of cross-border shelling during the India-Pakistan conflict last year, the wounds remain fresh…
