Kashmir
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PDP announces protests on Aug 5 for restoration of Article 370
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday, July 28, announced that her party would hold peaceful protests at district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 to press…
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6,000 pilgrims leave Jammu as Amarnath Yatra resumes
Jammu: The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed from Jammu on Saturday, July 25, after remaining suspended for six days due to inclement weather, with a fresh batch of over 6,000 pilgrims leaving the…
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Policeman Hussain killed in J-K terrorist attack in Anantnag
Srinagar: A policeman was killed in an attack by terrorists in Anantnag town of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, July 22, officials said in Srinagar. The firing took place around 12.30 pm…
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Kashmiri nurse returns after Saudi detention over Khamenei post
Srinagar: A 29-year-old Kashmiri nurse has returned home after spending nearly three months in detention in Saudi Arabia in a case allegedly linked to a Facebook post featuring late Iranian leader Ayatollah…
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Amarnath Yatra pilgrims chant ‘Har Har Mahadev’ at hijabi women
Jammu: As the fifteenth batch of pilgrims left Jammu for the twin bases of the annual Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir, some devotees were heard chanting religious slogans at women wearing a hijab…
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Books on Valley’s history removed from University of Kashmir: MP
Srinagar: Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday, July 8, said academic freedom and the right to engage with history must never become casualties of ideological control. Mehdi, the Lok Sabha MP…
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No commercial flight to operate from Srinagar airport on Monday
Srinagar: No commercial flights will operate from Srinagar airport on Monday, July 6, as airlines were working on restoring the flight schedule after the withdrawal of NOTAM last week, airport authorities said.…
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Army traps two LeT terrorists in Kashmir; operation on
Srinagar: The Army on Saturday, July 4, launched a major counter-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district after two local terrorists belonging to the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba were cornered in a…
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Pakistani intruder apprehended along LoC in J-K’s Poonch
Jammu: Army troops apprehended a 26-year-old infiltrator, a resident of PoK, along the LoC in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday, June 27. Mohammad Sajad was taken…
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Omar visits Kheer Bhawani temple in J-K’s Ganderbal
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday, June 18, visited the Kheer Bhawani temple in Ganderbal district to assess the arrangements for the upcoming annual mela at the shrine.…
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Tourist bus overturns in J-K, five injured
Srinagar: Four tourists were among five people injured on Wednesday, June 17, when a bus overturned in Tangmarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The accident occurred in the main…
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BSF official shoots self dead in Jammu
Jammu: An Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly committed suicide inside a camp here on Sunday, June 14, officials said. ASI Lal Singh, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, was…
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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…
