Kashmir

J&K govt employees forced to attend Int’l Yoga Day event: Mehbooba

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged that government employees in the state are being forced to be present at the International Yoga Day event led by…
J-K Police bans operation of drones in Srinagar ahead of PM visit

Srinagar: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday declared the city as a temporary “red zone”, banned the operation of drones. In his…

J-K: Firing between security forces and terrorists in Poonch

Jammu: An exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists in J&K’s Poonch district on Tuesday, June 18, and a search of the area is now underway, officials said. Officials…
PM Modi to lead International Yoga Day celebrations in Srinagar

New Delhi: The tenth edition of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) will be organised in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Srinagar on June 21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, much like every year,…
Eid prayers disallowed at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid 6th time in a row

Srinagar: Local authorities refused to allow Eid prayers on Monday at the historic Jama Masjid in the old city for the sixth year time in a row, Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said…
Srinagar’s Jamia mosque criticizes wakf board for neglecting Eid prayers

Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, the management body of historic Srinagar mosque, on Sunday hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board for not making arrangements for Eid Prayers in the…
Amarnath Yatra: Amit Shah to review J-K security situation, preparations

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, sources said. The home minister will also review the preparations for the annual Amarnath…

‘Time to heal wounds of past’: Mirwaiz Umar calls for return of Pandits to Kashmir

The chairman of the Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in his recent speech has called upon the Kashmiri Pandit community to return to Kashmir, stating that their motherland waits for them. The…
Online shopping, possible recession impact trade in Kashmir ahead of Eid: Traders

Srinagar: Markets in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Kashmir valley lacked the usual hustle and bustle ahead of Eid-ul-Zuha as the sales remained sluggish given subdued shopping. The markets in and around…
Recent terror attacks desperate attempt by Pak handlers: J-K DGP

Jammu: The recent terror incidents were a desperate attempt by the handlers, based across the border, to keep their shops running after massive setback to terror infrastructure in Kashmir, Director General of…
Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah gets bail; to stay in jail in other cases

New Delhi: A court in Delhi granted statutory bail to the separatist Kashmiri leader, Shabir Shah recently in a money laundering case, but he will continue to remain in jail because of…
Anti-government march rocks Pakistan-occupied Kashmir again

Islamabad: The Public Action Committee (PAC), the organisation that forced the Pakistan government and the legislative government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) — also known as ‘Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’ (PoK) — to…
Delhi LG approves prosecution against Arundhati Roy under UAPA

New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making…
National anthem now mandatory in J&K schools’ morning assemblies

The School Education Department of Jammu and Kashmir has issued a circular directing all schools in the erstwhile state to start the morning assemblies with a recitation of the national anthem. The…
J-K terror attacks: Deploy ‘full spectrum of counter-terror capabilities’, says PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked officials to deploy the “full spectrum of counter-terror capabilities” as he reviewed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir following a spate of terror…