Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Dr Saifullah was killed in an encounter on the outskirts of the ctiy on Sunday, police said, describing it as a huge success for the securtiy forces. Saifullah, who had taken command of the outfit after the killing of Riyaz Naikoo in May this year, was one of the most […]
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed it will lift restrictions on high-speed 4G mobile internet services in one district each of Jammu and Kashmir divisions after August 15 on a trial basis.Attorney general KK Venugopal informed a three-judge bench headed by justice NV Ramana that a special committee constituted based on the top court’s […]
New Delhi, A group of Union ministers will visit Jammu and Kashmir later this month to spread awareness about the positive impact of abrogation of Article 370 provisions and the development measures taken by the government for the region, sources said on Wednesday. The schedule for the visit of the ministers to the union territories […]
Jammu, Broadband internet service was restored in government-run hospitals and SMS facility on all mobile phones from Tuesday midnight in Kashmir, after over four-and-a-half months of suspension. Internet services, landline and mobile phones were snapped across Jammu and Kashmir on August 4, a day before the Centre’s announcement to scrap the special status of Jammu […]
Srinagar, Most shops and other business establishments in Kashmir were closed on Friday, the third consecutive day of a Valley-wide shutdown following a brief semblance of normalcy. On Wednesday, posters warning shopkeepers against opening their shutters as well as public transport operators appeared at several places in the city and elsewhere in the Valley, officials said. […]
Srinagar, Curfew-like restrictions were reimposed on Tuesday in several parts of Kashmir, including the city, to foil any plans on taking out Muharram processions in the Valley as authorities apprehended that large congregations might lead to violence Commercial hub of Lal Chowk and adjoining areas were completely sealed off by placing concertina wires at all entry […]
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday said it will wait for sometime before passing any direction on the plea seeking removal of restrictions on the media in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre said curbs are being lifted gradually During the hearing, the Centre told the apex court that the situation is improving in Jammu […]
Srinagar, Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday that reports claiming a Kashmiri student of a private university joined militant ranks in the Valley were “hugely worrying”. Bilal Sofi (17), a resident of Khanyar locality in downtown Srinagar, was was pursuing graduation from Greater Noida’s Sharda University. “If this is genuine […]
Srinagar, Three militants and a soldier were Thursday killed in two gunfights in Anantnag and Budgam districts of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Qazigund of Anantnag district after receiving information about the presence of militants in the area, an army official said. The search operation […]
Srinagar : There will not be any exchange of sweets at Attari border on the occasion of Eid, on Saturday, between the Border Security Force (BSF) troops and the Pakistani Rangers, as per sources. This came in the light of simmering tension between India and Pakistan after the ceasefire violations in the Jammu region. The sweet exchange between the […]