Indians never fail with their creativity and ‘jugaad’ and without a doubt Sonam Wangchuk and his students ace the art. Recently, the real-life 3 Idiot’s Phunsuk Wangdu alias Sonam Wangchuk and his students from Himalayan Institute of Alternatives crafted out an old Mahindra SUV as a home ceiling, leaving Mahindra’s[Read More…]
Srinagar: Three bunkers set up by security force were removed on Tuesday near the city centre Lal Chowk in Srinagar after 30 long years. The bunkers were built in 1988 to maintain vigil following the outbreak of separatist violence in the Kashmir Valley. The bunkers were located near Hanuman Mandir[Read More…]
Srinagar: Voting was underway on Tuesday for the ninth and final phase of the panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security. Tuesday’s polling is being held only in the Kashmir division in 452 polling stations. Polling started at 8 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. At least[Read More…]
On Monday, Bhartiya Janata Party expelled its leader and former MLA Gagan Bhagat for anti-party activities and indiscipline. The decision followed the Supreme Court’s discarding of a petition filed by Bhagat against the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir’s assembly by governor Satya Pal Malik. The party spokesperson, Sunil Sethi said[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to dissolve the state assembly and impose Governor’s rule. “We are not inclined to entertain,” said a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Krishan Kaul as[Read More…]
Srinagar: A Pakistani commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and two Kashmiri militants were killed and seven security men injured in an 18-hour-long gun battle that ended on Sunday here in the outskirts of the Jammu and Kashmir capital, police sources said. The exact identity of the slain militants was being[Read More…]
Bhaderwah: Hindu Majority village in Bhanderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir has set an example of communal harmony by electing a Muslim as their ‘Panch’ unopposed in the ongoing nine-phased Panchayat elections. Chowdhary Mohammad Hussain (54) is from a cattle rearers community, has been elected as the Panch of Bhelan-Kharothi[Read More…]
Srinagar: A soldier was injured on Wednesday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Defence Ministry sources said the Pakistan Army violated the 2003 ceasefire on the LoC in Kamalkote area of Uri sector. “Our positions retaliated effectively and firing exchanges continued[Read More…]
Srinagar: Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Wednesday condemned the “nocturnal raids” by police in Srinagar city during the separatist-called Human Rights Week. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, have urged people to observe the[Read More…]
Jammu/Srinagar: Polling for the 7th phase of Panchayat polls ended peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday under tight security arrangements. Voters were seen queuing outside polling stations in both Jammu and the Kashmir valley despite the morning chill. Polling started at 8 a.m and ended at 2 p.m. An[Read More…]
Srinagar: Ten associates of militants were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday as the police busted two modules of militant outfits, officials said. “Two militant modules of Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Muhammad were busted after 10 associates of militant outfits were arrested,” a police officer said. Police said[Read More…]
Srinagar: A youth in Jammu and Kashmir who had joined militant ranks in October was arrested by the police in Srinagar on Sunday. Family sources said Ahtisham Bilal was arrested by police from his home in Khanyar area of Srinagar. Later, the police said the youth had been reunited with[Read More…]
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures dropped further across the Kashmir Valley on Saturday with Leh in Ladakh region recording minus 9 degrees Celsius, the Met said. Kargil came a close second at minus 8.5. Minimum temperatures dropped due to a clear night sky, an India meteorological department official said. Srinagar city recorded[Read More…]
Jammu: A professor of Jammu University was suspended on Friday for his alleged terrorist remark against freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. The action came after some students complained against the professor, Mohammad Tajuddin, of the university’s political science department, on Thursday. The incident came to light after a video clip of[Read More…]
Srinagar, Minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley remained below freezing point on Thursday as intense cold wave conditions continued in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, the Met department said. Weather will remain cloudy and dry during the next seven days, it added. Leh at minus 8.1 was the[Read More…]
Jammu/Srinagar: Voting was underway on Thursday for the fifth phase of panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security. Voting is taking place in 2,512 polling stations — 769 in Kashmir division and 1,743 in Jammu division. Polling started at 8 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. A[Read More…]
Budgam: Indian Army gunned down two terrorists including Naveed Jatt, who was involved in the killing of ‘Rising Kashmir’ editor Shujaat Bukhari. Indian Army gunned down two terrorists including Naveed Jatt, who was involved in the killing of ‘Rising Kashmir’ editor Sujat Bukhari. Indian Security forces on Wednesday neutralised two[Read More…]
Srinagar, A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, Naveed Jatt, who was wanted for the murder of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari, was killed on Wednesday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, police sources said. Although an official confirmation was still awaited, the sources said that Jatt, alias Abu Hanzullah,[Read More…]
Srinagar, Minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley, except for the Gulmarg ski resort, rose above the freezing point on Wednesday due to an overnight cloud cover, the Met said. Srinagar city recorded 2.2 as the minimum temperature while it was 1.4 in Pahalgam and minus 0.8 in Gulmarg, a MET[Read More…]
Srinagar: A gunfight between holed up militants and security forces began on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Badgam district, police said. Following specific information about militant presence in Kuthpora village, a cordon and search operation was launched. As the security forces were closing in on the hiding terrorists, they fired[Read More…]
Srinagar, A soldier and three militants, including the deputy commander of the IS-aligned Ansar Ghazwatul Hind group, were killed in two separate gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. The soldier and two militants possibly of the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were shot dead in Redwani village[Read More…]
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, who dissolved the state assembly on November 21 after two state leaders, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference leader Sajad Lone and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti staked claim to form the government in the state. Recently during a speech in Gwalior, Governor said that[Read More…]
Srinagar, A cold wave continues in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region, with the coldest temperature, recorded at minus 8.8 degrees Celsius in Kargil on Tuesday, Met said. Leh at minus 8.2 also remained below freezing point, with the weather likely to remain the same for another three to[Read More…]
Srinagar, Gunfights started in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama and Kulgam districts on Tuesday, police said. Following specific inputs about presence of militants, security forces surrounded Redwani village in Kulgam, while a cordon and search operation was on in Hafoo village in Tral area of Pulwama. Gun battles were underway in[Read More…]
Jammu/Srinagar, Voting started normally on Tuesday for the fourth phase of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir under tight security arrangements. Voting is taking place at 2,618 polling stations across the state, with 639 in Kashmir division and 1,979 in Jammu division. The process started at 8 a.m. and will[Read More…]
