PDP MP’s brother resigned from party to contest polls
SRINAGAR: A number of candidates filed nominations for upcoming elections to the Urban Local Bodies in Kupwara and among them include the brother of PDP’s member parliament Fayaz Ahmad Mir.
Reyaz Ahmad Mir, brother of senior Peoples…
Sopore gunfight: Police identify one slain militant
Srinagar: One of the killed militants in north Kashmir’s Tujjar Sopore encounter has been identified as Abdul Majeed Mir @ Sameer S/O Bashir Ahmad Mir R/O Tujar-Sharief Bomai Sopore while the identity of another slain militant was still…
Army pays tribute to Lance Naik Sandeep Singh
Srinagar: Army Tuesday paid tribute to soldier Lance Naik Sandeep Singh Sandeep Singh who was killed in Tanghdar gunfight with militants on Monday.
A ceremony led Army’s 15 Core Commander Lieutenant General Anil Kumar bhat was held at…
Chief Secretary admits some SPO’s resigned from jobs in Kashmir
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Chief Secretary Tuesday virtually contradicted the remarks made by Ministry of Home Affairs stating that some resignations of SPO’s took place in South Kashmir.
VR Subramaniyam, the Jammu Kashmir Chief Secretary…
Bandipora Gunfight: 3 families claim slain militants as their kins
SRINAGAR: Three families from Kulgam, Shopian, and Kangan on Tuesday claimed that their kin are among the five militants killed on Friday at Sumlar village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
Sources said that families of three slain…
Elected Municipal, Panchayat Bodies to get Rs 4335 cr for development: CS
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today said that Rs 4335 crore will be devolved to the Urban and Rural Local Bodies for developmental activities immediately after the conclusion of the ongoing poll process.
“This huge chunk of…
Junaid Mattu resigns from NC, to contest Kashmir municipal elections
Srinagar: National Conference spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu resigned from the party, sources said on Tuesday.
Sources said that that Mattu resigned as he has to contest upcoming civic polls from Srinagar.
NC sources confirmed that Mattu…
Sopore Gunfight: Two militants killed, operation continues
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter at Tujjar area of Sopore on Tuesday.
Reports reaching GNS said that two militants have been killed so far in ongoing encounter at Tujjar area of Sopore.
An army officer confirmed the…
Tourist couple trapped in snow rescued in Kargil
A foreign tourist couple, who were trapped in snow in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil district, was rescued on Tuesday, officials said.
"Micheal Mobius and his wife got trapped in snow between Pudzong La and Rang dum on Monday," a district…
Assault on Kashmiri student in Mohali College: Students continue their protest
Mohali: Kashmiri students continued to protest inside a college in Mohalli Punjab demanding arrest of culprits who assaulted a Kashmiri student a few days back.
Over 200 Kashmiri students assembled in the premises of Adesh Institute of…