2016 saw Mehbooba Mufti taking over as the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Army for the first time carrying out surgical strikes on militant camps in PoK while violent protests for months hit hard normal life and resulted in shutdown of schools and death of 86 […]
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Night temperatures drops in J&K
Night temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir again dropped several notches on Monday after improving the previous day due to cloud cover. “Cold, dry weather with foggy conditions in the mornings is expected to continue in the state during the next 24 hours,” said an official of the MET department. He […]
Valley unrest: Mehbooba orders review of cases against youths not involved in ‘serious crimes’
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has ordered review of the cases filed against the youths who were not involved in “serious crimes” during the over five-month-long unrest in the Valley. An official spokesman said Mehbooba gave directions in this regard at a meeting called to review the […]
Unidentified gunmen kill man outside home in Sopore
Unidentified gunmen on Sunday shot at and killed a man in Bahrampora village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that the gunmen fired at Nazir Ahmad Mir, 32, outside his home in Bahrampora today evening, leaving him in a pool of blood. Mir, they said, was shifted […]
Shutdown, clashes in Pulwama on slain militant’s maiden anniversary
A complete shutdown is being observed in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on the first death anniversary of a local militant who was killed on this day in Ajas area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district last year. Omais Ahmad Shiekh alias Abu Hamza son of Farooq Ahmad of Chatapora […]
Light rainfall brings relief to dry spell hit J&K
Christmas brought relief for the dry spell hit some parts of Jammu and Kashmir today as the weather office forecast light rain and snowfall at isolated places in the state. “There was light rain during the night in Katra, Bhaderwah, Bannihal and some other areas of the Jammu region while […]
Mehbooba Mufti inaugurates Physical Education College at Ganderbal, bridge at Fatehpora
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today inaugurated the new building of Govt. College of Physical Education at Gadoora, Ganderbal. Built at a cost of Rs. 30.39 crore, the college campus is spread over 210 kanals. The double storeyed complex houses an Administrative block, Computer Laboratory, Library hall, five Lecture halls, Museum, […]
16 yr old Boy injured in blast at Handwara
A 16 yr old boy was critically injured last evening after a left over shell exploded while he was playing with other children at Waderbala Area of Rajwar Handwara. Imtiyaz Ahmad Sheikh S/o Lassi Shekh of Sheikh Mohallah Waderbala received injuries in chest, arm and face. Meanwhile SSP Handwara Ghulam […]
MLA Rasheed evicted from pavement
JAMMU: Police today removed independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed from the pavement outside Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s official residence where the lawmaker was on a 48-hour sit in to protest against government decision to issue identity certificates to West Pakistan refugees living in Jammu and Kashmir. Rasheed along with his […]
Valley reels under freezing temperatures
Leh was the warmest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir with mercury rising at many places last night but the valley continued to reel under freezing temperatures. The minimum temperature in Leh rose by more than six degrees to settle at a low of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to […]