Category: Srinagar

Deputation of All Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee calls on Advisor Sharma

open view news desk SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 05- A deputation of All Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee today called on Advisor to Lt Governor, KK Sharma and raised several issues related to inclusion of Punjabi as one of the official languages of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The deputation […]

Militants kill three Indian policemen in Kashmir as attacks pick up

SRINAGAR – Militants killed three Indian policemen in Kashmir on Monday, as attacks on security forces and village leaders escalate in the disputed Muslim-majority region. Kashmir Police Chief Vijay Kumar told Reuters that militants attacked a security check-point north of the main city of Srinagar and killed one […]

Lt Governor Sinha greets people on Independence Day

open view news desk SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14: In his Independence Day Message, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended greetings and good wishes to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Following is the full text of the Lt Governor’s Independence Day Message: My dear brothers and sisters, 1. Warm […]

India moves Kashmiri village leaders to safety after wave of attacks

SRINAGAR, India – India has shifted scores of village and municipality leaders, mostly from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, to secure locations in Kashmir after a spate of militant attacks, police and two security officials said on Friday. Separatists fighting Indian rule in the disputed region have […]

Union Home Secy reviews COVID-19 management in J&K

open view news desk SRINAGAR, AUGUST 04: The Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, today chaired a high level meeting to review the management of COVID-19 pandemic in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Secretary, J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam, Financial Commissioner, H&ME, Atal Dulloo, Additional […]

4% seats in professional institutions reserved for Ladakh

open view news desk SRINAGAR, AUGUST 04: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting to review status with regard to reservation of seats for students belonging to the Union Territory of Ladakh in professional institutions, for the academic year 2020-21. The meeting was informed […]

With a heavy hand, India rides out Kashmir’s year of disquiet

SRINAGAR, India – The scars of last summer remain in Soura, an enclave that became a symbol of Kashmir’s resistance to India’s central government a year ago on Wednesday. Coils of concertina wire, remnants of makeshift road blocks, lie close to the broken tar of roads dug up […]

3 militants killed in Anantnag encounter

Srinagar, Jun 29: Three unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Khul Chohar in the south Kashmir district following information about the presence of […]

Another coronavirus-related fatality in J-K

Srinagar, Jun 28:  A 76-year-old man from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital here, taking the number of virus-related fatalities in the union territory to 94, officials said on Sunday. The patient from Kulgam died at the Chest […]

Four associates of LeT militants arrested in JK

Srinagar, May 24: Security forces on Sunday arrested four associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. “Police in Budgam along with security forces have arrested four terrorist associates including top terror associate of proscribed terror outfit LeT and recovered arms and […]

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