Category: Srinagar

Saurabh Bhagat, Dr. Farooq Lone take stock of public grievances at Srinagar

open view news desk SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 28: Commissioner Secretary, Labour and Employment Development, Saurabh Bhagat and Secretary, General Administration Department, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone today took stock of people’s grievances during a day-long public grievance camp held at Banquet Hall, Srinagar. During the programme, a number of deputations […]

Three OGWs arrested in J-K’s Shopian

Srinagar, Feb 21: Security forces on Friday arrested three overground workers of militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. Three overground workers (OGWs) of militants were arrested from the Heff area of Shopian in the morning, they said. The arrested persons have been identified as Shahid Ahmad […]

Jaish associate held in J&K’s Budgam

Srinagar, Feb 21: An associate of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a checkpoint was established at Khan Sahib in the central Kashmir district. A vehicle was intercepted and Saqib Ahmad Lone, a resident of Wager village […]

Kashmir hit by general strike called by separatists

SRINAGAR, India – Kashmir was hit by a general strike on Sunday called by the separatist Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) to mark the anniversary of the death of Afzal Guru who was executed for his part in an attack on India’s parliament in 2001. The JKLF on […]

India uses draconian law to keep Kashmir’s political leaders locked away

SRINAGAR, India – India has extended the detention of four political leaders in Kashmir who had been held by authorities since August to quell dissent after the central government stripped the region of its autonomy, two senior officials said on Friday. The latest detention order was issued under […]

Kashmir continues to reel under sub-zero temperatures

Srinagar, Feb 6: Kashmir continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures on Thursday, with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 9.0 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said. Mercury in Pahalgam, the south Kashmir resort that serves as the base camp for annual Amaranth Yatra, dropped to minus 7.4 degrees […]

GoI to setup infra for development, export of IT products from J&K: Ravi Shankar Prasad

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JANUARY 21: Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad today said Government will setup every required infrastructure for development and export of IT products from J&K UT. He said this after inaugurating the incubation facility […]

Police impose restrictions in Indian Kashmir after Pakistan PM’s speech

SRINAGAR, India – Authorities in Indian Kashmir tightened restrictions on people’s movements on Saturday to prevent possible protests triggered by a speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan, in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, warned there would be a bloodbath once India […]

Power Shutdown

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JUNE 14: The Office of Power Controller, Kashmir province, PDD Bemina today informed that in order to carry put laying of conductor for circuit IInd, 33 kV Ahmadpora-Magam Line would be shut down on 16-06-2019 from 11;00 am to 5.00 pm. The power […]

Governor expresses grief over deaths in gas cylinder blast at Uri

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JUNE 06: Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the tragic deaths of Parveena Akhter and her three daughters due to a gas cylinder blast inside their house at Uri. Governor has prayed for peace to the departed souls and strength to […]

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