KASHMIR

SRINAGAR: With the number of local terrorists coming down, the foreign terrorists are now getting exposed in Kashmir, Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey, General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the Army’s 15 Corps said on Monday. Talking to the media persons on the sidelines of an event in Srinagar, Lt Gen Pandey explained the reason behind […]

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said that Pakistan has “no locus standi” to comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Jammu and Kashmir. The MEA’s response came after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had termed PM Modi’s recent visit to Jammu as “staged”. “I do not understand the word […]

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs handed over last week’s Sunjwan terror attack case to National Investigation Agency, sources said on Thursday. The case relates to the terror attack on a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) bus and the subsequent encounter in the Sunjwan area on the outskirts of the city on Friday. While […]

SRINAGAR: The management of Dagger Parivaar School Baramulla, a school for specially-abled kids in Kashmir, has instructed its staff not to wear Hijab during school hours. The school in North Kashmir that caters specifically to physically challenged children is run by the Army in collaboration with a Pune based NGO. “Parivaar School is a place […]

  BARAMULLA: A most wanted commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the longest surviving terrorist in Kashmir, was among the two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district on Thursday, police said. Five security personnel including an officer were injured in the encounter and three terrorists are still holed up. Police said that […]

SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir anti-terror agency on Sunday arrested Kashmir University scholar Abdul Aala Fazili during a raid here. Fazili is involved in writing a seditious article in ‘Kashmir Walla’ digital magazine. Fazili, officials said, was arrested from his Humhama Budgam residence by SIA after it raided and carried out searches for hours. The SIA, […]

SRINAGAR: Almost 40,000 tourists have visited Asia’s largest Tulip Garden, housing over one million tulips, since it was opened to the public on Wednesday. Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, declared the garden open in presence of senior officers from the Floriculture department, Tourism department, J&K Bank and a large number of tourists, who had […]

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  SRINAGAR: In order to encourage international investment and ensure ease of business in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has assured a group of investors on a three day visit from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that some of their concerns will be redressed in minimum possible time. Close […]

  SRINAGAR: A high-level delegation of businessmen from Gulf countries along with Indian businessmen arrived in Srinagar on Sunday evening for a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. The delegation members will be holding a meeting with the Industries Department and exploring business opportunities during their stay in the Valley, officials said here. “Bal Krishen […]