KASHMIR

  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 […]

I can start with my experience. As the movie hit the screens, it became clear over the weeks that it was a huge hit, joining the 100 crore club. The conversations have started in marketplaces, staff rooms, corridors, water points, buses, train compartments, metro stations, meat shops, food courts, and even the original under-the-banyan-tree choupal […]

  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 […]

KUPWARA (J&K): The victims of the 1991 alleged mass rape in Kunan-Poshpora villages in north Kashmir’s Kupwara were “used by a nexus through a fake narrative”, a top Army officer posted in the Valley said on Monday. Speaking on the sidelines of an event here, General Officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt General […]

BUDGAM (J&K): 19-year-old Shah Huzaib, whose crazy trick shots have made him a football sensation on the internet in Kashmir, says he wants to train the youth of Jammu and Kashmir and make trick shots popular across India. Son of a fruit businessman, Huzaib, a resident of Chari-e-Sharief of Central Kashmir’s Budgam, says the government […]

SRINAGAR: An officer of the Indian Army lost his life in a helicopter crash Gurez area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Friday afternoon, officials said. The Cheetah helicopter of the Army was on a routine mission to evacuate an ailing soldier from a forward post, officials said. “The helicopter lost communication contact with […]

NEW DELHI: Scott Perry, W. Gregory Steube and Mary E. Miller, three  Republican members of the US Congress, on March 9, have addressed a letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Department of Justice to investigate terror links with Masood Khan, Pakistan’s newly appointed Ambassador to the US, a letter The New […]