SRINAGAR

HEART WRENCHING | My child became orphan before birth: 34-year-old Kashmir cop’s widow wails

SRINAGAR: “My child became an orphan even before being born,” said the grief-stricken widow of Inspector Masroor Ahmed Wani, who died in Delhi on Thursday, 39 days after he suffered critical wounds in a terrorist attack while he was playing cricket in Eidgah Srinagar. Masroor, 34, was shot by a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist on October 29 […]

Protests at NIT Srinagar against social media post on Prophet Mohammed

 SRINAGAR: A social media post by a student of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has resulted in widespread protests across the campus for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of students at the institute.    Hundreds of students at the university took to the streets to protest against an allegedly blasphemous post on Prophet Mohammed. […]

J&K encounter: 2 army officers martyred among 4 soldiers in ongoing ops in Rajouri

SRINAGAR: Two army officers were among the four soldiers who were killed in an encounter underway between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri District on Wednesday. Three soldiers were also injured in the joint operation being conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces in the border district. The deceased […]

NIA seizes 8 high-value properties linked to terror accused in South Kashmir

NEW DELHI: In a significant move, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized eight properties valued at crores of rupees belonging to two individuals accused of being involved in the 2018 Srinagar attack on police officers that led to the release of Pakistani LeT terrorist Naveed Jatt. The attached properties, five owned by accused Mohd […]

Blaze erupts in Srinagar’s Dal Lake, claiming 3 lives, incinerating properties valued at crores

SRINAGAR : A devastating fire engulfed several houseboats in the heart of Dal Lake, Srinagar’s popular tourist hub, on Saturday morning. The blaze resulted in the loss of three lives and turned properties valued at crores into ashes. The fire, which erupted near Ghat number 9 around 5:15 am, also destroyed at least five houseboats […]

UP migrant worker shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir’s Pulwama

The security around the incident site has been beefed up and the area has been cordoned off, as an investigation is underway, in light of these recent attacks.

J&K has received more electricity in the last 3 years than ever before: LG Sinha

Srinagar: Addressing a press conference at Raj Bhavan on Friday, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, said that the 13 GW Renewable Energy Project in Ladakh will also benefit the Union Territory. Addressing a press conference at Raj Bhavan over the power scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, Sinha said, “The RE projects will […]

CIK raids across Kashmir Valley expose Pakistan’s digital warfare on India

The search operations were undertaken in accordance with a search warrant acquired from the respected Special Judge designated under the NIA Act  SRINAGAR: On Thursday, the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) division of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police carried out search operations at five different locations within the Kupwara, Srinagar, Anantnag, and Pulwama districts. The search […]

New era of peace & prosperity has begun in J&K: Prez Murmu

Blurb: SRINAGAR: During her first visit to Jammu and Kashmir, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that India is proud of “the responsible youth of Kashmir” and noted that a new era of peace, progress, and prosperity has set in. Addressing the 20th convocation of Kashmir University, President Murmu was happy to note that 55 […]

Protecting Kashmir’s forests, water bodies is vital

Nine years ago today, a colossal flood submerged two-third of the Kashmir Valley. It inundated areas around the city centre and Lal Chowk in Srinagar, and reached the second storey of buildings in the upmarket Rajbagh locality on the banks of the Jhelum river. Even the Army cantonment in Badami Bagh, perched on the edge […]