Two locals rescued from militants in Jammu’s Kishtwar
byJammu, April 16 (IANS) A joint army-police team rescued two local youth, abducted by militants in remote and mountainous area of Jammu and Kashmir’s…
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Civil society India’s ‘fire-fighters’ in Kashmir: Yasin Malik
bySrinagar, April 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik Tuesday charged the Indian civil society with acting as “fire…
Tremor felt in Valley, no damage reported
bySrinagar, April 16 (IANS) A high intensity tremor that rocked Pakistan-Iran border Tuesday was also felt in the Kashmir Valley although no damage to…
‘Congress a crucial political factor in J&K’
byJammu, April 15 (IANS) Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Saif-ud-Din Soz Monday said the Congress would be a crucial political factor in the politics…
Three villagers killed in Kashmir avalanche
bySrinagar, April 15 (IANS) Three villagers were killed Monday in an avalanche in Kashmir, an official said. The incident occurred in the afternoon in…
Powerless in Kashmir: Business, tourism, daily life hit
bySrinagar, April 15 (IANS) An extremely acute electricity supply situation is hitting businesses, common people and those connected with the tourism industry in the…
Smart cards for pregnant women, welcome step against female foeticide
byA sharp decline in the child sex ratio in Jammu and Kashmir has prompted Committee on Subordinate Legislation to table a report recommending that…
Fire damages Srinagar army corps’ headquarters
bySrinagar, April 13 (IANS) A fire damaged the high security Badami Bagh headquarters of the army’s 15 Corps in Srinagar Saturday evening, army spokesperson…
Future electoral alliances finally ruled out in Kashmir? (Kashmir Newsletter)
bySrinagar, April 13 (IANS) Despite past assertions by its leaders that the regional National Conference (NC) and the Congress would fight the 2014 assembly…
Four killed in Kashmir road accident
byJammu, April 12 (IANS) Four people were killed and a dozen others injured, two of them critically, when a minibus rolled down a mountainous…