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April 23, 2019 04:32 IST
The Union Home Ministry had last week “suspended” cross-LoC trade, with officials citing the “misuse” of the facility by those linked to terror outfits across the border.
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
April 17, 2019 04:23 IST
Following the decision, on April 3, to close the highway to the public for two days of the week, security personnel have imposed strict restrictions, leading to protests and, sometimes, scuffles.
Wed, Apr 17, 2019
April 14, 2019 03:47 IST
Shopian encounter: A senior police officer said a search operation was going on when the militants fired at the search party, triggering an encounter.
Sun, Apr 14, 2019
April 14, 2019 00:38 IST
Among 18 duty magistrates posted at intersections to clear travel of civilians during the highway ban days, Mohd Shafi deals with angry tourists, students, patients and two ex-CMs. A welcome relief: some biryani.
Sun, Apr 14, 2019
April 12, 2019 04:30 IST
Baramulla and Jammu together polled 57.35 per cent, compared to 56.7 per cent in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Voter turnout in all states was over 50 per cent, and more than 60 per cent in as many as 14 states.
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
April 08, 2019 02:26 IST
From early morning, contingents of J&K Police, paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Army were deployed along the highway, and intersecting roads were closed by concertina wire.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019
April 07, 2019 04:40 IST
An Army official based in Srinagar said Yatoo, who was attacked around 5.30 pm on Saturday, was posted in Baramulla district and had come home on a month’s leave.
Sun, Apr 07, 2019
April 07, 2019 04:30 IST
While the authorities said Friday they would allow schoolchildren, government employees and emergency services to use the highway after taking permission, there is no clarity on how this would be enforced.
Sun, Apr 07, 2019
April 06, 2019 06:15 IST
According to officials, when jail authorities tried to shift some inmates from their barracks due to ongoing renovation work, the inmates felt they were being shifted out of Valley.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019
April 06, 2019 03:50 IST
To facilitate the movement of security convoys, government has banned civilian traffic twice a week (from 4 am to 5 pm on Sunday and Wednesday) on the 270-km national highway stretch from Udhampur in Jammu to Baramulla in Kashmir.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019
April 05, 2019 02:30 IST
Mufti’s latest statements come in reaction to BJP president Amit Shah’s remarks last week that Article 35A, which gives special rights to J&K, may be abrogated by 2020.
Fri, Apr 05, 2019
April 03, 2019 22:01 IST
Azad said under the previous Congress government, the situation had improved in Kashmir and lifting of AFSPA had been planned in few districts.
Wed, Apr 03, 2019
April 02, 2019 02:46 IST
“Happy to welcome well known tribal rights activist Chowdhary Talib Hussain into PDP today. He fought tirelessly to ensure justice... at the cost of his personal safety. Im confident he will work tirelessly towards our vision for a khushaal J&K,” PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti tweeted.
Tue, Apr 02, 2019
April 01, 2019 02:53 IST
Mir had represented South Kashmir’s Dooru assembly Constituency in the past as well.
Mon, Apr 01, 2019
March 31, 2019 05:00 IST
Police sources said that one unidentified gunman entered the shop, which is undergoing renovation, late Saturday afternoon.
Sun, Mar 31, 2019
March 30, 2019 04:57 IST
During the search operation, militants fired at the search party, triggering an encounter. Subsequently, police confirmed killing of two militants in the operation.
Sat, Mar 30, 2019
March 29, 2019 05:43 IST
Police said another encounter broke out in Handwara in Kupwara on Thursday morning. They identified the slain militant as Danish Ahmad Dar, affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Fri, Mar 29, 2019
March 28, 2019 03:58 IST
A J&K Police spokesperson said the youth was identified as Tanveer Ahmad Dar, a labourer in his 20s. According to sources, Dar was abducted from his village of Bemnipora in the afternoon.
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
March 27, 2019 05:08 IST
The former chief minister also said that turning the state into a prison will not solve the Kashmir problem. “The Kashmir issue is an ideology; it can only be resolved through an ideology, and not by prison,” said Mufti.
Wed, Mar 27, 2019
March 24, 2019 03:33 IST
Two militants killed in South Kashmir’s Shopian district were also affiliated with JeM. Both were locals residents and were identified as Showkat Sheikh and Yasir Shah.
Sun, Mar 24, 2019
March 23, 2019 04:50 IST
Until Friday morning, Shareefa Jan, held hope that her 12-year-old son, Atif Mir, might come out alive amid the raging gunfight between militants and security forces in north Kashmir’s Hajin village. But when the 24-hour gun battle ended in the afternoon, that hope shattered.
Sat, Mar 23, 2019
March 23, 2019 04:01 IST
A J&K Police spokesperson said a cordon and search operation was launched at Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday morning.
Sat, Mar 23, 2019
March 22, 2019 06:47 IST
Shopian's Imam Sahib area is still under Cordon and search operation is underway. In a separate incident, an encounter between militants and security forces has started in Warpora area of Sopore in North Kashmir.
Fri, Mar 22, 2019
March 21, 2019 11:52 IST
Also, a gunfight is underway between militants and security forces in the Kalantara area of Kreeri in north Kashmir district of Baramulla.
Fri, Mar 22, 2019
March 20, 2019 04:46 IST
Irfan, now a Class 10 student, was at the centre of a rare occasion at the Rashtrapati Bhavan — as the first Kashmiri teenager to receive the Shaurya Chakra, the peacetime gallantry award.
Wed, Mar 20, 2019




