New Delhi/Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 10th International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations at Srinagar. The event, which was scheduled to start at 6.30 am at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) on the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, was disrupted due to heavy rain. The arrangements were later shifted indoors. This…
Kashmiri leaders ‘disappointed’ over SC verdict on Article 370
December 11, 2023Srinagar: Kashmir’s mainstream political parties this noon expressed their disappointment after the Supreme Court upheld abrogation of Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Former Chief Minister and National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah said the “struggle” will continue and they are prepared for the “long haul.” “Disappointed but not disheartened. The struggle…
Kodagu soldier martyred in Srinagar
February 24, 2022Madikeri: A soldier from Kodagu, who was on duty at Srinagar, was martyred after he was caught in a blizzard (a very bad storm with strong winds and a lot of snow) in the early hours on Wednesday. The deceased soldier is Havaldar Altaf Ahmed (37), son of late Ummar and Ashiya couple, native of…
COVID-19 : Uncertainty over Amarnath Yatra continues
June 8, 2021Srinagar: Uncertainty continued over annual pilgrimage to Holy amar shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, which was to start from June 28 while all shrines, major mosques and other religious places remained closed due to second wave of COVID-19. Last year, the Yatra was suspended for similar reasons due to first wave lockdown across the country,…
Woman’s gold chain snatched at bus stop
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Bike borne miscreants, in the pretext of seeking an address, have snatched the gold chain from a woman, who was waiting for a bus at a bus shelter in Srinagar at the outskirts of city last evening. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is Jayamma, residing in Varuna Police limits. She had come…
Pulwama Terror Attack: Mastermind Shot Dead
February 18, 2019Srinagar: In a big breakthrough, Indian security forces this morning gunned down top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander Abdul Rasheed Ghazi alias Kamran, in an encounter with multiple JeM terrorists at Pulwama in J&K. Ghazi Rasheed was the mastermind of the Pulwama terror attack which took place on Feb.14 where 44 CRPF soldiers were killed. He was…
Five killed in J&K this morning
August 13, 2017Srinagar: Two soldiers and three militants were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district this morning, Police said. The three militants, who are yet to be identified, were holed up in a house in Awneera village. “The encounter has ended, but searches are continuing in the area,” the Police said, adding that…
Firing, clashes mar Srinagar by-poll; 2 killed
April 9, 2017Srinagar – Amid calls for boycott by separatist leaders and heavy security cover, voting began for Srinagar by-poll this morning, which was marred with violence resulting in two youths being killed and several injured in firing and clashes. Two youths were killed and several injured when security forces opened fire on a stone-pelting mob that…
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