Tag: Srinagar

Srinagar: Authorities on Sunday imposed restrictions here to prevent separatist-called protests against the death of two civilians in army firing on Saturday. Two youths were killed and eight other protestors injured in an army firing when a mob attacked an army convoy in Ganowpora village of Shopian district on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister […]

Srinagar: The ongoing cold wave in Jammu and Kashmir will continue unabated until January 5, the weather office said on Saturday. “We are expecting light rain and snow in the state after January 5. The present cold wave conditions are likely to continue until then,” a Met Department official said. The minimum temperatures in Srinagar, […]

Srinagar: Night temperatures throughout Jammu and Kashmir improved on Wednesday as the Met forecast light rain and snow in the higher reaches on Thursday and Friday. Minimum temperatures improved due to nightlong cloud cover in the state, a Met official said. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 0.7 (rising above the freezing point) against Tuesday’s […]

Srinagar: Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of the season so far as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 1.7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. “The coldest town in Jammu and Kashmir was, however, Leh where the minimum was minus 10.2,” an official of the Met Department said here. While Kargil town was at minus 6.6 degrees […]

Srinagar: Weekly peace bus service Karvan-e-Aman left Srinagar carrying Muzaffarabad-bound passengers on Monday. “The exact number of passengers crossing the Line of Control (LoC) for Muzaffarabad would be confirmed only after more people board the bus at the Salamabad trade and travel facilitation centre near the Uri town,” an official said here. The Karvan-e-Aman bus […]

Srinagar: Authorities imposed restrictions in many parts of Srinagar on Friday to prevent separatist called protests against growing incidents of braid chopping in the Valley. Police said that restrictions under section 144 CrPc will remain in force on Friday in areas under the jurisdiction of Khanyar, Nowhatta, Rainawari, MR Gunj, Safa Kadal, Maisuma and Krakkhud […]

Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday imposed strict restrictions in many areas across Srinagar to prevent a Muharram procession, police said. The police received intelligence inputs about miscreants trying to incite trouble during the procession scheduled for later in the day. “Keeping these inputs in mind, the District Magistrate Srinagar ordered the restrictions under section 144 CrPc […]

Srinagar: Three civilians were killed and 30 others, including policemen and paramilitary troopers, injured in a grenade attack by militants in Pulwama in south Kashmir. Police said militants hurled a grenade near a bus stand in Tral town of Pulwama district. “Three civilians, including two men and a woman, were killed and 30 others including […]

Srinagar: Top LeT commander Abu Ismail, who carried out the attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in July, was killed on Thursday along with another Pakistani militant in Nowgam area on the outskirts of Srinagar city, police said. Security forces following specific information about the presence of militants in Aarigam (Nowgam) village in the outskirts of Srinagar […]

Srinagar: One policeman was killed and eight other security personnel injured on Saturday in a suicide attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Militants attacked the district police lines in Pulwama town in the early hours, police sources said. They lobed grenades and fired at the guard post. Constable Imtiyaz Ahmad Sheikh was […]

Srinagar: The Indian Army, describing the Amarnath terror attack as “one reversal”, said on Saturday the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is under control and it will continue targeting terrorists. “The Amarnath Yatra attack has been one reversal but we will continue our operations, will continue targeting terrorists. We will continue improving the situation,” the Chinar […]

Srinagar: Three militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit were killed on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district in a gunfight with the security forces, police said. All slain militants were locals and were identified as Javed Sheikh, Dawood and Aquib. Sheikh was the Hizbul district commander, a senior police officer said. Three weapons […]

New Delhi: The number of tax slabs should be reduced to one to two over a period of time, a top Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council official said on Monday. “Over a period of time, our aim should be to reduce the number of tax slabs to 1-2,” Arun Goyal, Additional Secretary, GST Council […]

Srinagar: The crucial 14th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting to finalise tax slabs on services and commodities in the country started here on Thursday. Chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, this is the first time that such an important national policy-making meet is being held in Jammu and Kashmir. Finance Ministers, Finance […]

Srinagar: As colleges and universities opened on Monday after a week in the Kashmir Valley, students again clashed with security forces and resorted to stone pelting, officials said. Students of the S. P. College assembled on the Maulana Azad Road and started pelting stones on security forces causing blockade of one of the busiest roads […]