Srinagar, Mar 16 (UNI) Security forces averted a major tragedy when they recovered and destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday. Army in a post on X said that “the IED was recovered in the general area Narikut Forest Kupwara”. “ChinarWarriors and @BSF_Kashmir averted a terror incident today…
Srinagar, Mar 15 (UNI) The J-K Peace Forum, an organization of Kashmiri Pandits, has strongly condemned the Centre’s decision to ban the Awami Action Committee (AAC) led by Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, calling it unjust and detrimental to the peace and development of Jammu and Kashmir. Last month, Mirwaiz and Forum president Satish…
Srinagar, Mar 14 (UNI) The Kashmir plains continue to receive widespread intermittent rainfall, while some higher reaches witnessed light snowfall over the past 24 hours. The Kashmir Valley has been experiencing rainfall for the past five days, and the Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Friday predicted widespread light to moderate rain and snow to continue across…
Srinagar, Mar 14 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday lamented that certain “bigots” have transformed Holi festivities, once a symbol of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb, into a “source of fear ” for minorities. In a post on X, Mufti said,” Holi for me has always symbolized India’s Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb. I fondly remember…
Srinagar, Mar 14 (UNI) Anjuman Auqaf, the managing body of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, on Friday said that Kashmir’s chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has been placed under house arrest, preventing him from delivering the sermon at the historic mosque. The latest restriction on Mirwaiz comes days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) declared…
Srinagar, Mar 11 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken up the issue of Indian nationals, including Kashmiri youth Faizan Rasool, trapped in Myawaddy with the concerned authorities in Myanmar. Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), who had taken up the issue, said MEA has informed them all requests have been forwarded to…
Jammu, Mar 10 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday stated that the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and international border has led to a revival of tourism activities in frontier areas. Replying to a supplementary question raised by Member Sajad Shafi regarding his Uri constituency, the Chief Minister, who…
Srinagar, Mar 9 (UNI) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday described the situation in Kathua in Jammu division “deeply alarming” and stated that certain disruptive elements operating both within and across the border may be stoking communal tensions in this sensitive district. Three persons Jogesh Singh (35) a resident of Marhoon, Darshan…
Srinagar, Mar 9 (UNI) The 2nd edition of the 5th Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) began at the picturesque tourist destination of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday. More than 550 athletes from across the country are participating in the four-day mega event. On the first day of the event, ski mountaineering, alpine…
Srinagar, Mar 7 (UNI) Schools in the Kashmir Valley reopened on Friday after an 87-day winter break, with students returning in high spirits, an official said. Schools up to class 5 were closed on December 10, 2024, while classes 6 to 12 began winter vacations on December 16, 2024. The schools were scheduled to reopen…
