Valley

Srinagar: Mimimum temperatures improved across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday as snow occurred in the valley and rain lashed the plains of Jammu division.Most people in the valley preferred to remain indoors in the morning due…

By Zaffar IqbalSrinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) : For the first time in three decades, Kashmir will witness minimum presence of tourists to mark Christmas and New Year as a fallout of the lockdown after the revocation of Article 370 on August 5.On…

Srinagar, Oct 16 (IANS) In a bid to create unrest in Jammu and Kashmir region, which is still coming out of a two-month long communication ban post abrogation of Article 370, militants on Wednesday shot down a migrant labourer from…

By Zaffar IqbalSrinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) There are a total of 273 militants operating in Kashmir, according to a list prepared by security agencies last week and accessed by the IANS. Out of the 273 active militants, 158 are based in South…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure have been relaxed in 88.57 per cent police stations of the Kashmir Valley. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench…

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Kannan Gopinathan, who quit from service in August over curbs in the valley, was in fact issued a show cause notice in July by the Union Home Ministry for indulging in…

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will be in Srinagar on Friday to review security preparedness in the Valley in view of the external threats following the withdrawal of the special category status of Jammu and…

Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days beginning June 26, the sources said. Earlier, Shah was scheduled to visit the Valley for a day on June 30."The visit has been advanced due…

Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS)- A severe cold wave tightened its grip over the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Monday as temperatures dropped several notches below the freezing point.At minus 24.8 degrees Celsius, Drass town was the…

Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS)- Widespread snowfall lashed the Kashmir Valley on Saturday as air and surface links between the region and the outside world were snapped.The Met Office said widespread snowfall, light in plains and heavy in the…