Two soldiers and an army captain were martyred this morning after terrorists attacked an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, reported Times Now. The army officer killed was identified as Captain Ayush, official sources told PTI. Two terrorists were gunned down in the exchange of fire. An encounter between security forces and terrorists is still under way. Further details are awaited.
Read MoreThe Valley is facing an imminent flood threat as the snow on mountains is melting fast due to the rising temperature and the water bodies are flowing at higher than normal level for the past few weeks. The Jhelum has been flowing near the danger mark, ranging from 13 to 19 feet in Srinagar, since the first week of April. Following the devastating floods of 2014, even moderate rain leads to a flood-like situation in the Valley as the government has failed to clean the Jhelum of silt. The rain…
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17 students injured in protests in South Kashmir, 2 in Srinagar Pak flag hoisted on administrative wing of GDC Pulwama Govt monitoring situation, whatever action is needed will be taken: Edu Minister There has been no end to student protests in the Valley with students staging protests in Central, North and South Kashmir and clashing with the security personnel on Wednesday. At least 17 students were hurt in clashes in South Kashmir and two in Srinagar while a Pakistani flag was hoisted on administrative wing of Government Degree College, Pulwama.…
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi will launch on Friday a regional air connectivity scheme under which the fares of flights will be capped at Rs 2500 per seat per hour. Modi will flag off a flight from Shimla to Delhi to launch the ‘UDAN’ (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme which is aimed at boosting regional connectivity. Simultaneously, flights will be launched on Kadapa– Hyderabad and the Nanded-Hyderabad sectors. ‘UDAN’ is a first-of-its-kind scheme globally to stimulate regional connectivity through a market-based mechanism, the PMO said in a tweet. “To make…
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Notwithstanding repeated statements of BJP ministers and senior activists on “no threat to coalition”, the party high command has reportedly told state leaders that imposing the Governor’s rule in J&K is still an option in case there is no improvement in the security scenario. Instead of taking any hasty decision the Central leadership has decided to give adequate time to the PDP-BJP coalition to restore normalcy in the state. “The option of the Governor’s rule came into discussions when a senior party leader held interactions with the Central leadership over…
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The state government today ordered one-month ban on 22 social media sites, mobile phone messengers and video-uploading sites in the Valley, which the security agencies believe are fuelling the protests. The state Home Department in an order banned Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, QQ, WeChat, Qzone, Tumblr, Google+, Baidu, Skype, Viber, Line, Snapchat, Pinterest, Telegram, Reddit, Snapfish, Youtube, Vine, Xanga, Buzznet and Flickr. “The violation of the order shall be dealt with in accordance with the relevant provisions of law,” the government warned in the order, signed by RK Goyal, Principal Secretary…
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As Hurricane Sandy makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard, many are without electricity. Without power you could lose your access to Internet via Wi-Fi and, potentially, access to mobile networks. If that happens, how can you still post on Facebook and Twitter to let your friends and family know that everything is fine? Or ask for help? You can use good-old text messages. To tweet, first you need to enable your mobile phone on Twitter.com, so do it now while you can. Go to your Twitter homepage, then to…
Read MoreJammu and Kashmir government has ordered suspension of internet services in the trouble-hit valley for a period of one month or till further orders. In an order, the Home Department has said that internet services in Kashmir valley shall not be transmitted for a period of one month or till further orders, officials said here. The state home department invoked powers conferred on it under Indian Telegraph Act and Information Technology Act to suspend the internet services, the officials said. It was not immediately clear whether the order pertains to all…
Read More8 Students injured in Shopian, 4 in Pulwama At least eight students sustained injuries after government forces allegedly barged into the Higher Secondary School Shopian, premises and fired pellets on protesting students. As per sources, a heavy contingent of police and other forces chased the protesting students during clashes into the government higher secondary school.He said, “Forces entered into the institution and fired pellets on students injuring many.” Meanwhile locals also confirmed that forces even beat one of the teachers in the school. However, police sources strongly denied the allegations that…
Read MoreSoutik Biswas – India correspondent As India’s most restive region stares down the abyss of what a commentator calls another “hot summer of violence”, the doom-laden headline has returned with a vengeance: Is India losing Kashmir? Last summer was one of the bloodiest in the Muslim-dominated valley in recent years. Following the killing of influential militant Burhan Wani by Indian forces last July, more than 100 civilians lost their lives in clashes during a four-month-long security lockdown in the valley. It’s not looking very promising this summer. This month’s parliamentary election…
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