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Bullet riddled body of army man recovered who was abducted from his home in Pulwama

November 25, 2017November 27, 2017 Editor

The body of an Indian Army jawan who was abducted Friday from his home in Kashmir’s Pulwama, has been recovered. Unknown gunmen on Saturday killed an army soldier on leave in Wothmula village of Shopian district of south Kashmir, army said. Sepoy Irfan Ahmad Dar, posted with 175 Territorial Army (Engineers) in Bandipora, had left home at Senzen village in his car on Friday but did not return. His bullet riddled body was found by the locals in an orchard in nearby Wothmula village of the district. “He was on…

M S Dhoni pays surprise visit to Army Public School in Srinagar

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 Editor

Cricketer M S Dhoni paid a surprise visit to Army Public School here and emphasised the importance of education and sports during his interaction with the students. Dhoni, who holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, visited the school located inside the Chinar Corps headquarters in the Badamibagh Cantonment in a low key and unannounced event yesterday. The Chinar Corps put out a photograph of the former Indian Captain on its Twitter handle late last evening. “Lt Col (Hony) Mahendra Singh #Dhoni interacting with the enthusiastic children of #APS #Srinagar;…

Srinagar experiences coldest night of season

November 21, 2017 Editor

Cold wave tightened its grip over Kashmir as several places, including Srinagar, experienced the coldest night this season, with the minimum temperature settling below the freezing point across the Valley for the first time this winter. The night temperature across Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, settled below the freezing point, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.7 degrees Celsius down two degrees from the previous night’s 0.3 degree Celsius. This is the season’s lowest night temperature recorded in the city so…

Curbs / Restrictions in parts of Srinagar, Train services suspended, Post Zakura attack

November 18, 2017November 18, 2017 Editor

Authorities imposed restrictions in Srinagar on Saturday to prevent protests in the wake of a militant’s killing the previous day, police said. “District Magistrate Srinagar has imposed restrictions under section 144 CrPc in Parimpora, Safa Kadal, M.R.Gunj, Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, Maisuma and Kralkhud areas,” the police said. All schools and colleges in the city were closed for the day. Classes at the Kashmir University were suspended. Train services were also suspended. On Friday, Mugees Ahmad Mir from Parimpora was killed in a gunfight between the police and militants in the…

Schools closed as Pakistan Army opens indiscriminate fire at Indian border posts

November 17, 2017 Editor

Pakistan Army on Friday opened indiscriminate fire at the Indian positions near the international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector, injuring a jawan and triggering a massive retaliatory firing by the security forces. Automatic weapons and mortars were used in the unprovoked firing by the Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC), the ANI reported. Friday’s unprovoked firing was another major ceasefire violation by the Pakistani border guards. Meanwhile, the Indian Army is strongly retaliating against the Pakistani shelling. An Army jawan sustained minor injuries in the exchange…

Gunfight erupts in Tral, Qazigund

November 14, 2017 Editor

A gunfight is underway between the militants and the state government forces in Laam, Tral area of Awantipora in district Pulwama. A police official informed Kashmir Post that the Police, Army and CRPF are jointly dealing with the situation. A fierce gunfight erupted between militants and the state government forces in Nowbug Kund area of Qazigund in district Anantnag on Tuesday morning. A police official told Kashmir Post that acting on specific information, SOG Kulgam and 9RR of Army cordoned off Nowbug Kund. As the search operation was in progress…

Srinagar braves season’s coldest night, rain likely on Tuesday

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar braved the coldest night of the season with the temperature dropping below the freezing point, as the Met office said the dry spell in the Valley was likely to end this week. The temperature dipped to minus 0.7 degree Celsius–three notches below the normal–in Srinagar on Sunday night, a Met department official said. The minimum temperature at other places in the Valley, except in Kokernag in south Kashmir, stayed below the freezing point. Kokernag recorded a low of 3.degree 6 C. The minimum temperature…

Kashmir Valley may soon enjoy season’s first snowfall due to western disturbances

November 11, 2017 Editor

It seems that winter is all set to make onset over the hilly states of North India. All thanks to the fresh Western Disturbance which is approaching the Western Himalayas around November 13. Weather across Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand has been almost dry for last many days. Though on and off Western Disturbances were travelling across Western Himalayas but they were feeble in nature and thus, failed to give any weather activity over the region. First spell of winter rains in Punjab, Delhi, Hary… Dense fog to…

Centre should make road map for dialogue in J&K public: Congress

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir state unit of the Congress asked the central government today to make its road map for talks with various stakeholders public, alleging that it had made a U-turn on its Kashmir policy by appointing a special representative. “For the last three years, they have been saying that there will be no talks with those who do not want to talk under the ambit of the Constitution. Today, the BJP is saying we are open to dialogue with everyone in the state. This is the U-turn on…

BJP organises ‘Run for Unity’ in Srinagar on Sardar Patel’s 142nd birth anniversary

November 1, 2017 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh on Tuesday termed “Jammu and Kashmir as the crown of India” and said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had played the biggest role in ensuring the accession of J&K to mainland India. “Jammu and Kashmir is the crown of India and this is the message we are giving by participating in the Run for Unity in the state,” Singh told reporters in Srinagar after flagging off the ‘Run for Unity’ on the 142nd birth anniversary of the first deputy prime minister of…