At least 30 people are required to unroll the carpet. Photo: Special Arrangement The famous Hazratbal dargah in Srinagar is attracting locals for a rare spectacle this week — the washing and clipping of the largest carpet woven in Kashmir by far. The intricate marvel is 72 ft. in length and 40 ft. in width, … Read more
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday accused the Army in south Kashmir’s Kulgam of “beating up” a civilian and “normalising atrocities”. Ms. Mufti, also president of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), identified the civilian as Mushtaq Ganai from Nigeen Pora in Kund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam. … Read more
A Kashmiri boatman holds a slab of ice formed on Anchar Lake, on a cold winter day on the outskirts of Srinagar. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad “Kashmir’s harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ began on December 21 with the mercury dropping several notches below the freezing point at many places,” officials said. “Srinagar city, the summer … Read more
Three Army personnel were injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on November 1, officials said. The soldiers were patrolling Phagwari Gali area in Mendhar sector when the landmine got activated, the officials said quoting preliminary information. The injured were evacuated to a nearby medical … Read more
Teams of the Income Tax (I-T) department conducted searches at over 40 premises belonging to a business group in Kashmir and Delhi, officials said on Wednesday. “During the search operation, incriminating documents, handwritten diaries, and digital devices have been seized. Variation in stock has also been noticed in the various factories and retail outlets. Evidence of undisclosed … Read more
Army soldiers are seen near the encounter site in Gadole village of Kokernag Anantnag district, South Kashmir on September 16, 2023 | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The operation to flush out terrorists hiding in Gadole forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district entered the fifth day on September 17 as security forces widened the … Read more
A terrorist was gunned down in a gunfight as Army troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) on August 7 scuttled an infiltration attempt from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The alert troops in the Degwar sector noticed the movement of some terrorists attempting to sneak into this side … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on August 5 paid homage to three Army personnel killed in an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. “My homage to the immortal martyrdom of our brave soldiers martyred defending the country in an encounter with terrorists. … Read more
Representational image only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A large cache of drugs, including two kilograms of heroin, worth crores of rupees were seized in two separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts, police said on June 13. “Three suspected drug peddlers were also arrested in these operations,” they said. Senior Superintendent … Read more
Gunshots were heard near the residence of a BJP leader in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch. Search operations are underway. A bullet mark could also be seen at the house of the BJP leader. Security forces on Sunday launched a cordon and search operation after gunshots were fired near the house of a BJP leader in … Read more