Amid freezing temperatures and bone-chilling cold wave currently gripping the Kashmir Valley, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Sunday that he would station himself in Srinagar for the next week to personally address the challenges faced by the people.
An exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces was reported in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district, police said on Sunday.
At least twelve persons, including women and men, were injured in a grenade explosion in the crowded market on Sunday near the heavily guarded tourist reception centre (TRC) in Srinagar.
In a significant political development, National Conference (NC) MP from Srinagar, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to honor the people’s mandate by addressing key issues.
Two Indian Army soldiers and two civilians were killed and three soldiers injured on Thursday evening when an Army patrol was attacked by suspected terrorists near the Nagin area of Botapathari in North Kashmir's Gulmarg.
Meanwhile, the SSP Srinagar assured the family of action under the law against the criminals.
Landslides and shooting stones on the highway have forced the authorities to suspend traffic resulting in hundreds of trucks and other vehicles stranded at various points. Snow has accumulated around the Navyug tunnel on the highway.
To begin with, 7 tehsils of Srinagar district and 21 tehsils of Jammu district would distribute the land passbooks at 28 locations with the participation of representatives of PRIs, landholders, farmers, financial institutions and line departments.
The grenade missed the target and landed near the shops shattering the windowpanes.
Police promptly arrived on the spot and, assisted by the locals, managed to arrest the thief, police sources said.
