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.
The streets were mostly deserted but private vehicles could be seen moving on the streets. Mobile internet services remained snapped as a precautionary measure.
The chief secretary chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Jammu & Kashmir Lakes & Waterways Development Authority (JKLAWDA) in Srinagar.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a women entrepreneurship function in Srinagar, Sinha said that the government was fully aware of the demand of parents for re-opening of schools in Kashmir.
Enthusiasm was witnessed across the Jammu division where the festival was celebrated with traditional zeal.
The new system has been introduced particularly for quick clearance of files following discontinuation of age-old "Durbar Move" under which government offices used to shuttle between Jammu and Srinagar during winters and summers respectively.
