Latest Kashmir News & Updates

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actress and theatre personality Lillete Dubey shared glimpses of her eventful Delhi visit, describing it as a joyful mix of performances, celebrations, and personal moments. The 72-year-old actress took to Instagram, where she shared a handful of pictures from her Delhi trip, including a glimpse of Kirti Kulhari with her Rajeev Siddhartha. Lillete revealed that she tried her hand at bartending and even celebrated actor Rajeev’s birthday.In the capti…

Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Tuesday arrested 25 miscreants for trying to disturb law and order in the aftermath of the suspension of a teacher and subsequent registration of a case against him after a girl student alleged harassment by him.Police said that 25 miscreants were arrested, and others have been identified when they tried to disturb law and order in the town.Police said the teacher has been booked under the relevant sections of law, and an i…

Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) Vehicular traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was restored on Thursday after three days of blockage, officials said.Traffic Department officials said the vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored after clearance of landslides that had left the highway blocked in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir for the past three days.The nearly 300-km-long highway was blocked by multiple landslides early Monday. Though the highway wa…

Jammu, April 9 (IANS) A record number of more than 23 lakh Yatris have so far paid obeisance at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, CEO of the Shrine Board said. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, told reporters on Wednesday that this year 23 lakh Yatris visited the shrine so far and this number is two lakh more than last year.He assured pilgrims coming to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine that facilities were being f…

Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps in a joint operation along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police averted a major terror incident by recovering and neutralising 14.5 kg of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Chitragam in Zainapora area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. Taking to its official X account on Wednesday, Indian Army’s Chinar Corps said: “OP CHITRAGAM, Shopian. #ChinarWarriors, in a joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice, averted a major terror …

Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Saradha chit fund company owner Sudipta Sen is set to be released from judicial custody on Thursday after getting bail in all corruption cases. He has been in judicial custody for 12 years and 11 months. He is currently lodged in the Presidency Correctional Home in West Bengal’s Kolkata.The division bench of Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj of the Calcutta High Court announced the judgment on Wednesday and granted him bail in two cases pending with the state police.As a result,…

Jammu, April 7 (J&K) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the construction of high court complexes in the Union Territory.Officials said the Chief Minister chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the progress on the construction of the new High Court complexes for the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar and Jammu wings, underscoring the need for expeditious execution of the prestigious judicial infrastructure projects, and emphasise…

Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened for passenger traffic on Tuesday after it remained closed for a day due to a landslide and shooting stones in Ramban district of J&K.Traffic department officials said this morning that passenger traffic has been allowed from both sides on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44).Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Traffic National Highway, Raja Adil, told reporters that vehicular movement has resumed on…

Udaipur, April 6 (IANS) Planning to hold Kashmir and Ladakh festivals in Chandigarh and a Punjab festival in Rajasthan, the governing body meeting of the North Zone Cultural Centre was held here on Monday under the chairmanship of Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.​ Representatives and nominated members from Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh participated in the meeting. The Additional Secretary of the Union Ministry of Cultur…

Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Legendary actor Sunil Dutt directed his actor son, Sanjay Dutt in his debut drama “Rocky”. During an episode of the celebrity talk show, “Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai”, Sanjay recalled how his father was like a ‘Hitler’ on the set.Sanjay shared, “Dad was very strict. Once he had said something, you can’t just go and ask him, “What if I do this in a different way?”. He was like Hitler on the set.”He remembered an incident from their shoot diaries in Kashmir.”Dad had already placed…