The Degree College in Chinari, located in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), has become the centre of a growing dispute over land encroachment, as a powerful land mafia threatens to undermine the institution's future.
On a crisp Monday morning, as the cold wave gripped Srinagar, the iconic Dal Lake stood as a breathtaking canvas, its surface glistening under a thin layer of frost.
The training, held at Balnoi on Sunday, encompassed meticulous instructions in weapon maintenance of the newly issued self-loading rifles (SLR). VDC members were given insights into the modus operandi of regional terrorist groups and grievance redressal.
Kashmiri Pandits observe January 19 as the 'Holocaust Remembrance Day/Exodus Day' to mark their mass exodus from the Valley in 1990 when Pakistan-backed radicals threatened the minority community, forcing them to flee.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that rain and snowfall were expected in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming five days due to two western disturbance. Bandipora was turned into a white wonderland as the region received a fresh spell of snowfall on Sunday.
National Conference Additional General Secretary and former minister, Ajay Kumar Sadhotra, paid a visit in Udhampur near Jakhani on Sunday, where he met with the National Conference leaders and activists.
Security forces and police busted a hideout during a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore, police said on Sunday. Further details shall follow.