New Delhi: A suspected member of militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has been arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police, officials said Tuesday. The accused, Basir Ahmad, was held from Srinagar. He was carrying a reward of Rs two lakh on his arrest, the police said. (Agencies)
Srinagar : Police have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the last month’s killing of a shopkeeper in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police officer said that the two youth Aquib Bashir and Auqib Shalla of Chesti Colony Baramulla was arrested recently and a pistol was recovered by a team of 46RR, SOG […]
Agencies New Delhi : Pakistan has decided to open its airspace for ‘all type of civilian traffic’ with immediate effect making a sort of climbdown from its July 12 stance that it would not do so until India withdraws all its fighter planes from the Indo-Pak border. Pakistan’s aviation authority on Tuesday lifted its […]
Srinagar : A person was killed in a road accident when the vehicle he was travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge on Bhrath road in Doda district. Reports said that the vehicle bearing Registration number JK-06A 4758 (Alto) met the accident near gas agency on Bharth road after it […]
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 3967 pilgrims on Tuesday left for Amarnath cave in South of Himalayas from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. The fleet of 167 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and on motorbikes. However, for Pahalgam route, 1741 male, 455 females, 35 children and 121 […]
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday appointed Dr Sunil Gupta, Associate professor GGM Science College Jammu, as Controller Examination, J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (J&KBOPEE). According to the government order No. 807 – GAD of 2019 issued by General Administration Department, in pursuance of Section 12 of the Jammu and Kashmir Board […]
NEW DELHI: The government asserted on Monday that a bill to broaden the NIA’s investigating powers is part of its policy of zero-tolerance against terrorism and is in the national interest, as Lok Sabha took up a discussion on the proposed legislation. While Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy sought the support of […]
Srinagar : The counter insurgent forces on Monday launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Qaimoh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said that that a joint team of army, Special Operations Group (SOG) of Police and CRPF has launched the operation in the area following specific inputs about the presence of militants […]
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers in central Kashmir’s Budgam district and seized contraband substance from their possession. A police spokesman in a statement said that officers at a checkpoint established near Mirgund Chowk Budgam, arrested one drug peddler. The spokesman in a statement identified the […]
Jammu : Amid tight security, 14th batch of 5,210 Amarnath pilgrims left a base camp here on Monday for the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir. As many as 8,734 pilgrims paid obeisance to Lord Shiva in the shape of Ice Lingum at the Amarnath cave shrine till Sunday night, thereby taking the total to […]