The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on August 20 a plea filed by over 300 Army personnel challenging registration of FIRs against them for operations in areas where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in force. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar considered the submissions of […]
Jumma: Four persons died and three others suffered injuries in flash floods following incessant rains in Jammu region, officials said today. Over two dozen houses and scores of vehicles have been damaged by the gushing waters. While two persons died in Udhampur district and two others were injured, one person each died in Jammu and […]
Two people were electrocuted and two others sustained burn injuries while repairing a water pump in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. The deceased were identified as Bushan Kumar (32) and Gurbinder (30), they said. The incident took place last evening when Bushan Kumar was repairing a water pump inside a well. […]
Srinagar : Police on Tuesday sought the help of the general public to identify a suspected thief wanted by the Nishat Police Station in ATM card theft. A police spokesperson in a statement said that Noor Alam Kumar son of Abdul Razaq Kumar resident of Danpora Brane Nishat Srinagar lodged a written complaint in Police […]
Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday said that the Pakistani people “remember the people of Kashmir and their historic sacrifices” as they celebrate their 72nd Independence Day. In his address at the Convention Centre in Islamabad, President Mamnoon congratulated the nation on what he said was the “day of true celebration”, reported Dawn News. “Pakistan […]
Baramulla: With a theme AZADI FROM DRUGS, J&K Police District Baramulla in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Education Department and Youth Services and Sports department organised an Anti-Drug rally in Baramulla Town. The rally attended by huge number of students,volunteers and prominent citizens of the town was flagged off by Nasir Ahmad Naqash Deputy […]
Srinagar : Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday congratulated Pakistan on their Independence Day today. In his tweet in Urdu language, Mirwaiz said that hope Pakistan will keep supporting Kashmir struggle like they supported in the past. He also said that the people of Kashmir pray for the peace and tranquility of […]
Taliban fighters overran a northern Afghan army base, officials said today, killing at least 14 soldiers with dozens feared captured and others said to have fled in the latest blow to the country’s security forces. Militants gained control of the base in Ghormach district of volatile Faryab province after days of heavy fighting, according to […]
Srinagar : Governor NN Vohra chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the school department in which he asked the chief secretary to consider early release of salaries of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers. “At a meeting held at the State Secretariat Governor N N Vohra called for continuing the capacity building of teachers […]
Srinagar : Indian Army on Tuesday claimed to have killed two Pakistani soldiers in “retaliatory action” in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “In retaliatory action to unprovoked ceasefire violations and repeated attempts to facilitate infiltration by Pakistan Army in Tangdhar Sector, own troops carried out calibrated operations last night in which two Pakistani […]