Court directs police to allow Kashmiri youth languishing in Badharwah jail to appear in Class 12th examination

Court directs police to allow Kashmiri youth languishing in Badharwah jail to appear in Class 12th examination

Court has directed authorities to allow a Sopore detenue to appear in the examination. Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak had filed an application in the virtual court of Justice Sanjay Dhar seeking a direction for shifting of detenue from District Jail Bhadarwah to District Jail Baramulla or Central Jail Srinagar, so as to enable the detenue […]

Another shrine heist in Kashmir: burglars strike at Rehbab Sahab (RA) shrine, decamp with cash

Another shrine heist in Kashmir: burglars strike at Rehbab Sahab (RA) shrine, decamp with cash

Srinagar: Burglars decamped with cash at Kashmir’s revered shrine, Rehbab Sahib in Aali Kadal of Srinagar. This is the second such theft at a shrine in Srinagar in last two weeks. Earlier in the intervening night of September 12-13, burglars decamped with cash from the shrine of Dastgeer sahib in Khanyar area. Official sources told […]

NIA conducts fresh raids in Baramulla, Srinagar

NIA conducts fresh raids in Baramulla, Srinagar

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday morning conducted fresh raids in parts of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and also in Nowgam area of Srinagar, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unidentified official sources told the agency that the NIA sleuths, accompanied by paramilitary CRPF and police, raided the house of Ghulam […]

Forces recover arms, ammunition along LoC in Jammu

Forces recover arms, ammunition along LoC in Jammu

The government forces in Jammu’s Akhnoor sub-division Tuesday recovered arms and ammunition suspected to have been air-dropped in an area inside the Line of Control in the area, reported local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unidentified officials told the agency that joint teams of army and police headed by SDPO Akhnoor Ajay Sharma launched […]

Jaish militant killed in Budgam; will track his associates soon: SSP Budgam

Jaish militant killed in Budgam; will track his associates soon: SSP Budgam

Jammu and Kashmir police today said that one unidentified militant of the Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit has been killed in a gunfight at Nowhal area of Chrar-i-Shareef in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district while as his few associates are active in the area and would be tracked soon. According to a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), […]

Chrar-i-Shareef gunfight: Militant killed on second day; operation on

Chrar-i-Shareef gunfight: Militant killed on second day; operation on

A militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight which erupted on Monday evening in Charar-i-Shareef area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unidentified official sources told the agency that a militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight, however, the identity of the killed militant couldn’t […]

CS reviews Covid-19 management in Jammu GMC, AHs

CS reviews Covid-19 management in Jammu GMC, AHs

Asks to devise effective treatment Protocol for positive patients JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 21: Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam today asked Principal Government Medical College Jammu to put in place an effective protocol for treatment of Covid-19 patients and ensure doctors attend them on a regular basis. The CS was chairing a meeting to review the Covid management […]

Harassment of Journalist: Police issues statement

Harassment of Journalist: Police issues statement

Srinagar : Police Monday issued a statement with regard to a story filed by a Kashmiri Journalist. The Journalist Aqib Javed accused police of abuse and slapping.    The statement issued by police reads: “On 17.09.2020 It was reliably learnt that one story captioned “The Real Cyber Bully: Police in Kashmir Question Kashmir Twitter” was published […]

Democracies world over come together to share experiences of conducting elections during Covid 19

Democracies world over come together to share experiences of conducting elections during Covid 19

ECI hosts International Webinar on ‘Issues, Challenges and Protocols for Conducting Elections during COVID-19: Sharing Country Experiences’ Two Publications released on the occasion; India A-WEB Centre to bring out an ‘A-WEB India Journal of Elections’ CEC highlights scale of elections to be conducted in Bihar amid the Covid19 pandemic; Commission to take a decision soon […]