Shopian, August 28: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. An official told Kashmir Despatch that gunfight rages in Killora area of Shopain. He said earlier a joint team of forces conducted searches in the area following inputs about the presence of some militants. The officer […]
Srinagar: A policeman who was injured when a car hit a motorcycle driven by him near Chogul Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district has succumbed to injuries on Friday. Reports said that an accident took place this morning on Sopore-Kupwara near Petrol pump Chogal when a Wagon R car (JK01P-1320) hit the motorcycle (6502/05D) driven by […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a case under FIR No. 02/2020 u/s 5(1) (e) r/w section 5(2) J&K P.C. Act. Svt 2006 in PS ACB Doda against Mohammad Mukhtyar Zargar S/o late Abdul Gani Zargar, then Judicial clerk (now Naib Tehsildar) posted in the office of Deputy Commissioner, Doda for acquiring huge assets disproportionate to his […]
Lionel Messi would cost Manchester City half a billion pounds if they went ahead with what would be the biggest signing in Premier League history before the start of the season. City were thought to be considering a sensational swoop for Messi after he handed in a transfer request at Barcelona and demanded to be […]
Walmart is the latest company to want a piece of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. The world’s largest retailer made a joint bid with tech giant Microsoft to buy TikTok’s US business, according to a person close to the deal who isn’t authorised to discuss […]
Six ministers of opposition-ruled states moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking review of its order permitting the Centre to conduct NEET and JEE entrance exams this year amid the persisting COVID-19 pandemic. The review plea has been filed by ministers from West Bengal (Moloy Ghatak), Jharkhand (Rameshwar Oraon), Rajasthan (Raghu Sharma), Chhattisgarh (Amarjeet Bhagat), […]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, said on Friday he was resigning because of poor health, ending a stint at the helm of the world’s third-biggest economy during which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defences. “I cannot be prime minister if I cannot make the best decisions for the people. I […]
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, on Tuesday appointed the first batch of office-bearers of the party including the Senior Vice President. Senior leader of the Party Ghulam Hassan Mir has been appointed as the Senior Vice President of the party. The JKAP president also appointed Aijaz Ahmad Khan, Choudhary […]
Over a dozen shops were gutted in a blaze that broke out on late Thursday night in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. As per Official details available with KNS said, at least eleven shops that were gutted in fire were located at Manwan Awoora area of Kupwara. The official said the fire is suspected to have […]
New Delhi:The Centre has issued rules for a smooth functioning of the Jammu and Kashmir administration, specifying that the police, the all-India services and the anti-corruption bureau will be under the direct control of the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of the Union Territory. The rules, notified by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla under the Jammu and […]