Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said a gunfight is underway between militants and the government forces in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “Encounter at Batpora in Handwara. SFs (Security forces) (are) on job,” police said on Twitter. A source said one militant was killed in the ongoing gunfight. However, there was no […]
Srinagar : At least seven persons were injured in a road accident at Garkote village near Magray Mode in URI town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that a passenger sumo bearing registration number no JK11 2844 on way to Uri town turned turtle in Garkote village near Magray Mode area when the driver lost […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Monday fired at the car of National Conference leader Gh Mohiudin at Murran in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, killing his personal security officer and leaving another injured. However, two of his personal security officers (PSOs) were critically injured in the attack, he said. “The attackers also decamped with two rifles,” he said. […]
SRINAGAR, : The Government today made it clear that all the Individual Arms Licenses issued from January 2017 to February 2018 have not been revoked by virtue of Order No: 922-Home of 2018 dated 12 July 2018 as has been reported by a section of the media. “Through the said order the District Magistrates have been […]
SRINAGAR, : The Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai today chaired a meeting to discuss the functioning of Education department and reviewed the status of implementation of centrally sponsored schemes in the State. The meeting was attended by Chairman BOSE Veena Pandita, Secretary School Education RigzianSampheal, Director School Education Kashmir G N Itoo, Director School […]
SRINAGAR : The Government today ordered that Secretary Information, Mr Sarmad Hafeez shall hold the additional charge of the post of Director Information & Public Relations till incumbent Director, Mr Tariq Ahmad Zargar resumes his duties. Pertinently, Mr Zargar has proceeded on leave to perform Hajj. Meanwhile, Mr Sarmad Hafeez today visited the Media Complex, […]
Srinagar, : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed charge sheet on Monday in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Srinagar, against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and other accused in the multi-crore Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam. Abdullah was out of the country when the charge sheet was […]
Srinagar : The chairman of Muslim League Jammu and Kashmir Masarat Aalam Bhat was on Monday brought from Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu to Srinagar for the hearing of a case lodged against him in police station Kralkhud Srinagar with FIR number 35 of 2008. Official sources said that Masarat Aalam was produced on Monday before 3rd […]
Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Aasiya Andrabi was today sent to one-month judicial custody by a Delhi court in connection with a case of allegedly waging war against the country. Andrabi was produced before the court along with her two women associates, after the expiry of their 10-day NIA custody. District Judge Poonam A Bamba sent the trio […]
Jammu : Two persons were detained as they were carrying the body of their friend, who died in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir after making a pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine, on a motorcycle to his Tarn Taran residence in Punjab without informing the authorities, a police official said today. The body of […]