Jammu: Three people were arrested for allegedly running a betting racket in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said on Monday. The arrested, identified as Varinder Kumar, his assistant Rohit Kumar and Rajinder Kumar, were arrested on Sunday when they were accepting bets on a cricket match, they said. Mobile phones, notebooks with records of […]
Jammu: A batch of 724 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left Jammu today for the twin base camps in Kashmir, officials said. The pilgrims left in a convoy of 19 vehicles with detailed security arrangements in place. They are scheduled to reach the camps later in the day, they added. The 60-day yatra to the cave shrine, […]
Srinagar: Supreme Court of India Monday granted extension in protection to Major Aditya in the Shopian firing case till August 21. Three civilians were killed when Army personnel fired at protesters in Ganovpora village of Shopian on January 27 this year, prompting the then chief minister to order an inquiry into the incident. Official sources […]
Srinagar : A non-local man was found dead in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday morning. The deceased identified as Shiv Charan, a resident of Bihar state was found dead this morning at Checkote, Awantipora, a police official said, adding that police have taken the cognizance of the case. Meanwhile, police have registered […]
Srinagar : The Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, has brought out the ranking of the 63 State Agricultural Universities in the country. Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the Sher-e-Kashmir Universities of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu and Kashmir, has conveyed his greetings to Dr. Pradeep Sharma, Vice Chancellor of the Agriculture University […]
Srinagar : National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Monday carried out a search at the residence of DeM chief Asiya Andrabi at Iqbal Colony 90 feet road in Soura Srinagar. Official sources said that searches are being carried out the residence of DeM chief in connection with a “sedition case” filed against them by the central […]
PATHANKOT : Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch filed a supplementary charge sheet in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl from a minority nomadic community in Kathua before a court in Pathankot today, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police (Crime Branch) R K Jalla, accompanied by Special Public Prosecutor […]
Peshawar: Imran Khan on Monday said that he will take oath as Pakistan’s Prime Minister on August 11, according to a media report. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), led by 65-year-old Khan, has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly (NA) after the July 25 elections, but it is still short of numbers to […]
Pulwama : Hundreds of people on Monday attended funeral of a CRPF trooper who was shot dead by militants in Naira village here on Sunday night. Reports said that hundreds of mourners across Pulwama, including men, women and elderly, assembled in Niara village for the funeral procession of the slain CRPF constable, identified as Naseer Ahmad […]
Srinagar : United Jihad Council (UJC) chief Syed Salahuddin has congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan for his victory in the elections and welcomed his statement on Kashmir in his victory speech. Salahuddin, according to a statement issued today, made these remarks while chairing a high-level meeting of the UJC at Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered […]