Police seeks help to identify male dead body

Police seeks help to identify male dead body

Srinagar : Police have sought help from the general people to identify the dead body recovered from Dal near Dhobi-Ghat Dargah area of the Srinagar city. A police spokesperson in a statement said: “Today Police Station Nigeen in the morning got information from a reliable source that an unidentified male dead body is lying in Dal […]

Dalai Lama bats for dialogue, reconciliation to end discords

Dalai Lama bats for dialogue, reconciliation to end discords

KARGIL : While terming the 21st century as the century of dialogue, Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama called for collective efforts to minimize discords and disagreements through the process of dialogue and reconciliation. He was addressing a huge gathering of devotees during his religious sermon at Spring Dales Public School Mulbekh here today. The Dalai […]

SSB issues 35 selection lists for 512 posts

SSB issues 35 selection lists for 512 posts

SRINAGAR : The Services Selection Board (SSB) today forwarded to the Government 35 selection lists for 512 posts in different categories. According to SSB spokesman, the selection lists include 449 posts of Forest Guards in various districts and 63 posts of Social Forestry Workers/Wildlife Foresters and Wildlife Guards for Kashmir and Jammu Divisions.  He said the […]

4 CRPF troopers injured in Bijbehara attack

4 CRPF troopers injured in Bijbehara attack

Srinagar : Militants hurled a grenade on a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Zerpora area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, leaving four personnel injured. Reports said that the militants hurled a grenade on the CRPF bunker on Bijbehara-Pahalgam road near the govt girls higher secondary school. They said the […]

Militant killed in ongoing Handwara gunfight

Militant killed in ongoing Handwara gunfight

Srinagar : A militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight at Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that a joint team of army, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon at Check Sudal village today in the afternoon. A police officer said that the gunfight broke out following the joint team of forces intensified […]

Governor visits Kupwara, reviews development scenario

Governor visits Kupwara, reviews development scenario

SRINAGAR : Continuing his public outreach programme, the Governor N.N. Vohra visited the frontier district of Kupwara to review the pace of developmental works in the district. Immediately after landing, he held a detailed interaction with the elected representatives – MPs, MLAs and MLCs. During their interactions with the Governor, the elected representatives raised several issues of […]

Kulgam, Anantnaq shuts to mourn militant killings

Kulgam, Anantnaq shuts to mourn militant killings

Srinagar : Shutdown is being observed in parts of Kulgam district and Anantnag town in south Kashmir against the killings of two militants in a gunfight with the government forces yesterday. Reports said that shutdown is being observed in Qaimoh and Khudwani area of Kulgam district and Anantnag town. They said that shops and other […]

Police sends MLAT to US; LR to follow in Shujaat Bukhari case

Police sends MLAT to US; LR to follow in Shujaat Bukhari case

Srinagar :  A Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty has been sent by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for the United States requesting for preserving data of Facebook and Twitter accounts of journalist Shujaat Bhukari, who was killed by unidentified gunmen last month, which will be followed by a Letters Rogatory for handing over the data. The request […]

Ramzan ceasefire should have been extended: Mehbooba Mufti

Ramzan ceasefire should have been extended: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar : Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said today that the decline in stone-pelting incidents in the Valley when the anti-militancy operations were suspended for Ramzan vindicated her stand that it was a positive initiative which needed to be continued to improve the situation. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, […]