Restrictions imposed in parts of Kathua district after violent protests at Lakanpur Toll Post

Restrictions imposed in parts of Kathua district after violent protests at Lakanpur Toll Post

Authorities on Tuesday morning imposed restrictions in areas falling under jurisdiction of two police stations in Kathua district after violent protests broke out at newly established Toll Post at Lakhanpur leaving four people injured. “Restrictions are being imposed in the jurisdiction of Police Station Kathua and Police Station Lakhanpur,” Senior Superintendent of Police Kathua Shailendra […]

Kashmir under curfew ahead of Aug 5 anniversary

Kashmir under curfew ahead of Aug 5 anniversary

Srinagar: A two-day curfew was been imposed in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday ahead of the first anniversary of the scrapping of Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said the decision was taken at the security core group meeting held on Monday in Srinagar. The meeting was […]

COVID19: Three more die, J&K toll 412

COVID19: Three more die, J&K toll 412

Srinagar: Kashmir reported three more deaths due to covid-19 , taking the fatality count due to the virus to 412 in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. They said that two among the deaths—a 65-year-old woman from Budgam and a 75-year-old man from Srinagar’s Khaniyar area— were reported at CD hospital, one of the […]

Kashmir Journalist Qazi Shibli detained under 107 CRPC, shifted to Srinagar Central Jail

Kashmir Journalist Qazi Shibli detained under 107 CRPC, shifted to Srinagar Central Jail

Srinagar: Kashmir Journalist Qazi Shibli has been booked under 107 CRPC and shifted to Srinagar Central Jail on Monday after he was summoned and eventually detained by Srinagar police last Friday. On Thursday, Shibli, the editor of The Kashmiriyat, an Anantnag based news website, received a call from the cyber police Srinagar asking him to report […]

IAS, IPS officers in J&K accused of ‘anti-national’ activity can now be fired without probe

IAS, IPS officers in J&K accused of ‘anti-national’ activity can now be fired without probe

New Delhi: Any government official in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), including senior IAS and IPS officers, can now be dismissed from service without an inquiry if found to be engaged in “anti-national” activity, ThePrint has learnt. According to sources in the J&K government, a committee has been formed under Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam to examine and […]

Pak shells forward areas along LoC in Poonch: Army

Pak shells forward areas along LoC in Poonch: Army

Jammu:  The Pakistan Army on Tuesday opened heavy fire and shelled forward areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, drawing retaliation from Indian troops, officials said. They said the Pakistan Army also heavily shelled forward areas along the LoC in Dabraj belt of Mankote sector. “At about 0700 hours, Pak army initiated […]

Curfew In Kashmir A Year After Union Territory Move, Article 370 Scrapped

Curfew In Kashmir A Year After Union Territory Move, Article 370 Scrapped

New Delhi:  Curfew has been imposed in Kashmir valley on Tuesday and Wednesday as the country’s newest Union Territory marks a year since it was formed. The Srinagar district magistrate in an order said they have got information about “separatists and Pakistan sponsored groups planning to observe August 5 as Black Day”. “…Protests are not […]