Srinagar : Authorities on Friday did not allow the mandatory weekly congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Kashmir’s head priest and Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq termed locking down of the Jamia Masjid as ‘hurting the sentiments of the people’. “In the holy month of Ramadan also, the biggest mosque of […]
Srinagar : Three militants, civilian and an army man were killed and three persons including two army men were injured in a gunfight with government forces in Dalipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning. An official said that a civilian, army man and three militants were killed and three persons including two […]
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the Bandipora rape case of a three-year-old girl and directed Inspector General of Police (Kashmir zone) to file a status report by Friday. A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Tashi Rabstan, taking notice of reports about the rape […]
Ganderbal: Another horrific rape case was reported on Tuesday as a youth has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16 year old girl in central kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. Reports said the incident came to light on Tuesday after Ganderbal police arrested a youth identified as Asif Ahmad wani son of Mohd Maqbool Wani […]
Jammu : Two suspected militants were arrested in a joint operation of Army and Police with AK-47 and cash worth crores in Gool area of Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. “Two persons have been arrested with Ak-47 rifle and a cash worth Rs 1.5 crore in Hara area of Gool in Ramban,” […]
Srinagar : Protests erupted in many parts of Srinagar city on Monday over the rape of a minor girl in Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district last week. Reports said that protests erupted in Saida Kadal, Gaw Kadal, Almagari Bazar and Shalimar areas of the city. Schools and other business establishments have also […]
Srinagar: To probe into complaints of irregularities in appointments and awarding of contracts at various departments from 2010-18, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has constituted fact-finding committees, an official spokesman said here on Saturday. The decision was taken by the administration late Friday night. The each committee would be headed by a senior officer and […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and her Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj are likely to interact during the upcoming meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kyrgyzstan later this month, a top Pakistani official said Thursday. “The two foreign ministers would be present in the meeting and in all likelihood would interact amongst […]
By: Javaid Malik Kulgam: Hundreds of families in Tangmarg, Doba and other adjoining areas of famous health resort are without proper drinking water because of defunct of water supply scheme in the area. The water supply scheme to the area is defunct from the month of December. The residents of the area said that they […]
Srinagar : Two persons were on Wednesday injured after they were fired upon by unidentified gunmen in Zainapora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Sources told KNO that unidentified gunmen fired upon two persons (Pharmacists) at Zainapora area of Shopian, leaving them seriously wounded. The duo has been identified as Irfan Hameed and Muzaffar Ahmad. […]