CRPF trooper shoots self dead in Srinagar

CRPF trooper shoots self dead in Srinagar

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personal allegedly committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle in Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar city on Thursday, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unidentified official sources told the agency that the CRPF man posted at 25 BN Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar committed suicide by […]

Advisor Khan condoles demise of ex DG Tourism

Advisor Khan condoles demise of ex DG Tourism

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 15: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan has expressed his deep shock and grief over the demise of former Director General Tourism, Muhammad Ashraf. In his condolence message, Advisor Khan termed the demise of Muhammad Ashraf as a great loss to Kashmir in particular and J&K in general. Advisor Khan said late Ashraf […]

Govt signs historic MoU with Flipkart to promote local handloom and handicrafts sector

Govt signs historic MoU with Flipkart to promote local handloom and handicrafts sector

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 15: In an important step towards the promotion of rural economy and to boost the sale of genuine exotic products of Handicrafts & Handloom sector and find new destinations for niche handmade products from Jammu & Kashmir which hold sway in the international market, the Government today signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding […]

J-K govt orders new transfer policy for employees

J-K govt orders new transfer policy for employees

The government on Thursday ordered a new transfer policy for the government employees working in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said that transfer shall be ordered in April every excluding the teaching staff and transfers to Ladakh UT, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). In a order, the government […]

“You are a terrorist, you spread terrorism”: Kashmiri student alleges harassment in Delhi

“You are a terrorist, you spread terrorism”: Kashmiri student alleges harassment in Delhi

A Kashmiri woman living in New Delhi has alleged that she was called a terrorist by her landlady during an argument over a rent dispute over the apartment in south Delhi’s East of Kailash neighbourhood. The woman has also alleged that the landlady trespassed into and vandalised her apartment in her absence. The 22-year-old woman […]

Mehbooba visits father’s graveyard

Mehbooba visits father’s graveyard

Anantnag: Two days after her release, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday visited her father’s graveyard in her hometown Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Eyewitnesses said that Mehbooba was accompanied by several senior leaders of the party when she visited her father’s graveyard. Mehbooba was released after 14 […]

One held along with narcotics in Poonch

One held along with narcotics in Poonch

Poonch: Jammu and Kashmir police seized one kilogram of narcotics during a raid last night at Mankote area of Mendhar in Poonch district. A police official said that a police party headed by SDPO Mendhar Zaheer Abbas Jafri assisted by SHO Police Station Mendhar Manzoor Kohli established a naka at Mankote on the intervening night […]

JCO injured in cross LoC firing in Rajouri

JCO injured in cross LoC firing in Rajouri

Rajouri: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Army was injured in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district, officials said on Thursday. They said that Pakistan army resorted to firing mortar shells and other arms in Sunderbani, resulting in injuries to the JCO identified as Gopalan of 17 Madras. He […]