DUSHANBE — An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude has hit eastern Tajikistan on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake struck around 5.37 am local time at a depth of about 20.5 kilometres. The epicentre appeared to be in Gorno-Badakhshan, a semi-autonomous eastern region that borders Afghanistan and China, about 67 kilometres from the […]
LAHORE — Over 60 workers, including six senior leaders, of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party were arrested on Wednesday following its mass court arrest movement over what it called the violation of fundamental rights, abuse of the Constitution and the economic meltdown. The party, however, claimed that between 500 and 700 workers and leaders have […]
JAMMU — The Jammu chapter of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association on Wednesday announced a one-day suspension of work against the decision of the administration to impose property tax in the Union Territory. Bar association president M K Bhardwaj said the decision to suspend work on Thursday was taken at a meeting which […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that it has arrested a man for sexually assaulting a minor girl at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura in Srinagar. Police said that a person namely Mohd Ashraf Lone, S/o Ali Mohd Lone R/o Tanghar Pulwama was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Government on Wednesday, in a major reshuffle, ordered transfers and postings of 50 police officers in the interest of administration. According to an order, Shri Swarn Singh Kotwal, SSP, Security, Jammu, is transfe1Ted and posted as Commandant, SDRF 1st Bn. Srinagar, against an available vacancy. Shri Aijaz […]
SRINAGAR — Job aspirants, who had applied for various posts in the Fire and Emergency Services, on Wednesday held a demonstration here demanding that the Jammu and Kashmir administration make public the report of the inquiry committee formed to probe alleged irregularities in the recruitment process. The protestors assembled at Press Colony on Residency Road […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Wednesday terminated the services of a policeman for remaining absent from duty for more than a year in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The orders to this effect was issued by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Samba, Benam Tosh. The Selection Grade Constable ( SgCT ) Amar Singh […]
JAMMU — A 28-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by his friend after the two had a heated argument over a trivial issue at a marriage function on the outskirts of Jammu, officials said on Wednesday. Arvind Singh Jamwal died on the spot after being shot by Lakhan Pratab Singh using his father’s licensed 12-bore […]
SRINAGAR — State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir on Wednesday said that it has arrested three including a woman for smuggling around 24 kilograms of narcotics worth crores of rupees from Pakistan. State Investigation Agency in a statement said, “targeting the financial networks of terror outfits with an aim to destroy its ecosystem and support structure […]
GANDERBAL — Body of a man with throat slit was found in Kullan Gund village of Kangan in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the body of a 50-year-old man namely Mohammad Shaban Najar was found at the roof top of his house in Kullan Gund village […]