SRINAGAR — The School of Law University of Kashmir on Friday organised a national seminar on ‘Law, Justice and Social Change in A Globalised World’. Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan inaugurated the day-long seminar as chief guest, while Dean Research Prof Irshad A Nawchoo was the guest of honour and Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir the […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court has declined to transfer from Tihar Jail to Srinagar Jail a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant, who is serving life term in a UAPA case, considering the law and order repercussions expressed by the authorities after evaluating the security risk. Sixty-six-year-old JeM militant Abdul Majeed Baba sought transfer to his […]
NEW DELHI — The Editors Guild of India on Friday voiced “deep concern” over recent threats issued to journalists working in Kashmir by suspected militant organisations, and the subsequent resignation of five mediapersons from their respective media outlets. “Journalists in Kashmir now find themselves in the firing line from both the state authorities as well […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry in J&K during the last 24 hours, the MeT office said. The weather office on Friday forecast dry weather with partly cloudy sky during the next 24 hours . “Dry weather with partly cloudy sky is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT said. […]
NEW DELHI — In the backdrop of recent threats to Kashmir-based journalists, an intelligence report noted that LeT militant Mukthar Baba, who now operates from Turkey, is the mastermind behind putting out a hit list accusing scribes from the Union Territory of being informers for security forces. According to police, a First Information Report, or […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Thursday said that many media houses are irresponsibly discussing names of journalists in their debates regarding the online anonymous threat to them. Police said that media houses are requested not to fall for sensationalism in discussing names of journalists and to behave responsibly and not endanger the lives of their fellow […]
SRINAGAR — The India Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast dry weather with mainly clear to partly cloudy sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K with mainly clear to partly cloudy sky in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official said. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded […]
SRINAGAR — Amid the complaints of pesky power cuts across Kashmir, the government has increased the monthly tariff by 8-12 per cent to the consumers across Jammu and Kashmir while the people have expressed resentment against the move, appealing to the authorities to revisit the decision. The consumers received bills as per hiked tarrif, barely […]
JAMMU — Eight people were killed after a passenger vehicle Tata Sumo fell into deep gorge in Marwah area of Kishtwar district in Jammu. Reports said, the vehicle was on way from Marwah to Renie when the driver lost the control and the vehicle fell into deep gorge, resulting in death of eight persons. The […]
JAMMU — A 27-year-old Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed after being run over by a speeding truck at Narwal bypass here early Wednesday, police said. The truck driver also suffered injuries when he lost control of his vehicle and hit another parked truck, Station House Officer (SHO) of Bagh-e-Bahu Police Station Sikander Singh Chouhan […]