SRINAGAR — After addressing a massive public rally at Rajouri, Union Home Minister Amit Shah landed in Srinagar on Tuesday evening, officials said here. Official sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that senior civil and police officers, besides BJP leaders received Amit Shah at the Srinagar International airport. They said that Shah is […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities on Tuesday said that train service between Baramulla and Budgam section will remain suspended on October 05 in view of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Baramulla to address a public rally. According to a communique, the train service between Baramulla and Budgam section will remain suspended in connection with […]
RAJOURI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday said that post abrogation of Article 370, J&K has emerged as the ‘most secured place’ as the militancy related incidents are all time low. He said a sustained drive launched by Prime Minister Narendera Modi against militants and Hurriyat bore fruit and stones in the hands of […]
JAMMU — A 23-year-old working as a domestic help was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing Jammu and Kashmir Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia, police said. Yasir Lohar’s arrest followed a major all-night manhunt, police said in a statement, adding that his interrogation had begun. He was arrested from a field in Kanhachak area. […]
JAMMU — Authorities have decided to suspend mobile internet services in parts of Jammu and Rajouri districts till 1700 hours on Tuesday, fearing “misuse by miscreants” which may cause “deterioration in public order”. The temporary suspension of the internet services comes while Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a visit to the area. “The […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Tuesday that a domestic helper was the main accused in the killing of Hemant Kumar Lohia, Director General, Prisons. The police have also released the photographs of the accused and put out phone numbers for sharing any information about him. “In the initial investigation into the incident […]
POONCH — One person was killed and another injured when a truck they were travelling in met with an accident in Mendhar area in Poonch district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that the accident took place near Mankote Bhatakhas when the truck loaded with cement skidded off the road and fell into roadside open […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, night temperatures have started dropping across J&K and Ladakh. Srinagar recorded 9.6 degrees Celsius, […]
ANANTNAG — The Anantnag Working Journalists (AWJA) has clarified that the Sextortion accused Nadeem Nadu and Salman Shah are not associated with this association and they have never been accepted as Journalists. In a press statement AWJA has termed this incident as very unfortunate and has demanded a high level probe in the allegations levelled […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General (Prisons) Hemant K. Lohia was found murdered at his residence in Jammu on Monday night with police suspecting his domestic help as the main culprit. Director General of Police Dilbag Singh described it as an “extremely unfortunate” incident and said a manhunt had been launched to nab his […]