SRINAGAR — A female student in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district has accused a college professor of sexually harassing her even as a committee has been constituted to probe the allegations. Quoting Principal Government Degree College Sopore, Salma Ahad news agency Kashmir News Observer reported that the student had Thursday lodged a complaint […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have averted a major tragedy by detecting and diffusing two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)’s at Frisal village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir. Police said that two IED’s, one timer and other sticky, planted by militants were detected and subsequently diffused by joint team of […]
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday grilled senior Hurriyat leader Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat for nearly 8 hours after he was summoned by the probing agency at JIC Jammu in a case related to militant and Hawala funding. Quoting a top official news agency Kashmir News Observer reported that Bhat was summoned […]
SRINAGAR — Intensifying the crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), the authorities in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district have seized thirteen properties belonging to banned outfit Jamaat-e-Islami. “In district Anantnag, properties at thirteen locations worth crores of rupees after being notified by District Magistrate Anantnag on the recommendation of SIA J&K have been sealed with restrictions on usage […]
SRINAGAR — At least four cowsheds were damaged in a massive blaze, which broke out on intervening Friday and Saturday night, at Tulbagh Shangus in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports reaching GNS said that four cow-sheds belonging to Mohammad Rafiq Khan and Abdul Majeed Khan, sons of Abdul Ayoub Khan, were gutted in a massive […]
CHANDIGARH — The Border Security Force has shot down a drone that entered from Pakistan in Punjab’s Amritsar district, officials said on Saturday. The troops fired at the drone after they noticed it sneaking into the Indian territory near Daoke village, 34 km southwest of Amritsar city, on Friday evening, the BSF said. During the […]
SRINAGAR — Night temperatures dropped below freezing point in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region during the last 24 hours. The MeT office on Saturday forecast dry weather during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. Night temperatures again dropped below the freezing […]
SRINAGAR — Provisional Selection List of the candidates for the posts of Junior Assistant/Cashier/Clerk/Store Attendant/Cadrex Clerk/Computer Cum Junior Assistant/Welfare Organizer of various Departments for UT Cadre, Divisional Cadres and various Departments for UT Cadre, Divisional Cadres and various District Cadres, advertised vide Notification No. 04 dated 16.12.2020, No. 05 dated 24.12.2020, No. 06 dated 29.12.2020 […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) President Sajad Lone said that it will be difficult to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of state into two union territories three years ago. The sole reason I would go into elections today would be to get […]
SRINAGAR — A 3-year-old girl died after slipping into Mawar Nallah in Naugam Handwara in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports reaching GNS said that one Aaliya Rafiq, daughter of Mohammad Rafiq Chechi, was alongside her sister, when she accidently fell off a bridge into Mawar Nallah. The minor girl was evacuated from the water source […]