BARAMULLA — A class 8th student has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Boniyar area of Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. Quoting an official news agency Kashmir News Observer reported that the boy hanged himself to death at his residence at Bimyar village of Boniyar today. He said soon after the […]
NEW DELHI — The administration of Delhi’s famed Jama Masjid has put up notices outside the main gates banning the entry of ‘girls’, whether alone or in groups. As controversy escalated, the mosque’s Shahi Imam on Wednesday said the order is not applicable to those coming to offer prayers. The issue led to an outrage […]
SRINAGAR — The School Education Department Kashmir has proposed winter vacations in a phased manner from the first week of December for winter zone of Kashmir division. Quoting official sources news agency Kashmir News Observer reported that DSEK has forwarded a proposal to government for approval in this regard. They said DSEK has proposed that […]
ISLAMABAD — Lt Gen Asim Munir, a former head of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI, was on Thursday named as the new Army chief to succeed incumbent General Qamar Javed Bajwa, ending the suspense over the key appointment. Bajwa, 61, is scheduled to retire on November 29 after a three-year extension. He has ruled out seeking […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday carried out searches at seven locations in three districts of the Valley in connection with a case of online threat to journalists. A top police officer told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that seven locations in three districts of Kashmir valley Srinagar, Budgam and […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that the need is for a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) who can even take action against the Prime Minister and also asked the Centre to show the mechanism adopted in the appointment of an Election Commissioner (EC) last week. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by […]
SRINAGAR — Night temperatures continued to remain below the freezing point in Kashmir and Ladakh, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Thursday. It also forecast dry weather with further drop in minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Dry weather is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday claimed to have recovered a drone dropped by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Samba district. Senior Superintendent of Police Samba, Abhishek Mahajan said drone came from Pakistan side and was dropped near the LoC in Swanka area of Samba. He said as sealed packets […]
POONCH — A mother and her 4-year-old son were charred to death after an LPG cylinder caught fire and exploded inside their house in Chandimarg area of Poonch district. An official said that three other family members had a narrow escape when the incident took place. He said however, mother identified as Hamida Begum (40) […]
SRINAGAR — State Investigation Agency (SIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in central, south and north Kashmir on Thursday morning as part of its investigation of a case registered at SIA. Reliable sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the sleuths of the investigating agency with the assistance of the local police […]