JAMMU — Three each Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and sticky bombs, part of a consignment dropped by drones from across the border, were recovered on Saturday in Kathua, a senior police officer said. The recovery was made on the disclosure of a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant, who was arrested from Kathua on October 2, Additional Director […]
NEW DELHI — The CBI has “examined” former governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with two graft cases registered in Jammu and Kashmir in April based on allegations levelled by him, officials said. They said the CBI team took details of his observations earlier this week, they said. Malik was examined after his five years […]
SRINAGAR — In a swift action, authorities sealed a liquor shop that had come up near a school in the Sonwar area in the city here in violation of rules, with locals hailing the move. The liquor shop had come up opposite a Kendriya Vidyalaya and was found to be operating without the permission of […]
CHRISTCHURCH — Pakistan captain Babar Azam struck an unbeaten 79 from 53 balls and shared a 61-run partnership with Shadab Khan in a six-wicket win over New Zealand on Saturday in the Twenty20 tri-series. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson made the unusual decision to bat first after winning the toss and the Black Caps managed […]
SRINAGAR — A employee working in the Public Health Engineering department, or the Jal Shakti department, has been arrested in a sextortion case on Saturday, police said. “Third accused arrested in Rape, blackmailing and extortion case namely Showkat Ahmad Ragoo S/o Mohd Khalil Ragoo R/o Anantnag,” Srinagar Police tweeted. The third arrest in the case […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF personnel from the Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district has died of bullet wounds in Jharkhand, officials said on Saturday. Officials told GNS that the initial reports suggest that the personnel, Mehrah Ahmad of Wapora Gurez shoot himself to death with his service rifle in a camp of 218 battalion […]
SRINAGAR — Special Investigation Unit in its continuous investigation in different ULPA cases, after Pampore and Kulgam districts, conducted searches in the suspected houses in Srinagar district on Saturday. In a statement, a spokesperson said that searched were conducted in Sheeraz Colony Ganie Near Ration Ghat Soura & Shalbaf Mohalla New Colony Jinab Sahab Anchar […]
SRINAGAR — Opposition parties in Jammu & Kashmir have set up a committee comprising senior leaders of different parties to chalk out future strategy regarding the inclusion of non-locals in the revised electoral rolls of J&K. In a statement, CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami said that an All Party Meeting was held on September 10, wherein […]
SRINAGAR — In a major political development in Jammu & Kashmir, former MLA and powerful Gujjar leader Choudhary Muhammad Akram has reportedly distanced himself from Ghulam Nabi Azad-led Democratic Azad Party, sources disclosed. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Observer that former MLA Surankote Choudhary Muhammad Akram has not participated in the activities of the […]
SRINAGAR — A 21-year-old female student from north Kashmir’s Bandipora district was found hanging in a university hostel in Rajasthan, officials said here on Saturday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the girl student from Naidkhai village of Bandipora, who was pursuing Radiology at Mewar University in Rajasthan was found hanging […]