JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday recovered explosive gelatin sticks from a passenger bus in Jammu district. Police said that during a routine security exercise, explosive gelatin sticks were recovered from a passenger bus in Jhajjar Kotli area of Jammu district. “Bomb disposal squad was called in and the explosives were detonated,” […]
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call to stop any violence stemming from religious differences in India. His Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday that Guterres “is for the full respect of religion, for calling against any sort of hate speech or incitement and, of course, a halt to any sort of […]
SRINAGAR — The Income Tax department on Wednesday raided the residence of a luxury hotel owner in Nishat area of summer capital Srinagar. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that sleuths of the income tax department raided the residence of Feroz Ahmad Sheikh and Khalid Sheikh, both sons of Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh, who are […]
JAMMU — Three teenage boys attending a religious function on the eve of Parkashutsav in Akhnoor sub division area of Jammu district drowned in Chenab river. Officials told that during the intervening night on Tuesday and Wednesday, Parkashutsav celebration at Malpur Doomi in Akhnoor, three devotees namely Labish (17), Ansh (13) and Manish Kumar (18) […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was mainly clear in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Wednesday that rain beginning Thursday afternoon is likely to break the current spell of heatwave in the union territory. “Weather is likely to remain mainly clear during the next 24 hours with the possibility of […]
SHOPIAN — Two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Kanjikullar village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Kanjikullar […]
NEW DELHI — India must immediately end a “vicious” crackdown on Muslims who took to the streets to protest a ruling party official’s remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Two demonstrators were killed and hundreds of others arrested last week in nationwide protests over the comments, which embroiled India in a diplomatic […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Kanjikullar village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Kanjikullar village in Shopian district following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
SRINAGAR — Manpreet Singh Mani, Joint Secretary Indian Youth Congress paid rich tributes to the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Saheb on his birth anniversary on Tuesday. Manpreet said that Guru Hargobind Saheb was an apostle of peace, whose teachings shall continue to enlighten the people about good and the evil, right and the wrong […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi on Tuesday greeted people on the birth anniversary of sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Saheb. Channi recalled the selfless services of Guru Hargobind Saheb to humanity and said, “Guru Ji taught the world to follow the path of truthfulness and serve […]