NEW DELHI — The NIA court here on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case in which he has previously pleaded guilty. Now, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) authorities will have to assess his financial situation and arguments on the quantum of the sentence, which will be heard on May […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre has decided to deploy additional security forces in the Kashmir Valley in wake of the recent killing of minorities in the Union Territory, security sources said here. According to the sources, around 15,000 additional para-military force personnel will be deployed soon to tackle the security situation in the Valley and […]
SRINAGAR — Three young girls (name withheld) riding on a Scooty were injured after the Scooty they were riding met with an accident near Security Line in Srinagar uptown on Thursday. Two among them are the residents of Bemina Srinagar and one is from Lawaypora. Hospital sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that three […]
NEW DELHI — Domestic cooking gas LPG price was on Thursday hiked by Rs 3.50 per cylinder, the second increase in rates this month. Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,003 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers. The hike comes on the back of a Rs […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly clear in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Thursday that mainly clear weather is expected during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain mainly clear to partly cloudy during the next 24 hours in J&K”, an official of the MeT department […]
NEW DELHI — India added 2,364 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,29,563, while the active cases declined to 15,419, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,303 with 10 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday said it cracked the case of recent militant attack on wine shop in Baramulla district in North Kashmir and arrested four militants and one associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit. Besides it recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. On Tuesday, militants lobbed grenade on wine shop […]
DOORU (ANANTNAG) — A 10-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speedy tipper in Dooru area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday evening. An official said that an unknown tipper tipper hit a boy identified as Huzaif Shabir son of Shabir Ahmad a resident of Shankerpora Dooru. He said that soon after the […]
SRINAGAR — A 22-year-old youth from Srinagar died in a road accident on Wednesday. Hospital sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a youth was brought to SMHS Hospital Srinagar from Sub District Hospital Rajpora in critical condition. Sources added that the youth identified as Imtinan Muneer Wani, a resident of Firdous Colony Bemina […]
BUDGAM — A 13-year-old Budgam boy, who had gone missing since May 13, has been traced in Jaipur city of Rajasthan state. Family members of missing boy told that Tanveer Hussain a resident of Daffpora Nasrullahpora, left from home after his parents scolded him for not studying. “When Tanveer didn’t return till late evening, family […]