SRINAGAR — After being convicted in a terror funding case on May 19, a Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Wednesday pronounced two life imprisonment punishment to Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief and Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik. Malik was brought to Patiala House Court in New Delhi amid tight security in […]
NEW DELHI — Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who has been convicted in a militant funding case, told an NIA court on Wednesday that he will accept hanging if the intelligence agencies prove any militant-related activities involving him. During the course of the hearing before Special NIA Judge Praveen Singh, Malik said: “I will not […]
SRINAGAR — Parts of Srinagar observed a spontaneous shutdown on Wednesday ahead of a court’s verdict on the quantum of sentence for separatist Yasin Malik, who has been convicted in a terror funding case, officials said. Most of the shops and business establishments in Maisuma and adjoining areas, including some shops in Lal Chowk, were […]
SRINAGAR — A “faith healer” has been arrested along with two other persons by police in Shopian following the death of a woman allegedly after she was beaten up last night in the south Kashmir district, officials said on Wednesday. A police official told GNS that the woman, Souby Jan wife of Muzzafar Ahmad Sheikh […]
ANANTNAG — At least 250 sheep were killed by lightning in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, official sources said on Thursday. “The incident took place in a pasture in Hoksar area of Kokernag tehsil in Anantnag district during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday,” they said. Sheep from different low lying areas of the […]
SRINAGAR — Three Pakistani militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit and a Jammu and Kashmir Police Cop were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Najibhat crossing in Kreeri area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Najibhat crossing in Kreeri area of Baramulla district in North 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 Kreeri Baramulla following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
SRINAGAR — A baby girl from Banihal, who survived miraculously two days back, died at GB Pant hospital in Srinagar. The girl was declared dead at Sub District Hospital Banihal, however, the locals found her alive during burial in the area. The baby girl was rushed to Srinagar’s GB Pant hospital where she was undergoing […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast mainly dry weather on Thursday. “Weather is expected to remain mainly dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 11.6, Pahalgam 6.1 and Gulmarg 4.5 degrees Celsius as […]
NEW DELHI — India saw a single-day rise of 2,124 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,42,192, while the active cases rose to 14,971, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The covid-19 death toll has climbed to 5,24,507 with 17 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. […]