KULGAM — A non-local resident, posted as bank manager at Elaqahi Dehati Bank in Arreh Mohanpora village in Kulgam district was shot dead by suspected militants on Thursday. Repots said, a bank manager was fired upon by suspected militants when he was on duty at Arreh Mohanpora branch in Kulgam district, leaving him critically injured. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir witnessed partly cloudy sky during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast mainly dry weather on Thursday. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours in J&K”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 11.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 6.3 and Gulmarg […]
BEIJING — Four people were killed and 14 others injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Ya’an in China’s Sichuan province, authorities have confirmed. The earthquake struck Lushan county at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicentre, with a depth […]
SHOPIAN — Three soldiers were injured in a blast inside their private hired vehicle at Sedaw area in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, the police said. They said, three soldiers were injured in a blast that took place inside private vehicle at Sedaw area of the district. The trio were shifted to […]
HYDERABAD — A woman software employee, who was a native of Jammu and Kashmir, was found hanging in her flat at Nanakramguda in Gachibowli here on Wednesday. She is suspected to have been upset over an unknown issue and died by suicide, police said. The victim was identified as Kirthi Sambyal (27), from Samba in […]
PUNE — An FIR was registered against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in Maharashtra’s Pune for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through her comments on Prophet Muhammad during a television news debate, police said on Wednesday. The case was registered at Kondhwa police station on Tuesday on a complaint lodged by Abdul Gafur Pathan, a former corporator […]
JAMMU — A senior official of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday called for the highest level of alertness and sharing of intelligence on the upcoming Amarnath Yatra to foil “nefarious designs” of anti-national elements and their masters from across the border. Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Singh also directed officials to conduct joint […]
SRINAGAR — A civilian was shot at and injured by suspected militants at Chidren village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports said, a civilian identified as Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Nabi Sheikh was fired upon and injured by suspected militants at Chidren village in Shopian, leaving him injured. They […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the government over the killing of a Hindu woman teacher in Kulgam, saying Kashmiri Pandits are protesting but the BJP is busy celebrating eight years of Modi government. His remarks come a day after school teacher Renu Bala was gunned down near her school in […]
NEW DELHI — Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting on June 3 to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and others, officials said here on Wednesday. They said besides the Lt Gov, senior functionaries of the home ministry and officials from the union territory would participate […]