SRINAGAR — Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two Hybrid militants of outfit The Resistance Front an offshoot of Lashkar-i-Toiba in Chanapora area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told GNS that two LeT/TRF hybrid militants were arrested from Chanapora area. They were planning of target killings as […]
SRINAGAR — To instill patriotic fervour among citizenry this Independence Day, the culture and tourism ministry will launch ‘Har Ghar Jhanda’ campaign under which people will be exhorted to hoist the national flag over their houses on August 15. The initiative will be part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), celebration and commemoration […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday clarified that it has no plans to disengage the employees working under Rehber-e-Khel, Rehbar-e-Janglat and NYC scheme. In a tweet, DIPR_J&K refuted the reports and clarified that it has no plans to disengage the employees working under Rehber-e-Khel, Rehbar-e-Janglat and NYC scheme. “This is to clarify […]
BARAMULLA — In a dramatic development, Touseef Raina was re-elected as president of Municipal Council Baramulla on Monday. Official sources said that Touseef, who had lost the no-confidence motion that was moved against him by councillors last month, got 11 votes out of 19 and defeated his rival Tanveer Peer who got eight votes. Touseef […]
SRINAGAR — A fast track court in Jammu on Monday held two persons guilty of kidnapping and raping a 10th standard student in the winter capital in 2014. According to prosecution the 15-year-old student was returning towards home on the fateful day when the accused namely Gharu Ram alias Bittu along with another accused Sunil […]
SRINAGAR — Government on Monday ordered removal from services of Naveen Jamwal, Civil Judge (junior division) with immediate effect. According on a government order passed by the order of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the action against Jamwal follows recommendations of the Full court of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. “The Lieutenant Governor […]
GENEVA — Even as the world is not over the pandemic yet, it is facing a significant and formidable challenge of the monkeypox outbreak that has so far infected over 100 people in about 15 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Addressing the UN’s World Health Assembly in Geneva on Sunday, WHO Director-General Tedros […]
NEW DELHI — Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said there has been no additional financial burden on Haj pilgrims despite the removal of subsidy which shows that many had only indulged in “political deceit” over the matter for decades. Inaugurating a two-day orientation-cum-training programme for Haj 2022 deputationists, he said that even […]
SRINAGAR — A local court in Srinagar on Monday adjourned the hearing in the murder case of Satish Tikoo, who was allegedly killed by ex-militant Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate, on account of the absence of petitioner and his lawyer. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the hearing in the murder case […]
BANIHAL — Taking serious note of mushrooming of illegal web news channels, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban on Monday asked police to identify all such “fake media groups” which are operating without any proper registration in the district. The decision of the District Magistrate, Ramban, Mussarat Islam to verify the “antecedents and source of […]