GANDERBAL — A 17-year-old youth was found hanging in Kralampora Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday evening, official said. An official said that the a youth namely Umar Tariq S/o Tariq Ahmad R/o Kralampora Kangan was found hanging from a ceiling fan by his family members at his home this evening. A […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said an atmosphere of hate has been created in the country that is driving a wedge between various communities and called for efforts to arrest this trend. Abdullah said if the gap between the communities is to be bridged, the […]
BANDIPORA — Police on Monday claimed to have busted a militant module of Lashker-e-Taiba by arresting seven militants and their associates including a woman in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. “During the course of investigation of cases regarding the recent Bandipora encounters, Police along security forces busted a militant module of LeT by arresting an active […]
SRINAGAR — Protests by Kashmiri Pandits over the killing of Rahul Bhat by militants inside his office last week continued in Ganderbal and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Scores of Kashmiri Pandits assembled at Tulmulla in Ganderbal district to protest against the killing of their community member, the officials said. […]
GANDERBAL — A tourist drowned to death in Nallah Sindh in Gagangeer area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday afternoon. An official said that the tourist identified as Advocate, Mohammed Anwar son of Saeeduz Zafar, a resident of Abul Fazal enclave Okhla, New Delhi drowned in a Nallah at Sonamarg while performing ablution. An […]
SRINAGAR — The government of J&K has decided to put an end to the existence of Associations/Unions, which are ‘illegally’ functional in different Universities and Colleges across J&K. Higher Education Department (HED), J&K, while dispatching an official communique to different Universities of the UT and Director Colleges J&K, pointed out that various Employees/Staff/Teachers’ Association have […]
SRINAGAR — Stating that situation is worse in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference Patron and President of five party alliance Dr Farooq Abdullah said that tourism is not reflection of normalcy. Talking to reporters, Abdullah said that the everyday policeman or any civilian is being killed which reflects situation is not good in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy with thundershowers in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours. The Meteorological (MeT) department said on Monday that partly cloudy weather with thundershowers at isolated places is likely during the next 24 hours. “Partly cloudy weather with thundershower at isolated places is likely in J&K during the next […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,202 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,23,801 while the active cases dipped to 17,317, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,241 with 27 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
SHOPIAN — District Magistrate Shopian has ordered an inquiry into the killing of 22-year-old shopkeeper in the south Kashmir district on Sunday. The young man, Shoib Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulam Mohammad of Turkwangam Shopian, according o police was killed in “cross firing” between militants and joint team of CRPF and SOG Pulwama. “Regarding today’s […]