KUPWARA — An elderly man died after hit by a Sumo in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a speeding Sumo (JK05B-3981) hit an elderly man in Ganapora area of Kupwara falling in the jurisdiction of police station Kralgund. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Yousuf Bhat […]
RAMBAN — Jammu and Kashmir Police Wednesday that they have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in district Ramban. An official said that during a search operation in Sumbar area of Gool sub division, police recovered 179 bullets of ammunition (including AK-47 132 bullets, 7.65 mm 21 bullets, 303 mm […]
JERUSALEM — Palestinian health ministry Wednesday said that the Israeli forces have shot dead Al Jazeera’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank. The ministry said that she was hit by a live bullet while covering Israeli raids in the city of Jenin and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. “She […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in central Kashmir’s Budgam have arrested six members of a family for attacking a neighboring family and assaulting a teenage girl, whose condition is stated to be critical in the hospital. “The scuffle took place between two families over a dispute involving the construction of an interior road in […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,897 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of cases rose to 4,31,10,586, even as active cases have decreased to 19,494, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,24,157 with 54 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Wednesday that dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely to occur during the next 24 hours. An official of the department said, “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the […]
ANANTNAG — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday hit out at the BJP-led Central government after L-G Manoj Sinha was found violating rules to perform puja at an ASI protected site in the Union Territory. “So, for distraction, people are being sent behind Muslims. It includes […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat leader Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday pleaded guilty to all the charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), before a Delhi court in a case related to alleged militancy-related activities, news agency PTI reported quoting court sources. As per the report, Malik told the court that he was […]
SRINAGAR — Mission Youth J&K on Tuesday cleared the queries and issues faced by the candidates with respect to downloading admit cards for PARVAAZ Qualifying Test. In a statement issued by Mission Youth J&K to news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that some candidates who have applied under PARVAAZ Scheme are sending email/telephonic communications to […]
ANANTNAG — Two local militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Kreeri area of Dooru in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at […]