SRINAGAR — A 42-year-old woman has gone missing from her native forest area in Waderbala of Zachaldara Handwara in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district since last evening. Fazi Begum, wife of Abdul Majeed Mir, as per her family, had gone to bring back the cattle from the nearby forest area. “She hasn’t returned since”, they […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Sessions Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of former militant Bitta Karate, after the lawyer appearing for the petitioner claimed that Jammu and Kashmir Police didn’t provide him security despite Supreme Court order. Pertinently, the trial proceedings against former Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Commander had begun nearly after 31 years following a […]
SRINAGAR — A Hurriyat activist from Ramban district, claimed by Police of promoting enmity between two communities and being involved in anti-national activities, has been slapped with Public Safety Act (PSA). Police sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a person identified as Mohammad Ibrahim son of Nora Gujjar, a resident of village Krawa, […]
SRINAGAR — A man died while another sustained critical injury after a passenger vehicle hit them in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar city, official sources said. They said that a passenger vehicle hit two persons at Pinchi Mandi Batamaloo. They were shifted to SMHS Hospital where one among them identified as 50-year old Nawaz Ahmed, […]
SRINAGAR — Government of Jammu and Kashmir has sought details related to pre-mature transfers made since April 2021 from each of the administrative secretaries within a period of one week. Detailing out the issue, a directive in this regard says that Para-C of the Government Order Number 861-GAD of 2010 dated 28/07/2010 provides for ‘Tenure […]
SRINAGAR — An escort vehicle of People’s Democratic Front (PDF) chairman turned turtle on Tuesday afternoon at Khansahab area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, resulting in injuries to two security personnel. Official sources said that an escort vehicle bearing registration number JK02AG-4769 of PDF chairman Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen rolled down in an orchard near Degree […]
SRINAGAR — Windstorm followed dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely during the next 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,288 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,07,689, while the active cases decreased to 19,637, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,103 with 10 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]
SHOPIAN — A civilian was killed and another was injured besides one army personnel was also injured in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Pandoshan village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Monday. The militants however have managed to flee from the site of encounter. Reports said, two civilians […]
COLOMBO — At least five people, including an MP, were killed in Sri Lanka, with over 200 others injured in the wake of the violence in the island nation, which also led to a number of houses belonging to resigned Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and other politicians, being torched. On Monday night, anti-government protesters surrounded […]