SOPORE — A 20-year-old youth was killed after being hit by a train in between Hamre-Sopore railway section in the Baramulla district on Saturday evening. Officials said that a train no 04619 from Banihal to Baramulla hit a local boy namely Waseem Ahmad Sheikh a resident of Lalpora Baramulla aged near about 20 years near […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a TRF militant who had come to carry a ‘target killing’ from Eidgah area of summer capital Srinagar. A police official said that based on specific input generated by Srinagar police a search operation along with CRPF was launched at Shaheed Graveyard in […]
PULWAMA — Pulwama Police today felicitated the students of District Pulwama who have secured top positions in recently announced results of Higher Secondary part two (12th Regular) & Part ist (10th Regular) examinations of 2021-22. DC Pulwama Shri Baseer-ul-Haq Choudary was the chief guest of the felicitation event and was also attended by SSP Pulwama […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High court has dismissed the petitions moved by three retired central government officials refuting their claims. The petitioners sought permission to retain the government accommodation claiming they are Kashmiri Migrants. They had challenged the eviction orders issued by the Central government. Justice V Kameswar Rao dismissed the petitions observing, “The […]
RAJOURI — A protest was held in Rajouri town on Saturday morning after family members and relatives of a casual labour of Power Development Department (PDD) hit the roads against the government for ‘failing’ to provide medical assistance to the victim. The casual laborer identified as Mohammad Saleem of Thudi Jawahar Nagar in Rajouri was […]
KULGAM — An unidentified theive on Saturday decamped with jewellery of a woman, who barged into her house with sharp edged weapon, and tried to chop off her fingers. Reports said that an unidentified robber attacked a woman identified as Fancy Jan, wife of Mohammad Younus Rather of Zaipora Agroo with sharp-edged weapon and fled […]
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Official sources said that NIA sleuths with the assistance of Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF are carrying out raids in Kupwara, Ganderbal, Pulwama, Shopian and Baramulla district’s Sopore area. Raids are also going […]
JAMMU — With Covid cases declining in Jammu and Kashmir, the union territory’s administration will, in all likelihood, resume the Amarnath Yatra, giving devotees of Lord Shiva cause to celebrate. “We are hopeful that this year the yatra will take place as the impact of coronavirus is going down,” Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj […]
BENGALURU — A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed by the principal of a college in Tumakuru, Karnataka against some Muslim students for wearing hijab inside the college. The development comes as the Karnataka High Court Special Bench continues to hear the hijab case on a daily basis, reports claimed. The principal of Empress […]
NEW DELHI — India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,28,02,505 on Saturday with 22,270 more people testing positive for the viral disease, while the number of active cases came down to 2,53,739, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll reached 5,11,230 with 325 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. Daily COVID-19 […]