NEWS DESK Anantnag (KIMS): District Administration Anantnag on Sunday seized two medical stores at Main town Anantnag in South Kashmir. Sources told Kashmir Independent Media Service – KIMS that two clinics, Al-Qadir Medical Store and Maqbool Pharmacy were seize by Deputy Commissioner Anantnag KK Sidha. Sidha visited many areas on Sunday to review the current […]
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Army Captain staged Amshipora encounter for Rs 20 lakh: Police charge sheet
Shopian: The Army Captain, who was involved in the alleged fake encounter in Shopian in July last year in which three youths were killed, had hatched a conspiracy along with two civilians with the motive for “grabbing” a reward money of Rs 20 lakh and also fired at the victims even before his men could […]
Police bust Lashkar hideout in Awantipora, arrests militant associate
Srinagar: Awantipora Police claimed to have busted a hideout of militant outfit (LeT) Lashkar-e-Toiba at Chandhara area of Pampore town in Pulwama district and arrested one militant associate. He has been identified as Adil Ahmad Shah son of Mohd Azad Shah, a resident of Chandhara Pampore. Police in a statement said, Police along with 50 […]
Haryana CM cancels meeting as farmers ransack venue arranged for him to speak on benefits of farm laws
Haryana: Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar’s visit to a village near Karnal in the state and his meeting with a gathering of farmers got cancelled after a group of farmers protesting against GoI’s agri-sector laws ransacked the venue. Earlier, amid preparations for the event, Haryana police had started the crackdown on the protesting farmers, […]
Srinagar Police enforces ban on smoking in public places, booked female tourist
Srinagar: From now, if people are caught smoking in open spaces particularly in public places, the city police are likely to book them under Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act. The measure is being taken to curb smoking in public places, police said on Sunday. According to news agency Kashmir Dot Com, Srinagar police on […]
LG declares heavy snowfall as natural calamity under SDRF
4×4 rescue vehicles, ambulances to be provided to Districts with immediate effect Srinagar: Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has declared heavy snowfall as State Specific Natural Calamity under (SDRF) State Disaster Fund. He said that 4×4 rescue vehicles, ambulances will be provided to Districts with immediate effect. LG also […]
AMU student shot dead
Aligarh (UP): A student of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been shot dead, police said on Sunday. The deceased Atif, a second-year BA student, was returning home on a two-wheeler with his friend late on Saturday night in the Quarsi police circle area, when the assailants opened fire. Atif fell down at the spot […]
WHO’s colour-coded country map segregates J&K, Ladakh from rest of India
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation’s map using different colours to show J&K and Ladakh from the rest of India on its website has evoked some angry reactions from the Indian diaspora in Britain. Two newly created Union Territories of India have been marked in grey colour, separate from India which appears in navy blue. […]
Forces destroy IED ‘planted’ on Gohlad-Mendhar road in Poonch
Jammu: Security forces on Sunday destroyed an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) that was recovered on Gohlad-Mendhar road in this border sub-division. An official told that the devise was recovered during night patrol by a team of police headed by SHO Mendhar Manzoor Kohli under the supervision of SDPO Mendhar Zaheer Jafri. He said that the […]
Traders ask govt to ban WhatsApp and Facebook
New Delhi: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has strongly objected the new WhatsApp privacy policy through which all kinds of personal data, payment transactions, contacts, location and other vital information of a person who is using WhatsApp will be acquired by it and can be used for any purpose by WhatsApp. In a […]