KOHIMA — The controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers to armed forces, has been extended for another six months in Nagaland, where the army is conducting a court of inquiry into the killing of 14 civilians. The move came days after the Government of India (GoI) constituted a high-level […]
SRINAGAR — Barring Gulmarg, the temperature across Kashmir Valley dropped on Thursday with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.0°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a drop of 1.7°C than the previous night and was below minus 1.9°C below normal for […]
SRINAGAR — Six Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were slain in two different military operations at Anantnag and Kulgam districts in South Kashmir. Reports said, a gunbattle broke out between government forces and militants at Mirhama area in Kulgam district on Wednesday evening in which three militants were slain. Within hours another gunbattle broke out at Naugam […]
RAMBAN — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday claimed to have recovered missing 19-year-old girl of Ramban district from Rajasthan. A police spokesman in a statement said that on December 05, 2021, an application was received by the complainant that her daughter (name with held) was missing from her home since 04-12-2021. “In this regard, […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir government has directed district collectors that they shall not grant permission for conversion of land more than twelve and a half standard acres (12 1/2) in accordance with the procedure notified by the Revenue Board. In an order, the government has directed district collectors that while exercising powers under […]
JAMMU — Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday directed the Public Works (R&B) Department to speed up execution of works under Capex, CSS and PMGSY to make the road to every village in J&K a reality. He made this observation in the course of a review meeting on the functioning of the department, which […]
KULGAM — A 35-year-old man died in a road accident in Laroo village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Wednesday evening, an official said. An official said that an unknown vehicle hit a Scooty in Laroo area of the district, resulting in critical injuries to the Scooty rider. He was immediately shifted to the hospital but […]
SRINAGAR — Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah questioned police for “rushing to the press” if it was still investigating Hyderpora shootout. “If the SIT is “still investigating the matter” then what was the need to rush to the press with a statement yesterday? I don’t recall reading anywhere […]
SRINAGAR — Special Investigation Team of Police formed regarding Hyderpora “encounter” on Wednesday said that its investigation is still going on and warned political leaders of “appropriate penal” action for “speculative” statements for calling the investigation “Concocted Cover up Story”, “Ornamental Probe”, “Clean Chit to Killers”, “Fairy Tale of Police” etc. “Today (29.12.2021) SIT (Special […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau Wednesday said to have trapped and arrested Patwari Halqa Kathwar, Khansahib, Budgam besides his ‘agent’ on charges of ‘demanding and accepting bribe for mutation of land records’. “Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Raja Mudasir Ali Khan, Patwari, Halqa Kathwar, Khansahib, Budgam is demanding Rs. 1,00,000/- (one lakh) […]