JAMMU — A case was registered against unidentified persons for allegedly removing the national flag atop a building in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. “An application was forwarded to Police Station Kandi by the Naib Tehsildar Kotranka wherein it was stated that it was reported in some sections of social […]
SRINAGAR — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has asked for immediate opening of all the religious places including Dargah Hazratbal and Jamia Masjid Srinagar for devotees that have been closed for Friday Prayers for long. In a statement, Mehbooba said that these revered places remain unjustifiably closed for […]
PUNJAB — The Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned from the post amid the ongoing political tussle with Navjot Singh Sidhu who was recently appointed as the chief of the Congress party’s Punjab unit. The resignation was announced by the senior Congress leader’s son Raninder Singh on Twitter. Singh later met […]
NEW DELHI — The suicide bomber who had attacked Kabul airport last month was caught in Delhi five years ago, the Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) has claimed, according to a report by India today. The ISIS-K claimed that the suicide bomber, named Abdur Rahman al-logri, was arrested in India five years ago when he had […]
SHOPIAN — A policeman was killed in an accident at his native village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Satiurday. They said that the policeman, Zadil Ahmad Bhat son of Bashir Ahmad Bhat of Bandpahoo Chitragam, was critically injured after hit by a speeding load carrier late last evening. Zadil was referred to […]
SRINAGAR — Sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday conducted a joint surprise check in the office of Exen Roads and Buildings (R&B) in Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A top ACB officer told that sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) is conducting joint surprise check in the office of Exen Roads […]
SRINAGAR — People were taken by surprise at a ration depot located at Kani Kadal area of Srinagar after consumers returned two bags of ration on the pretext that the bags contained “plastic rice.” A consumer, who took two bags of ration, each weighing 50 kgs to his home but he returned both bags stating […]
TRAL — A man died after faling from a walnut tree in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday morning, an official said. An official told that a man identified as Bashir Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Qadir Bhat, resident of Nigeenpora Tral fell from walnut tree and was immediately evacuated to a […]
SRINAGAR — A non local labour was killed during a brawl by his colleagues at Labartal village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday evening. A police official told that a non local labour identified as Maan Singh (35) a resident of Shahjahanpur of Uttar Pradesh was seriously injured on yesterday evening during a brawl […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday launched the Senior Citizens National Helpline ”Elderline”-14567 in J&K, at Raj Bhavan here. On the occasion, the Lt Governor also distributed motorized tricycles, prosthetic and other aids worth Rs 3.25 crore to divyangs from across the UT. The Lt Governor observed that ElderLine will serve as a vital […]