SRINAGAR — Hilal Ahmad Rather, a graduate of the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology & Science and prominent entrepreneur on Saturday joined the Peoples Conference (JKPC) in presence of PC President Sajad Gani Lone and other senior members of the party. Welcoming Rather into the fold, party President Sajad Gani Lone said that he is […]
PULWAMA — Unknown gunmen on Saturday “kidnapped” a person, said to be the brother of a militant who was recently “apprehended”, in Nikloora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official source said. They said that some pistol borne persons barged inside the house of Shakeel Ahmad Sofi son of Ghulam Mohammad and took him along […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Saturday said that providing security to all soft targets was not possible and asserted that police knows how to handle situation being a professional force. “Time and again I am saying there is no lapse on security front. Soft target was attacked who were not provided […]
SRINAGAR — Parents on Friday urged the LG administration to reopen schools for primary and middle classes in Jammu and Kashmir as life has been back to normal and almost every sector is functioning normally. Parents while talking to Kashmir News Service, expressed their concern about the closure of primary and middle schools. They said […]
SRINAGAR — In a major setback to National Conference (NC) former finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather’s son is joining Peoples conference (PC) today in Srinagar. Sources in Peoples Conference confirmed that Hilal Ahmad Rather, son of senior National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather is joining Peoples Conference (PC) […]
KARGIL — The president of India Ram Nath Kovind Friday concluded his two days visit to J&K and Ladakh during which he paid tributes to the 1999 Kargil war heroes, interacted with forces, and performed Sindhu Darshan at Leh. The president on Thursday commenced his two days visit to the twin Union Territories, including Ladakh […]
AMRITSAR — Two former senior officers of Border Security Force (BSF) feel the extension of the jurisdiction of country’s first line of defence from earlier 15km to 50km in Punjab may not help in curbing crossborder smuggling and could lead to mistrust and misunderstanding between BSF and Punjab Police, unless the former delivers quick results […]
SRINAGAR — Body of a 38-year-old man was found at a graveyard in Zaldagar area of Srinagar on Saturday morning. Official sources told that the body of 38-year-old man identified as Feroz Ahmad Tarray resident of Zaldagar was found at graveyard He said that a police party reached the spot and shifted the body to […]
NEW DELHI — Chennai Super Kings on Friday clinched their fourth Indian Premier League title after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the summit clash at Dubai International Stadium . The in-form Faf du Plessis hit a magnificent 86 off 59 balls, laced with seven fours and three sixes, to help CSK post […]
CHENNAI — In a major coup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has managed to convince Rahul Dravid to take over as head coach of the Indian men’s team. It is understood that despite saying no to the job earlier, the board officials including president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah had […]