SHOPIAN — Authorities in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday ordered a magisterial inquiry into an encounter between militants and government forces last month in which three militants were killed, officials said. In an order, the Shopian additional district magistrate, who is also the inquiry officer, asked people to share information about the […]
SRINAGAR — Suspected militants on Wednesday shot dead a BJP leader and Municipal Councillor while a woman was injured in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official said. They said that gunmen fired upon the BJP councilor Rakesh Pandita son of Somnath Bala from Tral Bala-C in the area, leaving him dead on the […]
In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old girl was thrown out of a moving train by an Army jawan after she resisted his attempts to molest her inside a train toilet, near Lonand in Satara district of Maharashtra. The girl, despite her injuries and trauma, narrated the ordeal and provided description about the accused, helping the […]
SRINAGAR — The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said people who are allergic to any ingredient of Covid-19 vaccine should not receive the jab. “If you are allergic to any component of the vaccine, you are advised not to take it,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “However, if you […]
Rs 33 crore released for payment of salaries of 630 teachers SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday released salary of a teacher whose son committed suicide May 28. Official sources told that Director School Education Kashmir Tassaduq Hussain Mir today released Rs 33 crores to chief education officers of Kashmir for payment […]
BUDGAM — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a militant associate and recovered incriminating material from his possession. Police in a statement said that “Acting on specific information, a special joint checkpoint was established by Police and 43Bn CRPF at Harren Saibug area of Budgam. During checking, officers apprehended a militant […]
TRAL — A man reportedly in police custody stole a rifle and fired upon a cop inside the SOG camp in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a man identified as Muhamamd Amin Malik, a resident of Nagabal Machama village of Tral surrendered before police […]
BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will host a trilateral meeting with his counterparts from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday to discuss the Afghan peace and reconciliation process, as Beijing stepped up its diplomacy with the two nations in the wake of the US troops withdrawal from the war-torn country. Wang will chair the […]
Idea of two officers of ‘Green Corridor’ eased any paced the activity SRINAGAR — World health Organization (WHO) has provided one hundred oxygen concentrators to the union territory (UT) of Ladakh on Tuesday to support the COVID-19 surge response in the mountainous region, which is one of the coldest and the most elevated inhabited places […]
ANANTNAG — Two persons from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district who were allegedly involved in militant recruitment case were shifted to Srinagar Central Jail on Wednesday. The duo were arrested for their alleged involvement in militant recruitment case. They were booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) shortly after their arrest. The duo have been identified […]