JAMMU — The bail application of a BSF officer, the main accused in the police sub-inspector recruitment scam case, was again rejected by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday, the fifth since his arrest by the CBI in the matter in October last year. Justice Sanjay Dhar, while rejecting the bail application of […]
JAMMU — At least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a road accident in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The CRPF personnel were on patrolling duty when the Jammu-bound truck hit their vehicle from behind at Mand near Tikri along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur district at around […]
PULWAMA — The Muslims in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district once again set an example of communal harmony and brotherhood by helping in performing the last rites of a 70-year-old Kashmiri Pandit in Batapora Wahibugh village of the district. Parry Lal Pandit, a resident of Wahibugh Pulwama died on Tuesday. Pandit was a known figure in […]
GANDERBAL — At least nine persons were injured in a road accident in Thune area of Kangan in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that a load carrier turned turtle near Thune area of Kangan in Ganderbal district today morning, leaving nine persons injured. The official, according to […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit in Singhpora, Pattan area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir. Police in a press release said, during naka checking at Singhpora, Pattan, joint forces of Baramulla Police, Army’s 29 RR and 2 Bn SSB noticed a […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) on Tuesday deferred all the Computer Based Examinations till further intimation. The Board in a tweet said, the examinations for various posts scheduled from March 16 to April 5, 2023 are deferred till further intimation. The Computer Based Examinations for various posts scheduled w.e.f. 16.03.2023 […]
SRINAGAR — Pleasant weather with bright sunshine will continue in Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The weather was dry and sunny in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, pleasant weather with bright sunshine is likely to continue in J&K […]
SRINAGAR — A teacher has been arrested for sexually harassing and inappropriately touching a minor girl in Chanapora area of Srinagar, Police said on Tuesday. Police said, a tuition teacher namely Abdul Wahid Bhat son of Abdul Rehman Bhat, a resident of Khan Colony Chanapora, Srinagar was arrested for sexually harassing and inappropriately touching a […]
SRINAGAR — A man was hospitalized on Tuesday evening after he was allegedly attacked by in-laws in Narkara area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The man namely Zubair Ahmad Ganie son of Mohammad Shaban Ganie, a resident of Narkara Budgam was attacked by in-laws at Narkara village of the district, news agency KDC reported. The […]
NEW DELHI — The Swiss firm IQAir in its ‘World Air Quality Report’ released on Tuesday ranked India the world’s eighth most polluted country in 2022, dropping from fifth place the previous year. In the list of most polluted cities in the world, out of the 50 cities, 39 are in India. Chad, Iraq, Pakistan, […]