SRINAGAR — State Investigation Agency (SIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in summer capital Srinagar on Friday morning as part of its investigation of a militancy related case registered at SIA. Reliable sources told news agency KDC that the sleuths of the investigating agency with the assistance of the local police and the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police along with a local rescued a woman after she attempted to commit suicide by jumping into river Jhelum in Srinagar. Police said that a woman (name withheld) had family issue that caused her instant trauma and jumped into river Jhelum in Nawakadal area of the city to commit suicide. […]
SRINAGAR — The district administration Anantnag on Thursday retrieved encroached land in Qazigund tehsil of the district. The encroached land was retrieved by revenue officials of Tehsil Qazigund from kin of former Forest minister and senior National Conference (NC) leader Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Shah. The land, measuring, 1 kanal and 18 marlas is registered as […]
NEW DELHI — India’s Haj quota for this year has been fixed at 1,75,025 according to the bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia, the government said on Thursday. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani said the ministry has had a number of interactive sessions on Haj management […]
LUCKNOW — Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan walked out of jail on Thursday, a day after the sureties required for his bail was submitted in court. Two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each were submitted on Wednesday in the special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court here. Kappan was released from jail around 9.15 am, […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCC&I) on Thursday said that there is no transparency in the ongoing anti-encroachment drive launched by the government. Addressing a news conference, Sheikh Ashiq, president of KCC&I said that there is a need to set accountability in the ongoing anti-encroachment drive and that a formal order should […]
JAMMU — A Government school teacher was arrested on Thursday for allegedly carrying out multiple blasts in Jammu. The arrested government teacher has been identified as Arif Ahmad from Reasi district of Jammu. Arif was allegedly involved in bombing the bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims that killed four people and injured 24 in May last […]
ANANTNAG — The district administration Anantnag demolished a shopping complex near stadium in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the shopping complex illegally raised by Hurriyat leader and former Mirwaiz South Kashmir, Qazi Yasir near stadium in Anantnag district has been demolished and shops have been sealed. He said, […]
SRINAGAR — Chairperson of Waqf Board, Darkshan Andrabi on Thursday said that there was no ban on Mankabat at Shrines and Masjids. “Some people are trying to use religion for their personal gains, which is unfortunate,” Andrabi said. She added there has been no ban on Mankabat, Aurad Fateh and Dua-e-Subh anywhere in the Shrines […]
SRINAGAR — The government has attached principal government degree college Qazigund for making unauthorised use of biometric and marking online attendance from different locations. According to an order, incharge principal GDC Qazigund Mujahid Ahmad has been suspended for unauthorized use of biometric device. The order reads he was directed to explain his position as to […]