NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Friday convicted four operatives of the banned militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen on money laundering charges in a case linked to militant funding in Jammu and Kashmir, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said. It said the court of Additional Sessions Judge-3 (Patiala House court) will announce the punishment on February […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has suspended a principal and an Assistant Professor of Higher education department after caught red handed by Anti Corruption Bureau in Summer capital Srinagar. In an orders by principal secretary to government higher education said, “Pending inquiry into the conduct of Tariq Ahmad Ashai, principal, GDC Pattan and […]
SRINAGAR — The Union Home Ministry on Friday declared Jammu & Kashmir Ghaznavi Force as a “terrorist organization” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-1967. In a notification, the MHA has listed the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force in the first schedule of the UAPA law containing the list of such organisations. The MHA said the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir government has terminated a Superintendent Jail and a former Assistant Regional Transport officer. In two separate orders, the government has ordered termination of Saleem Ahmad Beig, Superintendent Jail, presently posted at district jail Jammu, and Abdul Majid Bhat, the then I/C ARTO Shopian, presently under suspension. According to the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection and Recruitment Board (SSRB) has finalised a list of over 2,300 successful candidates for government posts, which will reduce the staff shortage in various departments including health department, an official said on Friday. “We have finalised the list of 1,534 candidates for junior assistant posts referred to […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Friday said it will take a decision on early listing of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Friday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather remained dry in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, mainly dry weather with partly cloudy sky is expected in J&K during the next 24 hours. He said, […]
JAMMU — An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hit the Katra belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The quake struck at 5.01 am at a depth of 10 km. The epicenter was 97 kilometers east of Katra. The latitude and longitude of the earthquake were found to […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that the day was not far when all Kashmiri Pandits would return to their home land. “With God’s grace, all KPs would return to their homes in Kashmir and the day is not far,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a function at […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said, it has arrested three self-styled leaders for threatening and intimidating media persons in Srinagar. They also gave anti-national byte (statement) in a press conference yesterday, it said. Police said, three miscreants namely Suhail Khan, Nadeem Shafi Rather and Umar Majeed Wani were arrested for threatening and […]