LEH — The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday started taking up cases from the Union Territory of Ladakh by way of virtual hearing thereby allowing litigants and lawyers to appear and plead their cases from Ladakh itself, Bar and Bench reported. Acting Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan, who hails from Ladakh, as per the […]
JAMMU — A policeman was injured on Saturday when a group of agitated people pelted law enforcement agencies with stones during an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu. The incident took place in the Malik Market area along the Narwal bypass where the district administration had deployed some earthmover machines to dismantle a car showroom built on […]
NEW DELHI — A 40-year-old Kashmiri businessman, who was abducted by his two business partners from Delhi’s Kashmiri Gate area, was rescued from Punjab, an official said on Saturday. After six hours, Delhi Police along with its counterpart Punjab Police managed to rescue the victim and nabbed the kidnappers from Phagwara in Punjab. The accused […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities on Saturday demolished the outer walls of Advocate Shabnam Lone’s residence in Kral Sangri Nishat area of Srinagar. Quoting an official, news agency KDC reported that a team of the Revenue Department Srinagar led a demolition drive to reclaim State/Kacharai land under Khasra no 3557 from the encroacher Advocate Shabnam Lone. […]
SRINAGAR — A land of around 1 kanal recorded in the possession of SMC (State Land) under Khasra No. 437 Min in Estate Rampora in Tehsil Shalteng in summer capital Srinagar that was transferred in favour of a private individual through an auction notice, was sealed by Srinagar administration on Saturday. Reports said that the […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities on Saturday demolished outer wall of a former bureaucrat Farooq Renzu Shah’s residence near Srinagar airport. Quoting an official, news agency KDC reported that the outer wall, the main gate of the former bureaucrat Farooq Renzu Shah’s residence, was demolished in Friends enclave, near the airport as part of the government’s […]
SRINAGAR — A 25-year-old woman from Shopian district of South Kashmir on Saturday jumped into the river Jhelum in Srinagar and her body was recovered jointly by river police and SDRF team. Quoting reports, news agency KDC reported that the woman identified as Marifa Jan (25) wife of Amir Ahmad Hajam, a resident of Nayad […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Saturday discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Jamia violence case. Additional Sessions Judge Arul Verma discharged them in a case registered at the Jamia Nagar police station in 2019. However, Imam will continue to remain in jail as he is an accused in […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Wikipedia due to the website’s refusal to remove allegedly offensive or blasphemy material. Earlier, the telecom regulator had degraded the portal’s services in the country, The News reported Saturday. When a PTA spokesperson was contacted late Friday night and inquired about the blocking of Wikipedia, the […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday ordered transfers and postings of four Assistant Directors of Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) with immediate effect. According to an order, Mr. Shohab Latief, JKAS, Assistant Director, Ramban, is transferred and posted as Assistant Director (South), Srinagar, against an available vacancy. […]