SRINAGAR — At least nine youths have been arrested for harassing and attacking a family in Parimpora area of Srinagar, Police said on Monday. Police said that Srinagar Police took cognisance of a video wherein a group of youths on bikes are seen harassing and attacking a family on road. They said that midnight raids […]
JAMMU — One person died and six others were injured in a mortar shell blast inside a factory in the Samba district on Saturday, officials said. A police official confirmed the death of one person and identified him as Mohan Lal. He said six persons injured in the incident inside the factory namely “Subash Chandra […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the social media guidelines for Jammu and Kashmir government employees were part of “a clear intimidation of dispossessing people” of their livelihood. She said that the authorities have become judge, jury and executioner in complete violation of the fundamental rights of people “Whether […]
UNITED NATIONS — A top UN expert on Friday asked India to immediately end the crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders and urged New Delhi to release and close all investigations initiated against them. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders made this comment days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) formally arrested […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday detained a couple from Ranbir Singh Pura area of Jammu district for their alleged links with one of the aides of Amritpal Singh. The couple Amrik Singh, a resident of Ranbir Singh Pura and his wife Paramjit Kour were detained by Jammu Police over their links with […]
JAMMU — The National Security Guard (NSG), country’s elite security forces, conducted a full fledged Anti-Hijack Drill at Jammu airport on Saturday. An official statement issued by Defence Ministry reads that this exercise involved all key stakeholders from Indian Air Force, AAI, State Government, Jammu and Kashmir police, CISF, IOC and other key players. The […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir will have Vande Bharat trains next year as Jammu-Srinagar rail link will be opened this year only, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, he also said that Kupwara and other two destinations in the Kashmir Valley will be […]
NEW DELHI — Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday night said no judge ordered a two-year jail term for any BJP leader, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, or disqualify them for continuously making comments against her family, Deccan Herald reported. As per the report, she said her brother Rahul Gandhi, a former Congress […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast widespread rain and thunderstorm in plains and snowfall in higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather was inclement during last 24 hours as rain lashed the plains while higher reaches of the Union Territory including famous hill stations Sonamarg and Gulmarg received […]
AHMEDABAD — The Ahmedabad Crime Branch in Gujarat state have registered a new FIR against Conman Kiran Patel who conned the security establishment in Kashmir into believing him to be a PMO official and got the requisite perks prior to his arrest earlier this month. An official told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com […]