SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Unit (SIU) Shopian on Wednesday conducted raids and carried out searches at various locations in district Shopian and Pulwama in connection with investigation of militancy related case. In district Shopian, the sleuths of SIU Shopian conducted raids and searches at two suspected locations at Zainpora and in district Pulwama, raids […]
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Srinagar UAPA Court convicts South Kashmir militant, sentences him to 15 years imprisonment
SRINAGAR — Srinagar UAPA court has convicted a State Investigation Agency (SIA) investigated militant and has convicted him for six years of imprisonment for being active member of militant organization. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that Amir Nabi Wagay son of Ghulam Nabi Wagay of Goriwan in Bijbehara area of Anantnag District was […]
Amit Shah reviews security situation, development programmes in J&K
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reviewed the security situation and development issues in Jammu and Kashmir, where four heavily-armed militants who had come from Pakistan were killed early this morning, officials said. In the pre-scheduled meeting, the home minister reviewed the prevailing security situation in the Union Territory and steps […]
Four militants killed in encounter at Sidhra: ADGP Jammu
JAMMU — The truck which was carrying the four heavily armed militants, who were killed by security forces on Wednesday morning, had a fake registration plate and tampered engine and chassis numbers, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh said. The truck loaded with husk was intercepted near Sidhra’s Tawi bridge checking point […]
Spread of militancy to Jammu region govt’s biggest failure, says Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — The government has totally failed to control militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and the militancy now spreading to the Jammu region is its “biggest failure”, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday. She said the encounter in Jammu’s Sidhra area in the morning, where four militants were killed, belied the government claims of […]
Hina Bhat’s room damaged in fire incident at Jammu Civil Secretariat
JAMMU — The retiring room of the vice chairperson of the Khadi and Village Industries Board Hina Shafi Bhat was damaged in a fire that broke out in the main building of the Civil Secretariat in Jammu on Wednesday. The fire started at the room on the top floor of the multi-floor building in the […]
75-year-old under trial prisoner dies in Kupwara
KUPWARA — A 75-year-old under trial prisoner died on intervening Tuesday and Wednesday night in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Quoting an official news agency GNS reported that one Mohammad Maqbool Khan, son of Abdul Gaffar Khan, resident of Kakroosa Villgam, already on medication, took seriously ill and was moved to SDH Kupwara, where he died […]
Airtel launches 5G services in Jammu, Srinagar
SRINAGAR — Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of its cutting-edge 5G services in Jammu and Kashmir. Airtel 5G Plus services will be available to customers in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the rollout. There will be no need to change the SIM as the existing […]
Four family members found dead under mysterious circumstances in Banihal
BANIHAL — Four of a family were found dead under ‘mysterious circumstances’ in Banihal area of Ramban district on Wednesday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that four bodies of a family including three siblings, were found inside the house in Checknarwa Chopan Pora area of Banihal. The dead family members includes mother, two […]
Intense cold grips J&K; MeT forecasts cold, dry weather for next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — The intense cold gripped Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh while dense fog affected the normal life in Jammu on Wednesday morning. “Mainly a clear sky with cold and dry weather is likely to continue in Ladakh and J&K during the next 24 hours,” IANS quoted an official of the Meteorological Department office as […]









