SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir produced a challan against three accused persons for producing a fake death certificate to extract insurance money fraudulently. According to a statement, challan was produced in case FIR No. 15/2008 U/S 420, 467,468,471,201,120B RPC before the court of Forest Magistrate Srinagar against Taveen Hussain Shah, […]
SRINAGAR — Cold, dry weather continued in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Wednesday that same conditions are likely to continue. “Cold dry weather with haze is expected to continue during the next 24 hours in J&K and Ladakh. “We are expecting light snowfall […]
JAMMU — Police have launched an investigation after a “blast-like” sound was heard near a checkpoint on a vital bridge here, officials said on Wednesday. The sound was heard late Tuesday night near a bridge over the Tawi river, the officials said. There was no report of any casualty or damage in the “blast”, they […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday accused the BJP of “exploiting the pain and suffering” of Kashmiri Pandits and said the government had failed to protect the minority community in Kashmir. “This government has failed to protect Kashmiri Pandits. It is only exploiting the pain and suffering of the community for […]
SRINAGAR — A senior journalist from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has been arrested by the Police, officials said here on Tuesday. A top police official told the news agency KNO that the senior journalist Khalid Gul of Anantnag has been arrested. He said he was arrested in an old case filed in 2017. Khalid Gul […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir produced a challan against six accused including 3 deceased persons for establishing fake examination centres for class 12 in Kupwara distric. According to a statement, the challan in Case FIR No. 65/2005 U/S 420, 467, 468, 471,201,120-B RPC of Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir against […]
WASHINGTON — Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc on Monday threatened to remove news from its platform if the U.S. Congress passes a proposal aimed at making it easier for news organizations to negotiate collectively with companies like Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook. Sources briefed on the matter said lawmakers are considering adding the Journalism Competition […]
PAHALGAM (ANANTNAG) — A driver in Pahalgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday returned gold worth Rs 10 lakh to a Hyderabad tourist. Abdul Rashid Wani, president Taxi Stand Movera Pahalgam told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Akaash Farooq Wani, a Tavera driver, returned gold worth Rs 10 lakh to a Hyderabad […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry and cold in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Tuesday that mainly dry weather with haze in the Valley was expected to continue. Similar dry and cold conditions would continue in Ladakh also during the next 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather […]
CHANDIGARH — Two samaritans from Punjab on Monday came forward to help a Kashmiri man whose cartons of apples were stolen after his truck overturned in Fatehgarh Sahib district. Rajwinder Singh from Patiala and Gurpreet Singh from Mohali gave a cheque of Rs 9.12 lakh to Shahid, a resident of Sopore in Baramulla district of […]