SRINAGAR — The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated guest house and sports facilities at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. He said that he had a wonderful interaction with the faculty members of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. He also talked about impact of technology on society and […]
SRINAGAR — The minimum temperatures dropped across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday with Drass town recording bone chilling minus 10.7 degrees Celsius. Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours and the same condition will continue for the next 24 hours, the Met Office said in its Saturday forecast. […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday expressed its strong discontent over delay in appointment of judges, saying, “needless to say that unless the bench is adorned by competent lawyers, the very concept of rule of law and justice suffers”. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka said: “If we […]
URI — A minor boy was injured after being attacked by a leopard in Zamboor Pattan village of Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday evening. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the boy identified as Tawseef Ahmed son of Mohammad Sadiq Tass of Zamboor Pattan was attacked by the leopard when […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of all the six life-term convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case in view of the Tamil Nadu government’s recommendation. In May, the top court had ordered the release of A.G. Perarivalan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment over the 1991 assassination of the […]
GANDERBAL — A paramilitary trooper on Friday shot himself dead with his service rifle in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Quoting an official news agency Kashmir News Observer reported that a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel shot himself with his service rifle in Dignibal area of Ganderbal today evening, resulting in his on spot death. He […]
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir police and Army on Friday busted a militant hideout at Jalamang Budhal area of Rajouri district and claimed to have recovered five hand grenades, six detonators and one AK rifle magazine with thirty bullets. Quoting Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri, Mohammad Aslam, KNO reported that the teams of Budhal […]
CHIKKAMAGALUR (KARNATAKA) — Karnataka police have detained four minors in Chikkamagalur on account of celebrating victory of Pakistan in cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup, police said on Friday. According to police, the accused had shouted pro-Pakistan slogans. The incident had taken place at N.R. Pura near Balehonnur on November 9. The boys have come out in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested four associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit at Tral area of Awantipora in Pulwama district. Jammu and Kashmir Police in a press release said that police alongwith security forces arrested four militant associates linked with proscribed militant outfit LeT and recovered explosive/incriminating materials […]
SRINAGAR — A Delhi Court has granted default bail to a 25-year-old Kashmiri youth, after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) failed to file chargesheet within the statutory period against him in a case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967, reported Live Law. According to the report, the Principal District & Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma […]