SRINAGAR — In a major reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Government on Friday ordered transfers and postings of 30 JKAS Officers in the interest of administration. According to an order, Ms. Smita Sethi, JKAS, Managing Director, SIDCO, holding additional charge of Managing Director, SICOP, is transferred and posted as Secretary in the Industries […]
SRINAGAR — Three soldiers were killed in an avalanche at Machil area of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Friday. Reports said, three soldiers of 56 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) were killed after they came under an avalanche at Machil area of the district. They said that the bodies of all the soldiers have been retrieved […]
SRINAGAR — A Special Court in Srinagar on Friday granted bail to two persons accused in online blog site “Kashmir fight” case. After hearing prosecution and defence counsels advocate Aamir Masoodi and NA Ronga, the Court of Special Additional and Sessions Judge TADA/POTA Srinagar Manjeet Singh Manhas according to news agency Kashmir Dot Com said […]
SRINAGAR — Amid online shopping frauds, international call frauds and many other such scams, the latest online fraud that is doing rounds is ‘non-payment of electricity bill’. Cyber Security Researcher Peer Tehleel Manzoor said that many people across Jammu & Kashmir are taking to social media saying they received a message asking them to pay […]
SRINAGAR — Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on Friday conducted raids at two different locations in Kulgam district in connection with killing of government teacher Rajni Bala. Special Investigation Unit (SIU) in a press statement said that it conducted raids at two different locations after obtaining search warrant from Hon’ble Court in connection with case FIR […]
SRINAGAR — The School of Law University of Kashmir on Friday organised a national seminar on ‘Law, Justice and Social Change in A Globalised World’. Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan inaugurated the day-long seminar as chief guest, while Dean Research Prof Irshad A Nawchoo was the guest of honour and Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir the […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court has declined to transfer from Tihar Jail to Srinagar Jail a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant, who is serving life term in a UAPA case, considering the law and order repercussions expressed by the authorities after evaluating the security risk. Sixty-six-year-old JeM militant Abdul Majeed Baba sought transfer to his […]
NEW DELHI — The Editors Guild of India on Friday voiced “deep concern” over recent threats issued to journalists working in Kashmir by suspected militant organisations, and the subsequent resignation of five mediapersons from their respective media outlets. “Journalists in Kashmir now find themselves in the firing line from both the state authorities as well […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry in J&K during the last 24 hours, the MeT office said. The weather office on Friday forecast dry weather with partly cloudy sky during the next 24 hours . “Dry weather with partly cloudy sky is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT said. […]
NEW DELHI — In the backdrop of recent threats to Kashmir-based journalists, an intelligence report noted that LeT militant Mukthar Baba, who now operates from Turkey, is the mastermind behind putting out a hit list accusing scribes from the Union Territory of being informers for security forces. According to police, a First Information Report, or […]