SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairperson and Islamic scholar Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has figured in a list of 500 most influential Muslims globally along with former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The annual list was brought out by the Jordan-based Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC) in collaboration with Georgetown […]
SRINAGAR — An unidentified militant was killed after forces foil infiltration bid at Jumagund area of Kupwara district in North Kashmir, police said on Monday. Police said that one Pakistani militant/infiltrator was killed by army in Jumagund area of Keran sector in Kupwara district. They said the search operation was still going on in the […]
SRINAGAR — The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Monday issued new timings for schools falling in the winter zone. In a communique, DSEK said that timings for the schools falling within Srinagar Municipal limits would be from 10 am to 3 pm and for schools falling outside the municipal limits of Srinagar and […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Monday forecast rain or snow in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. On Sunday, the UT experienced dry weather. Sonam Lotus, director of the MeT department said, “From tonight, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain/snowfall over middle & higher reaches of J&K, less […]
SRINAGAR — Following the cold weather conditions, the School Education Department is likely to issue new timing that will be subsequently be implemented from November-01. Top officials of the department said, “Keeping in view the ongoing cold weather conditions in winter zones of Kashmir division, the department will issue the new school timing.” The new […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has invited bids from registered aviation companies for renting helicopters to ensure faster mobility of its force, officials said on Sunday. Flight operations are required for carrying police officers and central armed paramilitary force (CAPF) officials in all sectors of J-K, as well as for other emergent purpose, they […]
SHOPIAN — An active militant affiliated with LeT was arrested on Sunday in Imamsahib area of Shopian district, police said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that during a Naka near Mohanpora Trenz, militant namely Aadil Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Gani Dar of Trenz Imamshab was arrested by a joint […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that police had specially focussed on wiping out foreign militants in Kashmir this year and 40 of them were killed with the result local militant recruitment also dropped significantly. “This year, our special focus was to eliminate foreign militants of various outfits operating […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday said that exams conducted by the Service Selection Board (SSB) that were cancelled by the government and will be now held afresh in the month of November and selection will purely be based on merit. Addressing a function at SKICC here, Sinha said that gone […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office on Sunday forecast inclement weather during the first week of November. “During the 1st week of November from 1st to 6th, the weather is most likely to remain generally cloudy with possibility of light to moderate rain/snowfall over […]