SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast on Friday rain, thunderstorms at many places during the next 24 hours. A MeT department statement said, “Today, Rain/Thunderstorm is expected at many places of Kashmir and at scattered places of Jammu especially hilly areas. “Same […]
SRINAGAR — Kothibagh police station was gutted in an overnight blaze while one fire fighter was injured in the incident. An official said that the fire broke out from the upper floor of the building and within no time fire engulfed the whole building. They said that firefighters from F&ES swung into action and soon […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that three accused including two juveniles arrested by Police Station Ram Munshi Bagh for molesting a school girl in Srinagar. A police spokesperson said that On the afternoon of 18.05.2022, a group of drug peddlers allegedly tried to molest a school girl (name withheld), a student […]
QAZIGUND — An employee of Jal Shakti Department was killed on Thursday after being hit by a speedy vehicle at Bonigam area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. An official said that a man identified as Mehraj Ahmad Shah son of Ghulam Nabi Shah, a resident of Yarhole Babapora was injured after […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has ruled that a Sessions Judge can make reference to the High Court if the case before it involves validity of any provision of any Act, Ordinance or Regulation and if any question of law arises for consideration. The court made the ruling while disposing of […]
UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on Wednesday and emphasised that Islamabad desires peace with all its neighbours, including India, which will continue to remain elusive unless the Jammu and Kashmir issue is resolved. Pakistan’s […]
BUDGAM — A live grenade was found on Thursday in Central Kashmir Budgam’s Budran Magam area while digging the surface for an electric pole’s installation. Sourced told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a live grenade was spotted when a portion of land was being dug for the installation of an electric pole. A bomb […]
KUPWARA — Ten teachers were suspended in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district after failing to join their new place of postings that were assigned to them by the Education Department. An order copy lying with the news agency Kashmir Dot Com reads, “As reported by Zonal Education Officer Kralpora vide No. ZEO/K/489 Dated: 17.05.2022, the below […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir administration led by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Thursday appointed Prof Neelofer Khan as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir. Professor Khan was working in the department of Home Science. Sinha in a communiqué has said that, “In exercise of the powers vested under him under Section […]
NEW DELHI — The NIA court here on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case in which he has previously pleaded guilty. Now, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) authorities will have to assess his financial situation and arguments on the quantum of the sentence, which will be heard on May […]