NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to discuss the recent series of targeted killings in Kashmir. Union Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office Dr Jitendra Singh also joined the meeting, according to NDTV report. NSA Doval is currently in North Block to meet Shah. The […]
SRINAGAR — A 60-year-old person’s dead body was fished out from river Jhelum at Kondbal Padshahi Bagh area in Srinagar on Thursday. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) the dead body of the male, having age around 60 years, was fished out from Jhelum river. After the dead body was recovered, it was […]
KULGAM — A non-local resident, posted as bank manager at Elaqahi Dehati Bank in Arreh Mohanpora village in Kulgam district was shot dead by suspected militants on Thursday. Repots said, a bank manager was fired upon by suspected militants when he was on duty at Arreh Mohanpora branch in Kulgam district, leaving him critically injured. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir witnessed partly cloudy sky during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast mainly dry weather on Thursday. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours in J&K”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 11.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 6.3 and Gulmarg […]
SHOPIAN — Three soldiers were injured in a blast inside their private hired vehicle at Sedaw area in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, the police said. They said, three soldiers were injured in a blast that took place inside private vehicle at Sedaw area of the district. The trio were shifted to […]
JAMMU — A senior official of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday called for the highest level of alertness and sharing of intelligence on the upcoming Amarnath Yatra to foil “nefarious designs” of anti-national elements and their masters from across the border. Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Singh also directed officials to conduct joint […]
SRINAGAR — A civilian was shot at and injured by suspected militants at Chidren village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports said, a civilian identified as Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Nabi Sheikh was fired upon and injured by suspected militants at Chidren village in Shopian, leaving him injured. They […]
NEW DELHI — Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting on June 3 to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and others, officials said here on Wednesday. They said besides the Lt Gov, senior functionaries of the home ministry and officials from the union territory would participate […]
JAMMU — In view of increased threat perception, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday decided to immediately post Kashmiri migrants employed under prime minister’s special package and other employees belonging to the Jammu division in “secured locations” in the Valley by June 6, officials sources said. The decision comes after a series of targeted […]
NEW DELHI — A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and the Bar Council of India (BCI) to establish the Bar Council in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The plea has alleged that failure to provide Bar Council to lawyers from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is nothing […]