Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two girls from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district in connection with a militant attack on BJP leader last week. The attack had left one police cop dead while his rifle was also taken away by the militants, although the police claimed the recovery of said rifle from slain militants […]
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Girl ‘raped’ inside truck in Kulgam, driver among two held
Girl rescued & handed over to family, case registered Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two persons who are involved in raping a girl inside vehicle (truck) in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A police official told that on receipt of specific information that a girl (name withheld) was being raped […]
Mother-Son duo charred to death, six houses gutted in Haftchinar blaze
Srinagar: A 40-year-old woman and her son were charred to death after their house caught fire in Haftchinar area of Srinagar. Officials told that at least six residential houses were gutted during intervening night of Sunday-Monday in Haftchinar area of Srinagar, which falls under the jurisdiction of Shergari Police Station. “Fire broke out in a […]
Violating AYUSH ministry’s guidelines, KU allots MD seat to RRIUM’s Asst Director’s relative
Srinagar: In blatant violation of guidelines set by the Ministry of Ayush, University of Kashmir allotted an MD seat in its Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM) to the blue-eyed candidate of its Assistant Director in place of the deserving candidate. The Ministry of AYUSH conducted counseling for all India quota seats of Ayurveda, […]
J&K Admin orders closure of Schools upto 9th for 2 weeks, Classes 10-12th for week
Srinagar: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Sunday ordered closure of all educational institutions across Union Territory from 5th April, 2021 (Monday) for two weeks in view of sharp rise in Coronavirus cases in the Union Territory. The Classes upto 9th Standard shall remain closed for two weeks from 5th April (Monday) […]
Pakistan knows 370 is gone, so India shouldn’t shy away from discussing Kashmir: Former RAW Chief AS Dulat
New Delhi: India should “not shy away” from discussing Kashmir with Pakistan even if they make it their core issue for talks, according to A.S. Dulat, former chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and former Intelligence Bureau (IB) special director. In an interview, Dulat, who served as an adviser on Kashmir in the Vajpayee PMO […]
Four visually impaired cricketers cracked J&K Bank exam
Jammu: Four visually impaired cricketers namely Sahil, Abdul Raqib, Angrej Kumar and Ateeka of Cricket Association for Blind Jammu and Kashmir cracked J&K Bank Banking Associate Exam and were selected as Clerk in the J&K Bank and J&K Grameen Bank respectively. Sahil, who attained 93 marks out of 100, while Abdul Raqib clinched 89.75 marks, have […]
Suicidal Kashmiri girl returns home from Pune, with renewed faith in life!
Pune, Apr 3: A 22-year-old Kashmiri girl, who ran away from home to Pune with the intention of committing suicide, returned home with a smile and renewed hope in life, thanks to the love and care provided by a NGO. It was around a fortnight ago that the girl – identified as Rabab (to protect […]
ACB arrests former J&K Bank chairman in tender fraud case
Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday formally arrested former executive president and ex-chairman J&K Bank, Parvez Ahmad Nengroo in connection with a case of tender fraud in housekeeping. Sources told that ACB arrested Parvez in connection with a case of awarding tenders of housekeeping to a Mumbai based Company M/s SILA Solutions Pvt. Ltd […]
10 persons arrested for ‘stone pelting’ at Kakapora gunfight site: Police
Srinagar, April 3: Police on Saturday arrested ten persons for allegedly indulging in “stone pelting” on a joint team of Police, army and CRPF during a gunfight in which three local Al-Badr militants were killed at Kakapora area in south Kashmir on April 2. “Police Station Pampore have arrested ten miscreants for indulging in stone […]