SRINAGAR — Unknown gunmen suspected to be militants shot dead a police cop at SD Colony Batamaloo in Kashmir capital Srinagar. An official told that militants fired upon a police cop identified as Tauseef Ahmad appointed in 2019 and injured him critically. The cop was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. […]
JAMMU — Senior Congress leader Karan Singh wants the new terminal building in Jammu airport to be named after his father, Hari Singh, who ruled the erstwhile princely state. In a letter to Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, Mr. Singh wrote that it was his father who built the airport for his personal […]
JAMMU — The Central Government has stopped distribution of free ration among the AAY and PHH/ BPL category people under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana beyond November 30. Official sources in J&K told the ‘Excelsior’ that the Union Government has no proposal to extend distribution of free ration under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann […]
SRINAGAR — Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Saturday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to shut down internet sporadically in several parts of Srinagar and other areas of the Valley has brought back “painful memories” of the communication blockade of August 5, 2019. Reportedly, internet access is shut for […]
SRINAGAR — Four people were arrested while a dummy weapon was recovered in connection with an extortion case in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. Police received a complaint on August 23 this year from Tawseef Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Rawatpora Khag, alleging that he and his neighbour Saqib Ahmed […]
SRINAGAR — NC vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir had “regressed” to such an extent that community halls built during his tenure as chief minister of the erstwhile state were being used as barracks for security forces. “My Government built community/marriage halls & demolished bunkers in Srinagar. […]
SRINAGAR — Militants escaped after a brief exchange of fire with security forces at JVC hospital in Bemina area of Srinagar on Friday, officials said. “There was a brief firefight between militants and security forces at SKIMS Hospital, Bemina. Militants managed to escape taking advantage of civilian presence,” police said.
BUDGAM — Two persons were killed after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in GogjiPathri area of Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday afternoon. An official told that an accident took place at Gogjipathri when driver lost control over his car, resulting in […]
JAMMU — At least two persons were killed while another has sustained serious injuries in a shootout incident in the outskirts of Jammu City on Friday. However, police has started investigation into the matter to ascertain the facts. Officials told that on Friday morning, an incident of shootout took place in a village of RS […]
PULWAMA — The Pulwama police have seized a huge consignment of drugs in Prichoo while a special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted to investigate the case. According to statement by Pulwama Police, following a reliable information a special team headed by Dy SP Headquarters Pulwama S M Shafi, under the directions of SSP Pulwama […]