KISHTWAR — Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested Ex- militant who was absconding since 12 years in Kishtwar district of Jammu division. In a statement, the police said that Kishtwar Police have apprehended another absconder,(ex militant) who was evading arrest from the last 12 years. On a specific information received through reliable sources a […]
SRINAGAR — The Union Territory administration would soon set up the first industrial estate for women entrepreneurs. “The Women Industrial Estate will come up at Udhampur Industrial Estate in Jammu region. It will further strengthen the women entrepreneurs ecosystem in J&K,” Lt Governor Manoj Sinha announced while launching Mission ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’ in […]
SRINAGAR — India’s leaders are anxiously watching the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, fearing that it will benefit their bitter rival Pakistan and feed a long-simmering insurgency in the disputed region of Kashmir, where pro-independence forces already have a foothold. Lt. Gen. Deependra Singh Hooda, former military commander for northern India between 2014-2016, said groups based […]
JAMMU — A Jammu native allegedly involved in the murder of a 67-year-old National Conference leader, whose highly decomposed body was found in a flat at Moti Nagar in West Delhi, has been arrested, PTI reported. Identifying the arrested accused as Rajender Chaudhary alias Raju Ganja, a driver by profession, the police said he is […]
NEW DELHI — India on Tuesday expressed disappointment over “unwarranted remarks” made by the UN human rights chief on Jammu and Kashmir, saying her comments do not reflect the ground reality and any shortcomings in upholding human rights must be addressed in an impartial manner and anchored in non-interference in a country’s internal affairs. “We […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday issued a statement regarding a concocted video which is being circulated on social media. In a statement, the police said that some concocted videos of a lady namely Sweety Jan daughter of Abdul Rashid Dar resident of Wuyan have been circulated by some social media groups where in she is […]
HAROON NABI SRINAGAR — The Mission Director Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) of Social Welfare Department has surpassed the Administrative Secretary by transferring and posting 40 Supervisors as In-charge Child Development Program Officers (CDPO) which is legally the right of Tehsil Soical Welfare Officers and Assistant Child Development Program Officers (ACDPO). The order dated 11 […]
PULWAMA — Three civilians were injured after militants lobbed grenade towards a police vehicle near Rajpora chowk in Pulwama town. An official told that suspected militants hurled grenade towards a police vehicle near Shaheed park, which exploded on the road. He said that three pedestrians were injured in the attack, who were rushed to hospital […]
NEW DELHI — The United Nations UN high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet described the use of UAPA in India as “worrying and said hundreds of people remain in detention in India for exercising their right to the freedom of expression The United Nations high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday criticized […]
SRINAGAR — At a time when Srinagar is contributing to the half of the daily Covid positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir from last few weeks, district administration Srinagar has notified around 21 Micro Containment Zone and sealed these areas as per the Covid protocols. The district administration Srinagar is also going to intensify the […]