JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday registered an FIR after a communally sensitive video went viral on social media, officials said. A few people were detained for allegedly sharing the video, they said, adding that the clip showed the skin of a bovine. Considering that the clip could disturb communal harmony in […]
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4 LeT OGWs Held For Grenade Blast At Sarpanch’s Residence In Baramulla: Police
SRINAGAR — Four Overground Workers of LeT militant were arrested for grenade attack on the house of a Sarpanch at Shrakwara Kreeri ten days ago, police said on Tuesday. A police officer told that on August 22, about 2100 hours, a telephonic call was received by Police Station Kreeri regarding blast like sound from village […]
17-year-old Afghan teenager arrested at Lakhanpur while on way to Kashmir
JAMMU — A 17-year-old Afghan national was on Tuesday arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police at Lakhanpur in Kathua district while on his way to Kashmir. Identified as Abdul Rehmani of Kabul, the teenager had come to India on valid travel documents in July this year as an attendant to his brother, an Afghan […]
Police recovers old Sculpture in Budgam
BUDGAM — Jammu and Kashmir Police has recovered a Sculpture from a local in Khansahib area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district after getting reports that the local was attempting to sell it. An official told that the Sculpture was recovered from the house of Nawaz Ahmad Sheikh son of Abdul Rashid Sheikh, a resident of […]
Motorcyclist killed, two injured in Qazigund accident
QAZIGUND — A motorcyclist was killed while two others were injured after a tractor and motorcycle collided with each other at Y K Pora village of Qazigund area in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday evening. Official sources told that an accident occurred when a motorcycle and a tractor had a head-on-collision at Y K […]
Sleazy advertisement leads to furore in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — An advertisement – seeking girls, house wives and widows for a leading spa in Delhi – that featured on Kashmir’s leading newspaper has caused shock and anger in the region. The advertisement placed by Walnut Adverstisers on Greater Kashmir newspaper had sought “girls, house wife’s, widows for a leading spa in New Delhi” […]
Several Budgam villages face poor mobile network connectivity
BUDGAM — The subscribers of private telecommunication companies have complained of erratic mobile services in several villages of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The residents of Kralpatheri, Rayaar, Mujhpathri, Gurwath, Chakshaira Khansahab villages said both the call connectivity and internet services in these area are poor for the past several years. They said that they cannot […]
Army’s 19 RR Sikhli organised Chinar Women’s Premier League in Dooru Anantnag
ESS ENN ANANTNAG — Army’s 19th Rashtriya Rifles SIKHLI organized the first ever Chinar Women’s Cricket Premier League for young girls in Southern part of Dooru Town in which 8 teams from different districts of the Valley are participating. The inaugural match was played between Anantnag and Kulgam on Monday. Leading Indian cricketer Yousuf Pathan […]
Police officer arrested while demanding, accepting bribe in Kathua: CBI
KATHUA — The Central Bureau of Investigation Monday said that it has arrested an assistant sub-inspector of Police Station Kathua for demanding and accepting bribe of from a complainant. In a statement, a CBI spokesperson said that a case was registered on a complaint against the accused on the allegations of demanding bribe. “It was […]
Policeman along with his mother arrested for wife’s murder in Poonch
POONCH — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a policeman for the murder of his 36-year-old wife in Poonch district. Quoting officials news agency GNS reported that the woman, a teacher by profession, was strangulated by the policeman along with his mother and the duo had placed the body at around 100 meters from the […]









