SRINAGAR — Sameer Ahmad Dar, who was thought to have been gunned down in a July 31 encounter along with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander Mohammad Ismail Alvi alias Lambu, is alive and bolstering the militant outfit’s activities in the Valley, according to people in the Indian security establishment. According to a report in Hindustan Times, the […]
SRINAGAR — Two students from Delhi Public School Srinagar have been selected to represent J&K in the regional competition for Skill India 2021 in the field of Mobile Robotics. Six teams participated in the mobile robotics competition held at Delhi Public School, Srinagar on 23rd August 2021. Each team was given the task to construct […]
MOHALI — The special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) here has dismissed the bail application of a Kashmiri student who was arrested in 2018 for his alleged involvement in terror activities, the Indian Express reported. The court of NIA special judge Karunesh Kumar, while pronouncing the order, said that after having considering the […]
SRINAGAR — The government of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered demarcation and verification of Waqf properties across the Union Territory and has asked the divisional commissioners to ensure completion of the process within a month. In an order, government has said that in the process of digitization and geo-tagging of Waqf properties, it has come […]
JAMMU — A 16-year-old resident of Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK) was apprehended by Army personnel on Tuesday after he intruded into this side in Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said here. He said Khyam Maqsood was held after he crossed the Line of Control into a forward area of the district. The teenager is a resident of […]
SRINAGAR — Amid “dearth of space” in jails of Jammu & Kashmir, the administration has declared three buildings as subsidiary jails in the Union Territory. Documents reveal that administration of the Union Territory has declared three buildings- two in south Kashmir and one in north Kashmir- as subsidiary jails. On July 29, 2021, the UT’s […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Students Association (JKSA) Tuesday expressed gratitude to External Affairs Ministry (EAM) and J&K’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for their efforts in evacuating Kashmiri Professors, who were stranded in Kabul, Afghanistan. In a statement, Spokesperson of JKSA, Nasir Khuehami said that the association appreciates the prompt and quick response from External Affairs Ministry […]
BUDGAM — A 47-year-old male body was found in TulBagh area of Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. Police sources told that a body identified as Riyaz Ahmad Rather son of Late Assadullah Rather, a resident of Wagam was found in Tulbagh area of the district. They said that as per initial reports […]
BANDIPORA — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that it had arrested six Lashkar associates in Pethkoot area in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Bandipora police in a statement said “Acting on a specific input about anti national activity in the general area of Bandipora, a Lashkar e Toiba module was busted by joint forces. […]
WARIS SHAH SRINAGAR — An employee of Power Developement Department was electrocuted on Tuesday in Jogigund Achabal area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told GNS that Ghulam Mohiuddin , a resident of Shirpora Anantnag, was injured when he came in contact with a live wire accidentally while repairing transformer. The injured person was […]