ESS ENN ANANTNAG — Indian Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles Kapran COB organised carrom Competition for the children at Kapran Anantnag. 42 childrens participated in Competition and were divided into two age groups i.e. below 12 and and 12 to 16 respectively. All childrens showed remarkable competitive spirit and played to win. Captain 19 Rashtriya Rifles […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities on Thursday imposed restrictions in Abi Guzar area of the city to prevent members of the Shia community from taking out any procession to mark Ashoora, the last day of the 10-day Muhurram mourning period, officials said. Restrictions have been imposed in Abi Guzar area falling under police station Kothibagh while security […]
KULGAM — A Sarpanch affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was arrested while a pistol was recovered from his possession at his home in Qaimoh area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Wednesday afternoon. Sources told that acting on specific inputs, the security forces carried out searches at his home. During the search, the Sarpanch was […]
SRINAGAR — The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the J&K Police on Wednesday arrested six persons including separatist leader Zafar Akbar Bhat and a woman from north Kashmir’s Baramulla in case registered in July last year in connection with the alleged racket of selling Pakistan-based MBBS seats and of other professional courses by Hurriyat […]
SRINAGAR — When she chose to pursue a career in journalism, Sajida Yousuf knew being a journalist was never meant to be easy in Kashmir. The 23-year-old Srinagar resident finished her master’s in journalism from the University of Kashmir in 2019 and subsequently started working as a reporter with a local news agency, Kashmir News […]
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that the politicians, journalists and activists are being punished for speaking truth in ‘Naya Kashmir.’ Talking to media persons after her mother was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today, Mehbooba said that the agencies that were meant to […]
8 other police officers also transferred in Srinagar SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday transferred several police officers including the Station House Officer (SHO), who thrashed the scribes yesterday while covering a Muharram procession at Jahangir Chowk. According to an order issued by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, a copy of which […]
Meer Irfan SHOPIAN — A 21-year-old youth was allegedly murdered over a love affair in the Shopian district of South Kashmir on Tuesday morning. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat a Police official said that the body of Shahid Ahmed Ganie son of Manzoor Ahmed Ganie, a resident of the Urpora area in Shopian Nagbal was found in the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Wednesday ordered “immediate action” against a police officer involved in “undesirable behaviour” with journalists during a Muharram procession in the city. Police on Tuesday lathicharged and thrashed a group of journalists covering a Muharram procession here, evoking criticism from various quarters. “DGP J&K […]
KUPWARA — A 58-year-old man was injured after he was attacked by a bear in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday morning. An official told that the man identified as Bashir Ahmad Mir son of Mohammad Ramzan Mir, a resident of Dodipora village in Handwara, was injured when he was attacked by the bear in […]