SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a blast at Nowgam police station here, and called for a comprehensive investigation to fix accountability. An accidental explosion ripped through the Nowgam police station, killing nine people and injuring 32, police said. The blast occurred on Friday night when […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Saturday said that the devastating explosion at Nowgam Police Station was an “accidental blast” that occurred during the handling of a large cache of explosives recently recovered from Faridabad. He urged people to avoid unnecessary speculation regarding the cause of the incident. […]
SRINAGAR — A Naib Tehsildar was among 9 dead and 29 others were injured after a high-intensity blast ripped through Nowgam police station in Srinagar late last night, officials said. Quoting an official, news agency Kashmir News Observer reported that the blast occurred when a confiscated explosive stored inside the police station explosive went off. […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces have demolished the house of Delhi car blast accused, Dr Umar Mohammad, in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Friday. Quoting officials, news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported that the house was demolished at around 2:30 am with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Koil village of Pulwama. The […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with 22 RR and 179 Battalion CRPF, arrested two hybrid terrorists during a joint naka operation at Sadeeq Colony, Mominabad area of Sopore town in North Kashmir on Thursday. Police said the naka was laid after specific input regarding the movement of suspicious individuals in the area. […]
SRINAGAR — Several locations in the valley’s Baramulla, Pulwama, and Shopian districts were raided on Thursday in a crackdown on subversive elements in the wake of the deadly Red Fort blast, the police said. The raids were aimed at neutralising subversive and law-defying elements, and reinforcing the overall climate of public order and civic assurance, […]
SAHARANPUR (UP) — A flight ticket has been recovered from near Dr. Adil Ahmad’s house in Saharanpur, showing he had travelled from Srinagar to Delhi on October 31, just days before the November 10 car explosion near Red Fort that killed 13 people and injured over 20. A Jammu and Kashmir native, Adil was arrested […]
SRINAGAR — Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at his residence here on Thursday. “During the cordial meeting, both leaders discussed the importance of peace, compassion and inter-faith harmony in today’s world,” Mirwaiz said in a statement. He said Sri Sri, who is visiting Kashmir after […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police has approached Interpol to issue a Red Corner Notice against Qazigund-based Dr Muzaffar in connection with the interstate ‘white collar’ terror module busted earlier this week, officials said on Thursday. Muzaffar is the brother of Dr Adeel who was amongst the eight people, including three doctors, arrested in the […]
SRINAGAR — Around 10 persons, including three government employees, have been picked up for questioning from various parts of Kashmir in connection with the ‘white collar terror’ module case, officials said. The officials said the investigators picked up the suspects from Anantnag, Pulwama and Kulgam districts during overnight raids. Police and other security agencies have […]