JAMMU — Several Hindu groups on Monday staged a joint protest at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi district, urging authorities to revoke the first seat allocation list for MBBS admission. They also demanded a fresh admission process and a review of existing rules to guarantee sufficient reservation for Hindus […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Dry fruit seller picked up for questioning succumbs to burn injuries
SRINAGAR — A dry fruit seller, who had set himself on fire after being picked up by police for questioning in connection with the terror module case, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here, officials said on Monday. Bilal Ahmad Wani had himself on fire on Sunday in Qazigund. He was referred to the SMHS […]
NIA arrests alleged aide of ‘suicide bomber’ Umar Nabi in Delhi car blast case
NEW DELHI — In a major breakthrough in the Red Fort area car bomb blast case, the National Investigation Agency has arrested a Kashmir resident who had allegedly conspired with “suicide bomber” Dr Umar Un Nabi to carry out the terror attack, which claimed 13 lives. Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the car involved […]
Central agencies collect samples from Nowgam Police Station blast site to analyse nature of explosives
SRINAGAR — Teams of NSG, NIA and Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) on Sunday visited the Nowgam police station blast site in Jammu and Kashmir, where nine persons died and 32 others sustained injuries in an accidental blast, officials said. The central agencies visited the site to collect samples from the scene of the blast, […]
Principal, three staffers suspended in Rajouri school over sexual abuse allegations
JAMMU — The principal and three staffers of a government higher secondary school in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district were suspended on Saturday over allegations of sexual abuse, misconduct, and inappropriate behaviour, an official said. Residents and local representatives of Ghambir Mughlan had given a written representation to the Deputy Commissioner of Rajouri, stating the […]
IED destroyed in controlled explosion in Rajouri; house damaged
JAMMU — Security forces recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, and later destroyed it in a controlled explosion, officials said. A house was partially damaged in the explosion which was carried out in Upper Bangai village of Thanamandi sub-division in the district, they said, adding that there […]
KCCI expresses shock, grief over loss of lives in Nowgam Police Station blast
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Saturday expressed profound grief and shock over the tragic loss of lives in the accidental blast at Nowgam Police Station, which claimed nine lives — including police and revenue officials — and left more than thirty others injured. Javid Ahmad Tenga, President KCCI, […]
LG Manoj Sinha pays floral tributes to nine killed in blast at Nowgam Police Station
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday paid floral tributes to the nine people killed in the accidental blast at Nowgam police station, which also left 32 injured, officials said. Sinha paid tributes to them at the Police Control Room here, they said. Officials said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal […]
CM Omar Abdullah promises compensation for buildings damaged by Nowgam Police Station blast in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the government will compensate for damages caused to nearby structures by the accidental blast at Nowgam police station. Abdullah said the government stands firmly with the victims’ families and will provide every possible support to them. “The chief minister has assured that the […]
Lone breadwinner in family, tailor killed in Nowgam Police Station blast leaves behind wife, three children
SRINAGAR — Mohammad Shafi Parray left home on Friday morning in the hope of earning livelihood for his family as he assisted the police investigators to collect samples of the explosives seized from a “white collar” terror module busted recently. Little did the 47-year-old, a tailor by profession, know the job would be his last. […]









