SHOPIAN — Government of Jammu and Kashmir today named an educational institution on the name of a local slain army soldier. Official sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a function of renaming the Government Degree College Shopian here in South Kashmir was organized in which top officials from police, civil and army were […]
SRINAGAR — Amid concern expressed by Anti-Corruption Bureau, the government on Thursday made latest vigilance clearance mandatory for obtaining passport by an employee. “The passport to the citizens including Government employee is issued on the basis of verification carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The current system does not contain any mechanism as […]
KULGAM — A man was killed after being hit by a tractor in Chachumulla area of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Thursday afternoon. An official told that a pedestrian was hit by a speedy tractor near Chachimmulla, resulting in his on spot death. He identified the deceased as Javid Ahmad Ganie son of […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a 15% increase in cognisable crimes in 2020 as compared to 2019, the latest report by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed. The report said that Jammu and Kashmir (including Ladakh) registered 29,314 (including 403 cases in Ladakh) criminal cases under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or under […]
POONCH — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that the Central Government led by Bhartiya Janta Party abrogated Article 370 by selling the people of the State dreams of development but that development is nowhere in sight. “The situation is continuously deteriorating in J&K. Corruption is […]
ANANTNAG — In a strange incident at a hospital in southern district of Anatnag, rats nibbled the finger of a new born baby at Maternity and Child Care Hospital Anantnag on Wednesday. A video went viral on social media in which a lady alleged that the little finger of a new born baby was injured […]
WARIS SHAH ANANTNAG — A six-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a Creta vehicle in Tikibagh Mattan area of Anantnag on Wednesday evening, officials said. They said that one Aadim Sajad Bhat (6) son of Sajad Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Kralpora Mattan Anantnag was hit and injured by the “speeding” vehicle (JK01AN-3368) […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar Wednesday said that police will come down heavily upon drug addicts in coming days. He said even girls are involved in drug menace and it is not a good sign for the society. Speaking on the sidelines of a sports event- “Taekwondo Championship” at Indoor […]
SRINAGAR — Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir, headed by the incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has sternly warned elements trying to ‘harm communal amity and unity in Jammu and Kashmir by stoking sectarian tensions here.’ All the leading constituents of the MMU in a joint statement said that it has come to their notice that […]
POONCH — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that the BJP government has made people miserable and asked the Centre to show concern about the problems faced by the country’s citizens rather than deflecting through Afghanistan. Speaking to the media persons during her visit to Poonch, the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister further […]