WARIS SHAH ANANTNAG — Police on Monday booked a notorious drug peddler under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Poshkreedi Sirigufwara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A Police official told that a drug peddler identified as Shabrooz Ahnad Wani son of Ab Rehman Wani of Poshkreedi Sirigufwara Anantnag has been booked under PSA. He has […]
WARIS SHAH ANANTNAG — A 19-year-old girl, riding a scooty, died in a road accident in Kapran Verinag area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir on Monday. An official told that the scooty she was riding skidded off the road and fell down, resulting in injuries to her head. The girl, Insha Jan daughter of […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K government on Monday ordered transfer of four JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to separate orders, Ms. Vivek Sharma (JKAS), Director, Animal Husbandry, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Director, Social Welfare, Jammu, against available vacancy. Krishan Lal (JKAS), Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu, has been […]
SRINAGAR — A radiology student from central Kashmir’s Budgam district was found hanging in his college in Punjab, officials said. An official told that a student identified as Umar Ahad Dev son of Abdul Ahad, a resident of Chewdara area of Budgam perusing BSC Radiology from RIMT College at GT Road, Sirhind Side, Mandi Gobindgarh, […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Sunday unveiled a dossier, claiming that it contained details of human rights violations in Kashmir. The dossier also alleged use of chemical weapons in the Kashmir valley. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi along with National Security Adviser Moeed Yousaf and Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari launched the 131-page document at a […]
JAMMU — Two alleged narcotic smugglers were arrested Sunday after 595 kg of poppy straw was recovered from their truck in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The recovery of the huge quantity of contraband substance was made during the checking of vehicles at Mansar crossing, a police spokesman said. The truck driver, […]
SRINAGAR — The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has sought an elaborate report from the J&K police on the burial of former Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who died at 92 after a prolonged illness on September 1 in Srinagar. A senior police official confirmed to The Hindu that a report was being prepared on the “sequence […]
SRINAGAR — As mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir pitch for conduct of early assembly election, the top authorities concerned with the election process say that it is too early to predict about the timing of elections which according to them won’t be mostly decided before May end next year. Authoritative Sources told Kashmir News […]
SRINAGAR — A Sub-Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police, who was critically injured on Sunday afternoon after suspected militants fired upon a police party in Khanyar area of Srinagar, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Official sources told that a Police Sub-Inspector identified as Arshid Ahmad was injured after unknown gunmen fired upon a […]
SRINAGAR — A Sub-Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police was on Sunday afternoon critically injured after suspected militants fired upon a police party in Khanyar area of Srinagar. Official sources told that a Police Sub Inspector identified as Arshid Ahmad was injured after unknown gunmen fired upon a naka party near Police Station Khanyar. “The […]