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 […]
JAMMU — Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir stands at the threshold of transformation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday emphasised that education is the most powerful tool for equity and empowerment and it must reach every corner of the Union territory. Addressing the 19th Special Convocation of the University of Jammu here, Abdullah said, “Jammu […]
JAMMU — A rusted mortar shell was found in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. The mortar shell was noticed by some people in an open area at Balakote in the Mendhar sector, the officials said. They said the bomb disposal squad […]
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 […]
JAMMU — A three-day conference-cum-workshop on ‘AI-driven innovations in drug discovery and agriculture’ organised by the CSIR–Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) began at the Industrial Biotech Park in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Wednesday. The event aims to highlight the transformative role of artificial intelligence in advancing drug discovery and agriculture, […]
JAMMU — A man, who had been absconding for 26 years in a case of rash driving allegedly resulting in the death of a person, was arrested by the Jammu police following his deportation from the United Kingdom to India, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Naveen Kousha, a resident of Ropar in […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on the terror ecosystem in Kashmir, carrying out raids at around 500 locations linked to terrorist associates, and persons affiliated with banned organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), in the valley, officials said. The raids were based on credible intelligence inputs indicating attempts by JeI-linked elements to revive their […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday attached a residential property belonging to former Kashmir Bar Association president Mian Abdul Qayoom in connection with a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The house of Qayoom, who is in jail on charges of murder of advocate Babar Qadri, located at Bul Bul Bagh Barzulla here was […]