SRINAGAR — Senior Journalist Irfan Quraishi, working in a national TV channel, who was assaulted by goons at Rajbagh area here while police has arrested five persons involved in the act and a chargesheet in this regard would likely be filed before the court on Friday. Reports said that a senior journalist was attacked by […]
Jammu & Kashmir
India’s longest escape tunnel on Banihal-Katra rail link completed
JAMMU — The 12.89 km tunnel, which is the longest escape tunnel of India, on the 111 km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Thursday, officials said. It is part of the prestigious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is the fourth tunnel on the Banihal-Katra route following the 12.75 […]
Authorities cancel junior legal assistants’ recruitment exam
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority has cancelled the examination for the post of junior legal assistants which was conducted on 13 November 2021, officials said. In a notification by member secretary MK Sharma, the authority stated that it has given the sanction to cancel the examination conducted on Saturday, 13 November 2021 […]
Biker dies after hit by vehicle in Baramulla, driver arrested
BARAMULLA — A 40-year-old man died after being hit by a vehicle near Stadium colony in Baramulla district on Thursday evening even as the driver has been arrested. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the man identified as Abdul Majeed Najar of Sumbal died on the spot when a bike he was riding […]
Crime Branch Kashmir chargesheets 5 accused for illegally encroaching govt land in Baramulla
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir produced a chargesheet against six accused persons for illegally encroaching upon government land in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a statement, chargesheet was filed in Case FIR No. 04/2015 U/S 420, 467, 468, 120-B, 447-A RPC r/w 5(2) PC Act of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir […]
Five residential houses damaged in Bemina fire incident
SRINAGAR — At least five residential houses were damaged, while a minor boy suffered burn injuries in a fire incident in Bemina erea of Srinagar on Thursday. Quoting sources news agency KNO reported that 3 residential houses were completely damaged, while two were partially damaged in the fire incident in Mansoor Colony locality of Bemina. […]
Sub-zero temperature continues in J&K
SRINAGAR — Sub-zero night temperatures with morning mist on Thursday forced people to remain indoors till the morning hours in Kashmir and Ladakh region. The weather was dry and very cold in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24 hours. “Dry, cold weather with mainly clear sky and morning mist is expected in […]
Theft case solved in Pulwama, accused arrested: Police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have solved a theft case by arresting an accused person involved in the commission of crime and recovered stolen property in Pulwama. A police spokesman in a statement said that on 07-12-2022, Police Station Litter received a written complaint from one person namely Abid Hassan Khan son […]
Nine Kashmiri Pandits killed since 2020: MHA
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai Tuesday informed Rajya Sabha that nine Kashmiri Pandits have been killed by terrorists in Kashmir since 2020. He also informed the House that there has been a “substantial decline” in militant attacks from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021. Rai said that among the […]
Suspicious object found, destroyed in Pattan
BARAMULLA — A suspicious object was on Wednesday found and destroyed by security forces in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that a suspicious object was found lying along Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway by Army’s 24 RR Unit and CRPF, following which a Bomb Disposal Squad was called […]









