NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea challenging the government’s decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir on grounds that it violated constitutional provisions. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka heard […]
BANIHAL — A 25-year-old youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a rented accommodation in Banihal area of Ramban district on Thursday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the youth identified as Rayees Ahmed Zohda (25), a driver by profession, son of Mohammad Iqbal Zohda of Chanjloo Banihal was found dead in […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was cold and dry in J&K and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Thursday that dry weather with hazy mornings is expected to continue. “Dry weather with hazy mornings is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT […]
KATHUA — Three members of a family were killed when the car in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday night, police said. Two other members of the family were injured in the accident, they said. After skidding off the […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday recovered an Ak-47 rifle and a pistol along with magazine and bullets from the house of an absconding Overground Worker (OGW), officials said. “In a joint operation, Kupwara Police and Army recovered arms and ammunition from the house of an Overground Worker (OGW) who is absconding since last many days,” […]
JAMMU — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday carried out raids at 13 places in J&K’s Jammu and Samba districts. The officials said the raids were a part of the CBI investigation into the question paper leakage of financial accounts assistants (FAAs) recruitment exam. The exam was cancelled by the government after reports […]
POONCH — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a militant hideout at Nabna village in Surankote area of Poonch district and recovered arms and ammunition. Police said that the hideout was busted after joint team of police and army launched an operation in the upper reaches of Nabana village in […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday suspended Varinder Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), Crime Branch, Jammu. He has been placed under suspension with effect from 11th November 2022, the date of his arrest in case No. FIR No.15/2022, U/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in P/S Anti Corruption Bureau, […]
SRINAGAR — Parents on Wednesday urged authorities to prepone winter vacations for at least upto 10th standard students in wake of the freezing cold conditions and absence of heating arrangements in educational institutions in Kashmir Valley. While classes upto 5th standard have been ordered to observe the winter vacations from December 1 (tomorrow), the vacations […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry and cold in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Wednesday that dry weather with hazy mornings is expected to continue. “Dry weather with hazy mornings is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. Due to clear […]