BIJBEHARA — A pedestrian was killed after he was hit by an unknown vehicle in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday. An official told that an unknown vehicle hit one pedestrian identified Ghulam Mohiuddin Rather son of Moma Rather of Chandpora Kanalwan. He said that he suffered serious injuries and was rushed to […]
Jammu & Kashmir
HC dismisses Kashmiri businessman Watali’s bail plea in militant funding case
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Shah Watali, arrested by the NIA in connection with a terror funding case, seeking bail on the ground of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watali had approached the high court challenging a trial court’s order which had denied him […]
Court turns down Yasin Malik’s plea for physical appearance in Rubaiya Sayeed abduction case
JAMMU — A court in Jammu on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against Rubaiya Sayeed, after she did not appear for her cross—examination by JKLF chief Muhammad Yasin Malik, whom she had identified as her abductor during last hearing of the case, Advocate Monika Kohli, special public prosecutor for CBI, said that Rubaiya Sayeed did […]
Govt doing every effort to make impossible things possible so that J&K youth reach to their goals: LG Sinha
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that Union government and J&K administration is doing every effort to make impossible things possible so that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir reach to their goals. Speaking on the occasion of opening ceremony of 28th Masters National Table Tennis Championship at Indoor […]
Four light intensity quakes jolt J&K in less than six hours
JAMMU — Four light intensity earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday in less than six hours. The tremors that occurred in Reasi, Doda and Udhampur districts measured 3.9, 2.6, 2.8 and 2.9 on the Richter scale, according to officials. The timings of the quakes were 2.20 a.m., 3.21 a.m., 3.44 a.m. and 8.03 a.m. […]
Partly cloudy sky, light rain at isolated places likely in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — Light rain at isolated places is likely during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Tuesday. The weather was partly cloudy during the last 24 hours. “Partly cloudy sky with chances of light rain at isolated places is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours,” […]
Army foils infiltration bid in Naushera sector, two suspected militants killed
JAMMU — Two suspected militants were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The infiltration attempt in Naushera sector was made on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, a defence spokesman said. “The reconnaissance of the […]
Civilian injured in grenade attack in Sangam
ANANTNAG — A civilian was injured in a grenade blast that took place in Sangam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday evening. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that militants hurled a grenade towards CRPF camp in Sangam, however, it missed the target and exploded outside the camp, resulting in […]
Three army personnel among five injured in Handwara road accident
SRINAGAR — Five persons including three army personnel were injured after an army vehicle collided with a load carrier in north Kashmir’s Handwara. The collision took place in Ganapora area of Kralgund. Local sources said that there was a head on collision between a load carrier (JK09C-7067) and an army vehicle. Both the vehicles suffered […]
Yasin Malik rejects court’s legal aid offer, insists on his physical appearance
JAMMU — A special court here on Monday offered legal aid to JKLF chief Yasin Malik, but he turned it down and again insisted on his physical appearance in the hearing on the killing of four Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel in 1990. Malik appeared in the hearing via video conference from Delhi’s Tihar Jail […]








