POONCH — The residents of Surankote on Poonch district on Thursday continued their protest for second consecutive day to demand the recent flash flood in the town be declared as natural calamity and provide compensation to the victims. Reports said that the protest was led by DDC member Shahnawaz Choudhary to press for their demand. […]
SRINAGAR — The weather is likely to remain dry in the next 24 hours in J&K, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Thursday. The weather was dry in the union territory during the last 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain mainly dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, said the MeT department official. […]
SRINAGAR — Militants on Wednesday evening attacked a vehicle of police party by firing upon it at Allochibagh area of Srinagar. However no injuries were reported in the incident. The police party retaliated, however militants took advantage of darkness and ran away towards built up area. Meanwhile government forces launched search operation in the area […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the National Investigation Agency of India on a plea by Kashmiri Hurriyat leader and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi challenging the agency’s decision to seize her Srinagar house, Bar and Bench reported. The report said a Division Bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and Anish […]
SRINAGAR — The Special Court in Srinagar Wednesday granted six days custody of Tehsildar Panthachowk, Majid Choudhary to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a corruption trap case. The accused Tehsildar who was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe on Tuesday, along with his another aide was produced before the Special Judge Anti-Corruption Kashmir, Srinagar on […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested five persons including husband and inlaws in a murder case of a lady at Bemina area of Srinagar. “On 27-06-2022, Police Station Batamaloo Srinagar received an information through reliable sources to the effect that at Nundresh Colony-B Bemina one lady namely Tasleema Bano, […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday said that it trapped and arrested a tehsildar and his clerk redhanded while demanding and accepting bribe in Srinagar. ACB received a written complaint, alleging therein that Majid Choudhary, Tehsildar Panthachowk, Srinagar and his office clerk Peer Waseem Ahmad were demanding ₹ 1.61 Lakh as bribe for issuing […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration on Wednesday ordered transfers and postings of five IPS officers with immediate effect. Shri B. Srinivas, IPS (RR:90), Director General of Police, Prisons, J&K, holding additional charge of Director, Fire & Emergency Services, J&K, is transferred and posted as Commandant General, HG/CD & SDRF, vice Shri […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Wednesday forecast dry and partly cloudy weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry and partly cloudy in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar registered 17.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 10.8 and […]
SRINAGAR — A man was killed while another one was injured in a road accident that took place on Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover in Srinagar district on Tuesday evening, officials said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Jehangir Ahmad Ganie and Mudasir Ahmad Ganie both residents of Parniwa Budgam were critically […]