JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Tuesday that a domestic helper was the main accused in the killing of Hemant Kumar Lohia, Director General, Prisons. The police have also released the photographs of the accused and put out phone numbers for sharing any information about him. “In the initial investigation into the incident […]
POONCH — One person was killed and another injured when a truck they were travelling in met with an accident in Mendhar area in Poonch district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that the accident took place near Mankote Bhatakhas when the truck loaded with cement skidded off the road and fell into roadside open […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, night temperatures have started dropping across J&K and Ladakh. Srinagar recorded 9.6 degrees Celsius, […]
ANANTNAG — The Anantnag Working Journalists (AWJA) has clarified that the Sextortion accused Nadeem Nadu and Salman Shah are not associated with this association and they have never been accepted as Journalists. In a press statement AWJA has termed this incident as very unfortunate and has demanded a high level probe in the allegations levelled […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General (Prisons) Hemant K. Lohia was found murdered at his residence in Jammu on Monday night with police suspecting his domestic help as the main culprit. Director General of Police Dilbag Singh described it as an “extremely unfortunate” incident and said a manhunt had been launched to nab his […]
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on Sunday expressed serious concern and worry at the critical health condition of Altaf Ahmed Shah lodged at Tihar jail since 2017. As per the tweets of his daughter, Ruwa Shah, her father has been diagnosed with renal cancer that had metastasized and spread to other parts of […]
JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah landed in Jammu on Monday on a 3-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. He is accompanied by Union Minister Jitendra Singh and senior officers of the MHA. Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha, Chief Secretary Arun Mehta and other senior civil and police officers received the home minister at the […]
SRINAGAR — Police have arrested a person in a sextortion case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Monday — two days after a “journalist” was taken into custody following a complaint of rape and extortion. The second arrest in the case comes after Nadeem Ahmed Ganie alias Nadeem Nadu, “a self-proclaimed journalist,” […]
SRINAGAR — An army soldier died of gunshot wounds under mysterious circumstances in Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Possibility of him having committed suicide and reasons under that eventuality are being also investigated, official sources told GNS. They said the soldier identified as Rahul Bhagat son of Anand Bhagat of Maharashtra […]
SRINAGAR — Security has been stepped up across Jammu and Kashmir with additional troops being deployed on highways and vital road links while as check points have been increased in Srinagar, Baramulla, Rajouri and other parts of the UT in view of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit commencing today. A police official said […]