NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of a father to hand over the body of his son, who was killed in the Hyderpora encounter in Kashmir in November last year. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala said once buried the body should not be disturbed and the […]
Jammu & Kashmir
CMO shuts Operation Theatre of Ramzaan Hospital, bans surgeries pending inquiry
SRINAGAR — After two back-to-back cases of alleged medical negligence at the privately-run Ramzaan Hospital, the authorities have this time swung into action by sealing the Operation Theatre of the hospital while directing the concerned not to carry out any surgical procedures till the completion of the inquiry. Officials said that after taking note of […]
Mainly cloudy sky with light rain at isolated places in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) office said on Monday that Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness cloudy sky with light rain at isolated places during the next 24 hours. Weather was inclement in the union territory during the last 24 hours. “Mainly cloudy sky with light rain at isolated places is likely in J&K […]
Bear and cub roaming in Srinagar captured, schools allowed to resume operations
SRINAGAR — In a big relief to the residents of Srinagar, the bear and a cub which were roaming in the city captured by a team of wildlife department on Monday. The wild bear had created fear and authorities now say all schools can function normally. “After 21 hours non stop operation, Black Bear spotted […]
Advocate found hanging from tree in Budgam
BUDGAM — An advocate was found hanging from a tree in Arath area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday morning. Reports reaching Kashmir Dot Com said that a man was found hanging from a tree following which police was informed by the locals. A police officer confirmed the incident and said the deceased has […]
Two arrested for raping 16-year-old girl in Poonch
JAMMU — Two persons were arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The victim was allegedly abducted and raped by the accused on August 15 while she was returning from her school in the Mendhar area, a police official said. He said a complaint […]
Woman dies after being hit by motorcycle in Bijbehera
ANANTNAG — A woman died after she was hit by an unidentified biker in Bijbehera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the accident took place near Arwani village this afternoon when an unknown biker hit the woman identified as Raja Begum of Locktypora […]
Light to moderate rain likely in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — Weather was cloudy in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Sunday that light to moderate rain is likely in the next 24 hours. ‘Light to moderate rain is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours’, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 16.1, Pahalgam […]
Target killing of Sarpanch: NIA files chargesheet against six accused
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency on Saturday said that it filed Chargesheet against 6 accused in connection of case related to Target killing of a Sarpanch in Kulgam. In a handout, the NIA said that Yesterday it filed the Charge-Sheet in NIA Special Court, Jammu in the case of the targeted killing of Sarpanch Shabir […]
‘Kashmir Solution’ petition: IIT graduate fined Rs 50,000 by Supreme Court
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on a petitioner who sought implementation of Manmohan-Musharraf 4-point formula for resolving the Kashmir imbroglio. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli said it is not inclined to entertain the plea filed by Prabhakar Venkatesh Deshpande, an IIT-Bombay graduate, […]









