SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested two alleged over ground workers in a “TRF conspiracy case” registered suo-moto by the agency in November last year. According to a statement, NIA conducted searches at four locations in, Kupwara, Pulwama and Shopian and arrested two accused in the case. “The case relates to activities […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Over 100 trapped civilians rescued by Army in Kishtwar
JAMMU — The Army on Saturday said over 100 civilians trapped in a remote village due to the washing away of a footbridge were rescued while work is in progress to construct a new bridge to enable regular movement across the river. The wooden bridge over a river at Chisoti village in Machail area was […]
2 JKAS officers shifted, another assigned additional charge of post
SRINAGAR — The government on Saturday ordered transfer of two JKAS officers and assigned addition charge of a post to another officer in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to a government order, Mohammad Akbar Wani (JKAS), Managing Director, J&K Cable Car Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Secretary in the Agriculture […]
Teenager arrested for stabbing man in Budgam: Police
BUDGAM — Jammu and Kashmir Police Saturday said that they have arrested a teenager for stabbing a man in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. In a statement, police said that yesterday at about 21: 30 hrs a scuffle broke out between Mehrosh Parvaiz son of Parvaiz Ahmad Rather resident of Hanjoora aged about 19/20 years and […]
Schools asked not to plan excursion to Gulmarg on weekends
SRINAGAR — Citing “unprecedented flow of tourists” and threat to ecologically fragile environs of the place, Chief Executive Officer of Gulmarg Development Authority has written a letter to Director School Education Kashmir, urging him to ask educational institutions in the Valley not to plan excursion/picnic to the famous resort on weekend. From last couple of […]
Amid tensions in Kashmir; Muslims perform last rites of 80-year-old Pandit woman at Kulgam’s Y K Pora
KULGAM — At a time when Kashmir is under the grip of heightened tensions in the wake of killing of a Kashmiri Pandit employee by militants at Tehsil office Chadoora in Central district of Budgam, Muslims and KP’s continued to share and further strengthen the age-old bond of brotherhood and communal harmony at Y K […]
SIA submits chargesheet in court in Nagrota ‘terror’ financing case
JAMMU — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir has submitted its chargesheet in a court here in connection with a ‘terror’ financing case, in which three associates of ‘terror’ operatives were arrested from the Sidhra bridge area last year and cash amounting to Rs 43 lakh was recovered from their possession. The […]
NIA raids underway at multiple locations in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in Kashmir Valley in connection with a case already registered at NIA office, officials said on Saturday. Official sources told KDC that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and CRPF is carrying out raids in Baramulla, and south Kashmir’s Shopian. The […]
Man killed after hit by vehicle in Budgam
BUDGAM — A man was killed on Friday late evening after hit by a vehicle in Chadoora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. However, family members of the deceased held protest and alleged that he was murdered. Family members said that, yesterday about 8. 30 pm he was at home when someone called him to […]
Female tourist dies of cardiac arrest in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — A female tourist from Gujarat died due to a cardiac arrest in summer capital Srinagar on Saturday. An official said that the tourist identified as Salma Siddiqui, wife of Siddiqui Bhai Mansoor, a resident of Ahmedabad Gujarat, who was staying at a local hotel complained of chest pain and was shifted to SMHS […]









