JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday arrested social activist Waqar H Bhatti for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with his ‘shivling’ tweet which caused social media outrage. Following his tweet, which was later deleted, netizens demanded his immediate arrest. “FIR was registered following his tweet, which hurt religious sentiments,” a senior police officer told […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a ‘hybrid’ militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in Bemina area of Srinagar. According to police statement, “acting on a specific tip-off about the movement of militants in the general area of Bemina, a joint Naka was laid by Srinagar Police, valley QAT of […]
PULWAMA — Two persons including a driver were killed after a loaded tractor turned turtle in Konibal area of Pampore in Pulwama district. Reports said that a tractor loaded with cow dung turned turtle in Konibal area of Pampore, resulting in serious injuries to both of them. They said that the duo was rushed to […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau’s (ACB) raid is underway at the residence of the former commissioner of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Showkat Ahmad. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the ACB has been conducting the raid in Ahmad’s house at 2nd Sector Humhama near Railway Bridge (Airport Avenue link). They said that […]
SRINAGAR — The MeT department on Friday predicted mainly clear to partly cloudy sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. The weather was mainly clear in the union territory during the past 24 hours. “Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of […]
QAZIGUND — A 50-year-old woman was crushed to death after being hit by a train in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday morning, an official said. An official said that the woman identified as Fameeda Banoo (50) wife of Bashir Ahmad Khanday, a resident of Wanpora Panzath was crossing the railway track […]
SRINAGAR — A 9-year-old girl was charred to death in an overnight blaze at Dal Lake in Srinagar. Official sources said that a 9-year-old girl identified as Nadiya Bashir, daughter of Late Bashir Ahmad Goswani was charred to death in an overnight fire incident at Ghat number 16 Dal Lake Srinagar. Earlier, fire broke out […]
SRINAGAR — Two newly joined militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Soura area of Srinagar district, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including J&K Police and CRPF had launched […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Soura area of Srinagar district, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Soura area of Srinagar following the inputs about presence […]
SRINAGAR — Two newly joined local militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit where killed in an overnight encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Aganhanzipora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Thursday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF […]