Srinagr: Government forces have detained five youth during pre-dawn raids in Lalgam village of Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam. Reports said that the government forces carried out nocturnal raids to arrest persons involved in ‘creating law and order situation there’. “The detained persons were involved in creating law and order problems and also were involved […]
Srinagar: Over a dozen live shells of an anti-aircraft gun were found from a plot located about half a kilometre from the Banigala residence of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Police said a senior officer of a foreign mission spotted the ammunition lying in the plot adjacent to the prime minister’s house and informed the police, […]
Srinagar: Two days after the Government of India banned the traffic movement on Kashmir highway for two specified days in a week, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan said that emergency vehicles including ambulances, school buses and other essential services will be allowed on both the restricted days. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar […]
Srinagar: Six civilians, including four children, were injured in two sectors of Pakistan Administered Kashmir on Thursday after Indian troops allegedly resorted to shelling from across the Line of Control Pakistan media reported. “The Indian troops targeted civilian population in Chirikot sector in yet another violation of the ceasefire agreement without any provocation,” Dawn reported. The […]
Srinagar: A couple was injured on Saturday in cross LoC shelling in Kalal area of Nowshera in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Reports said the couple suffered injuries at 2 am inside their house in Kalal. The Injured were identified as Sanjeev Kumar and his wife Rita Kumari. Both of them have been hospitalized […]
Srinagar: The District Election Officer Bandipora has suspended six government officials in the north Kashmir district for violating model code of conduct. The officials include three teachers. The suspended employees include Abdul Raouf Shah (ReT zone Gurez), Istiyaq Zaibullah Lone (RRT zone Gurez), Tariq Ahmad Wani (Sr.Asstt. Agriculture Department SDAO Office Sumbal, Irshad Ahmad Mir (X-Ray Technician […]
Srinagar: Five candidates from J&K have qualified the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)-2018 examination, result of which was declared on Friday. All the qualifiers are from Jammu division. The list of qualified candidates has been issued on basis of their performance in written part of civil service exams held in September–October 2018 and interviews for […]
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday reiterated having shot down Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) F-16 fighter aircraft on February 27 in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The IAF said that radio transmission intercepts and electronic signatures have exposed lies being told by Pakistan. Reassertion of shooting down the Pak F-16 fighter […]
Washington: United States officials did a count of Islamabad’s F-16 jets recently and found that none were missing, contradicting India’s claims that it shot down a Pakistani fighter jet amid heightened tensions between both countries after the Pulwama attack, according to a report published on the Foreign Policy magazine’s website on Thursday. Following the conflict […]
Srinagar: A top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has raised questions over the withdrawal of security to political leaders in election time, terming it unacceptable and an attempt to increase vulnerability of politicians to militant threats during elections and also promised withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir after normalcy […]
