Srinagar: A notorious government gunman was arrested for killing seven people after 23 years in north Kashmir district of Bandipora on Tuesday. IAS topper-turned politician Shah Faesal, who is heading Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM), said with the arrest of Wali Mir of Rashid Billa gang, a dreaded renegade (Ikhwani) wanted in murder of […]
Jammu: A minor boy and a girl, who were allegedly abducted recently, were rescued and two persons were arrested, police said Wednesday. According to police, Anirudh Sharma, a Class V student of Army School, Kaluchak, was kidnapped from outside his house in Bari Brahmana of Samba district Monday, shortly after he was dropped by his […]
Srinagar: Traders and transporters on Wednesday staged a strong protest against government’s decision to impose toll tax on all types of vehicles plying on Srinagar-Jammu highway. The toll is being collected by National Highways Authority Of India (NHAI) at the toll Post Kachkoot Fee Plaza in Sangam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said […]
Jammu: A man allegedly stabbed his 20-year old wife to death in the city on Tuesday night, officials said. Police have arrested the accused Tota Ram, SP (south Jammu) Vinay Sharma said. In the preliminary investigation, it has surfaced that Ram suspected that his wife was involved in an illicit relationship.
Baramulla: A minor girl student was injured after she was hit by a school bus in north Kashmir’s Kreeri village on Wednesday. Reports reaching KNO said a girl student of class 4th identified as Shanaza daughter of Ghulam Mohammad Sofi resident of Panzipora was hit by school bus at Burzawachen village of Kreeri. However, she […]
Srinagar: No civilian traffic was allowed on the Kashmir highway on Wednesday due to ban imposed by the authorities to allow movement of security forces convoy. However, the authorities have announced to lift the ban on civilian traffic movement from next week though ban will continue on Sunday on the highway. The authorities imposed ban on […]
Baramulla: Government forces Wednesday morning launched a cordon and search operation in a village in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police official said a joint team of Army’s 52 RR, 46 RR, 53 BN CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police’s SOG launched a search operation in Gohan village of Baramulla following inputs about the presence of militants in […]
Srinagar: The Supreme Court of India dismissed the application for bail by a police driver, Farooq Ahmad Padroo, accused along with the former SSP Ganderbal Hans Raj Parihar and others in the infamous fake encounter killings of carpenter Abdul Rehman Padroo and Ghulam Nabi Wani of Kokernag, a cloth merchant, in 2006. “The Special Leave Petition is […]
Bhaderwah: Thousand of devotees Tuesday thronged the ancient Shiv-Bani temple to celebrate the annual fair here, marking the beginning of the sowing season in the hilly region. The devotees paid obeisance at the temple surrounded by thick coniferous forest and snow-peaked mountains in Noori-Hanga area, officials said. The fair culminated nearly month-long back-to-back festivals which started […]
Police on Tuesday detained three youth hailing from Imam Sahib Tehsil of South Kashmir’s Shopian district in Rajouri after they were found ‘moving suspiciously’ in a village. Police sources told KNO that three boys were found moving suspiciously in Bareri village of Nowshera, which is located close to LoC, adding that some locals noticed these […]
