Baltal: National Conference President and Member Parliament Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday described Amarnath Yatra as a shining symbol of Kashmir’s glorious secular ethos. Farooq visited Baltal, the base camp of Shri Amarnath Yatra and Panjtarni on the Kashmir Himalayas and took stock of arrangements made for the pilgrims thronging from across the country, according to […]
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has approached the CBI for issuing a Red Corner Notice against Sajad Gul, who escaped to Pakistan in 2017 and allegedly hatched a conspiracy to kill journalist Shujaat Bukhari last year, officials said Tuesday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the nodal agency for the Interpol in India […]
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has again summoned Anees ul Islam, son of Altaf Shah, to New Delhi for questioning. Anees is the grandson of Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani. In a notice send to Anees, the NIA says, “whereas it appears that you are acquainted with the circumstances of the case noted […]
At least one lakh Muslims on Monday congregated at “Shahidon ki Yaadgaar” (martyrs’ memorial) a historical site in response to a call for a law against mob lynching. Calling it the first rally by the community to protest mob lynching, the organisers said the killing of Tabrez Ansari, 24, from Jharkhand, was the final trigger, […]
Srinagar: One person was killed and nine others injured on Tuesday in two separate road accidents in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police official said that an accident took place when two motorcycles collided head on in Nerojal village on Rajouri-Thanamandi road resulting in injuries to four people. All the injured were shifted […]
Anantnag: Despite assurances of stringent action against the illegal hoteliers at Yanner area of Pahalgam by the secretary tourism Rigzin Symphal, more than a week later the hoteliers continue to carry on with their illegal business. The inaction of authorities has left the registered hoteliers in Pahalgam fuming. Dozens of hotels, huts and guest houses constructed […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday raided a gambling site and arrested five gamblers. A police spokesperson said that five persons were arrested following a credible input about gambling offences in Srinagar. The arrested gamblers were identified as Sahil Ahmad Bhat son of Shabir Ahmad, Parvez Ahmad son of Gh Nabi, Arshid Wagay son of Mohammad Sultan, Irfan […]
New Delhi: Four out of the five militants involved in the Pulwama attack were killed, while one was arrested by forces, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. He said in Lok Sabha that probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed the links of militant module of the proscribed […]
The Haj House in Lucknow, used by Muslims as a transit place on their way to pilgrimage in Mecca, is now saffron in colour. The green-and-white exterior wall of the Haj House in the Uttar Pradesh capital has been painted saffron, with many Opposition parties and Muslims objecting to the move, and accusing the government […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said that it cracked the Gulmarg Gandola burglary case and arrested five people including the mastermind Abdul Ahad Ganai who is the employee of Jammu and Kashmir State Cable Car Corporation. A police official said that five persons have been arrested and Rs 39 lacs have been recovered […]
