Sarpanch, two panchs among seven arrested for assaulting, humiliating father-son duo in Rajouri village

Sarpanch, two panchs among seven arrested for assaulting, humiliating father-son duo in Rajouri village

  Rajouri, June 03: Jammu and Kashmir police in Rajouri district have booked and arrested seven persons including Sarpanch, two Panchs and a local contractor for assaulting and humiliating a father-son duo during a panchayat meeting in Sialsui village of Kalakote Tehsil in Rajouri district. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri, Chandan Kohli told that […]

Emergency landing airstrip to come up in Anantnag

Emergency landing airstrip to come up in Anantnag

  Srinagar: As the standoff continues between the Indian and Chinese armies along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, the government is constructing an “emergency landing and runway strip” along the NH-44 in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, The Tribune reported. The 3.5-km-long airstrip on the Srinagar-Banihal highway is being constructed along the […]

Jaish IED expert including 3 militants killed in Pulwama: Police

Jaish IED expert including 3 militants killed in Pulwama: Police

  Srinagar, June 03: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar today said that an IED expert of Jaish-e-, Muhammad outfit, who had participated in Afghan war, and was the mastermind of Car Bomb that was detected and destroyed by the security forces in Pulwama on May 28. He termed the killing of Jaish […]

Gunfight breaks out in Kangan Pulwama

Gunfight breaks out in Kangan Pulwama

Srinagar, June 03: A gunfight breaks out between militants and government forces in Astan Mohalla Kangan area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. According to the reports, a joint team of Police, Army’s 55 RR and 183 BN of CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Astan Mohalla. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, […]

CASO launched in Pulwama, internet suspended

CASO launched in Pulwama, internet suspended

  File Photo Srinagar, Jun 3: Government forces on Wednesday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said. They said on a tip-off about the presence of militants, troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), CRPF and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a CASO […]

Vehicles registered prior to Aug 2019 to be charged fixed road, token tax

Vehicles registered prior to Aug 2019 to be charged fixed road, token tax

  Srinagar, June 02: The government on Tuesday announced that all motor vehicles registered prior to August last year will be charged fixed road, token tax in quarterly, half yearly and annual installment. An order issued by Commissioner/ Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Hirdesh Kumar under number TR-11/MVD/2016-1, dated 02-06-2020 reads that “In exercise of […]

Re-opening of schools amid spike in COVID cases unwarranted, unwanted: Former chairperson SWC 

Re-opening of schools amid spike in COVID cases unwarranted, unwanted: Former chairperson SWC 

  Srinagar: Former chairperson of erstwhile J&K State Women’s Commission (SWC), Vasundhara Pathak Masoodi Tuesday shot a letter to Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir requesting him to withdraw the orders of reopening of schools stating that the plans to re-open schools in times of pandemic is “highly unwanted, unwarranted and completely arbitrary in nature.” […]