Srinagar, Apr 08: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a militant at Jammu airport, sources said. Sources said that the NIA today arrested a militant of Jammu and Kashmir Gaznavi Force outfit. Meanwhile, a top official of NIA confirmed from New Delhi that an individual has been arrested, however, further details are awaited. […]
Srinagar: A prisoner who was lodged in district Jail Kathua was found hanging inside a bathroom under mysterious conditions on Thursday. An official said that the prisoner was found hanging with a bed-sheet inside the bathroom in the wee hours today. He identified the deceased prisoner as Rajinder Singh son of Nachatar Singh, a resident […]
Srinagar, Apr 8: Former Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University, Prof. Riyaz Punjabi died after brief illness at his Delhi residence on Thursday . Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad, Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir and other officers and functionaries of the varsity condoled the demise. Recalling the contributions of Prof Punjabi as KU Vice-Chancellor (from […]
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has refused to comment on Pakistan cancelling an earlier decision to import sugar and cotton from India but did ask the two neighbours to hold direct talks to normalise relations, Dawn reported “I wouldn’t want to comment on that specifically. What I would say is that we continue to support […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia on Wednesday agreed to boost cooperation in diverse areas including defence and counterterrorism, Dawn newspaper reported. An understanding to this effect was reached during talks between the two sides here at the Foreign Office. Pakistan’s team was led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while the visiting Russian delegation was led […]
Srinagar, April 7: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed PSA detention orders against three persons and ordered authorities to set them at liberty forthwith provided they are not required in any other case. A bench of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul quashed District Magistrate, Pulwama order dated 31 August last year by virtue of which […]
Srinagar, April 7: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar on Wednesday said that he has issued written directions to all district SSPs to take legal action based on facts in case any media person comes closer to encounter site or “law and order” situation. “I have already issued written directions to all […]
Srinagar, Apr 07: The media bodies in Kashmir on Wednesday expressed anguish over the comments attributed to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, saying that if this is a part of the official policy of police then it appears to be a tactic to coerce journalists into not reporting facts on the ground. The statement […]
Srinagar, April 7: Jammu and Kashmir reported 812 fresh covid-19 cases while more persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, the highest number of infections as well as fatalities reported in a single day this year, officials said on Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, they said, Jammu division reported 347 cases and […]
Srinagar, Apr 07: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the world, shall be open for one-way traffic on Thursday. “Subject to fair weather and better road conditions, LMVs (passenger) shall be allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar on Jammu-Srinagar highway,” a traffic department official said in a statement. Meanwhile, […]
