Srinagar: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday demanded a speedy investigation into the mysterious death of a 20-year-old student from Budgam whose body was found on the terrace of a college hostel in Punjab. In a statement Bukhari expressed deep shock and grief over the inexplicable death of a young Kashmiri student […]
Srinagar, September 14: Three civilian were injured after militants lobbed a grenade on security forces in maintown Pulwama area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. A senior Police officer while confirming said that militants lobbed a grenade on Police party. However the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on roadside. In this incident […]
Jammu, Sept 14: A Fast Track Court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to ten years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl in 2018. The convict, Rakesh Kumar of Kaleri Bhalwal Jammu, has also been sentenced to seven years of jail for kidnapping the 17-year-old girl. However both sentences shall run concurrently, the […]
Srinagar, Sept 14: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered transfer and posting of at least 132 officers as Block Development officers and 4 officers as District Panchayat Officers in the Union Territory. In an order the government also 12 BDOs the additional charge of other blocks in addition to their own duties, while […]
United States: United States President Joe Biden will host the first ever in-person summit of the leaders of the Quad group of countries later this month in Washington DC, the All India Radio reported. White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki announced yesterday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime […]
Kupwara, Sep 13: The Government of India Monday said that there is a lack of awareness and training in Kashmir about different centrally sponsored schemes while the valley also lagged behind on the development front. The Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Minority Affairs Jhon Barla, who is on two-day visit to the border […]
Srinagar, Sep 13: The Social Welfare Department has sought comments/suggestions from all stakeholders regarding the Draft Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules 2021 framed under J&K Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015. According to a communiqué issued here today by the department, the interested stakeholders can […]
Srinagar, Sep 13: An active militant of Lasher-e-Toiba was apprehended by a joint team of forces at a Naka checking in Pachhaar area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that acting on specific inputs about militant movement, a joint team of forces laid a Naka in Pachhaar area of Pulwama on Monday evening. […]
Srinagar, Sep 13: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have killed a militant and recovered an AK-47 and other ammunition during an encounter in Gambir Mughlan area of Rajouri district. In a statement a spokesperson said that on September 11, a joint search operation was launched by the Army and Jammu and […]
Srinagar, Sep 13: The administration of Jammu and Kashmir has directed departments to display banners /hoardings in major towns and cities of the Union Territory to highlight their plans, policies and achievements. Documents lay bare that these directions were passed to the departments during a meeting chaired by chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta in July […]
