Srinagar, Feb 28: Two persons alleged of involvement in drug peddling were on Monday booked under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources said that two persons identified as Samiulla Bakkshi alias Danraj son of Hafizulla Bakshi of Branwari Kupwara and Iqbal Jaffer Dar son of Mohd Abdullah Dar, of […]
Poonch, Feb 28 : Burglars made an abortive attempt to loot a branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Bhatadhurian Harni area of Mendhar Sub Division in Poonch district last night, officials said on Monday. They said the attempted theft came to light when staff members reported for duty this morning. Police besides expert and […]
Srinagar, Feb 28: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, shall remain closed for second consecutive day tomorrow amid “huge” landslide Udhampur district. Official sources said the thoroughfare was blocked at Dewal near Samroli, Udhampur due to huge landslide. They said that men and machinery have been employed to […]
Srinagar, Feb 28 (): A police inspector with Anti-Corruption Bureau was shot and injured by suspected militants at Batamaloo area of Srinagar on Monday evening. Official sources said that the gunmen fired in the neck of the Inspector, Sheikh Firdous, when he was returning from mosque. The injured was subsequently removed to hospital, they said. […]
Srinagar, Feb 28: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir PK Pole and Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Monday visited historic Jamia Masjid here. Sources said that the visit was aimed to take review of various parameters in order to allow Friday prayers at the grand old mosque at Nowhatta Srinagar. A police officer said they […]
Srinagar: India and Pakistan will hold talks in Islamabad from March 1 to sort out water issues between the two countries. A 10-member delegation of Indian water experts will arrive in Lahore on Monday via the Wagah border to resolve bilateral water disputes through the 117th session of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC). The Indian […]
Srinagar, Feb 27: As schools in Kashmir Valley are opening from March 2 after a long hiatus, the government on Sunday made wearing masks mandatory for the students coming to the educational institutions. “Regarding the offline mode of teaching for other classes in all Schools of J&K, the Heads of Institutions shall be responsible for […]
Srinagar, Feb 28 : Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has been again blocked on Monday and this time due to “huge” landslide at “Samroli, Udhampur. “Jammu-Srinagar highway is blocked at Dewal near Samroli, Udhampur due to huge landslide, people are requested not to travel on Jmu-Sgr highway […]
Srinagar, Feb 26 (KNO): Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an umbrella of several religious organizations, Saturday termed the closure of historic Jamia Masjid as unjustified move and said that the permission being granted to open up wine shops is putting a question mark over the government claims about the measures to eliminate drug menace from the society. Talking […]
Srinagar, Feb 26 : A court here on Saturday granted bail to journalist Fahad Shah, editor of a local news magazine and portal, “The Kashmir Walla”. A special court designated under the NIA Act admitted Fahad to interim bail, his lawyer Umair Ronga said in a tweet. The copy of the order was not immediately […]
