Srinagar, Mar 15: 104 security personnel were killed and 223 were injured in militancy related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 2 years, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Tuesday. Responding to a written question by BJP parliamentarian Dr. Nishikant Dubey in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State MHA, Nityanand Rai, said […]
Jammu, Mar 15: Police on Tuesday arrested three persons on charges of gang raping a woman in Poonch district last month. “On 11 March 2022 police station Mandi received a written complaint from one lady (name withheld) that on 21.02.2022 one person namely Gultaj Ahmed of Seri Chowhana called her to come to his place […]
Jammu, Mar 15: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today approved the proposal of Revenue Department to transfer various parcels of land for public purposes. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar […]
Srinagar, Mar 15: 750 persons were arrested under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in Jammu and Kashmir in three years till 2020, Ministry of Home Ministry informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Nityanand Rai, Minister of State MHA, in a written reply said that 346 persons were arrested in 2020 while 177 and 247 were held […]
Srinagar, Mar 15: Government on Tuesday ordered transfer of two JKAS officers and assigned charge of a post to another in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order by the government, Bashir Ahmad Dar, JKAS, Director General, Social Welfare, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission. […]
Sopore, Mar 15: Fire broke out in a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Sopore town of Baramulla district on Thursday afternoon. An official said that fire breaks out in a 179 BN unit CRPF camp located near Iqbal Market area of the town. He said that fire tenders were soon pushed into service […]
Srinagar, Mar 15: Former Chief Ministers in erstwhile J&K state, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday termed as “disappointing” the Karnataka High court’s verdict essentially upholding ruling BJP government’s order banning entry of girls wearing Hijab inside the state-run schools in the southwest Indian state. “Very disappointed by the verdict of the Karnataka High […]
Srinagar, March 15: A local militant affliated with Lashkar-i-Toiba was killed on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in Charsoo area of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police officer said that a LeT militant was killed in an operation at Charsoo. As per the offcial sources, the slain militant has been […]
Srinagar, Mar 14: National Conference (NC) on Monday said the findings of the fact finding committee (FFC) of the Press Council of India (PCI) on Press Freedom in Kashmir is a telling indictment of the way incumbent administration is handling press, saying the report has confirmed JKNC’s standpoint. Appreciating the FFC’s findings, Party’s Chief Spokesperson […]
Srinagar, Mar 14: Inspector General of Police (IGP ) Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Monday said that police have busted the Hizbul Mujahideen module involved in the recent killing of Sarpanch Shabir Ahmed Mir and arrested three militant associates actively involved in the act. The IGP, tweeted that “#Kulgam Police busted # module of HM out involved […]
