Srinagar: The minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir dropped on Friday with Leh being the coldest at minus 8.1, as the Met forecast a dry spell to continue till November 21. The minimum temperatures are likely to fall during this period, Sonam Lotus, Director of MET office said. The Ladakh region was the coldest recording the […]
Srinagar: Ansar Gazwatul Hind commander Zakir Musa was spotted in Amritsar along with a few other men after which Dinanagar police station released posters of the militant, said SSP Gurdaspur. The latest development comes after intelligence agencies informed about the presence of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants in the state, Times Now reported. An intel report released […]
Srinagar: Government forces Friday morning cordoned a few houses on Shopian outskirts; conducted extensive searches and detained a youth. “The government forces detained one youth, Qaisar Ahmad Dar son of Farooq Ahmad Dar during the search operation,” reports quoting local sources said. More details are awaited.
Srinagar: The bullet-riddled body of a civilian, who was abducted by unidentified gunmen, was found in Kilora area of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. The police have registered a case and an investigation in connection with the matter has been launched, an official said. The deceased civilian has been identified as Nadeem Manzoor, a resident of […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has registered a suo-motu PIL taking note of extreme lack of sporting facilities in Jammu and Kashmir. The bench comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Alok Aradhe issued a notice to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, the Jammu and government and several […]
Srinagar: Measles- Rubella Campaign has got an overwhelming response in the state of Jammu & Kashmir covering 31 lakh children in just 7 weeks of School and Out Reach activity. The Department of Family welfare excellently managed the campaign with intensive IEC Activities, Sensitization of all stake holders especially from Education Department, ICDS Department, […]
Srinagar: The judicial remand of Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi, its secretary general Nahida Nasreen and Press Secretary Fahmeeda Sofi has been extended upto December 4 2018. The remand was extended by Additional District & Session Judge, NIA special court, New Delhi. However, the court didn’t take the cognizance of the charge sheet filed by NIA yesterday […]
Srinagar: Classes remained suspended on Thursday in Central University Kashmir (CUK) Nowgam, where students are demanding release of their two varsity mates arrested by security forces for their alleged links with militants. However, the Ganderbal campuses of the varsity is functioning normally. The Central University of Kashmir Teachers Association (CUKTA) has also demanded release of […]
Srinagar: A rescue team headed by Station House Officer (SHO) and truckers and passengers had a narrow escape when a couple of landslides hit Zojilla pass area on Wednesday evening, official sources said here on Thursday. They said a police team headed by SHO Sonamarg Manzoor Ahmad had gone to rescue stranded vehicles at Zojilla […]
Srinagar: Afghan officials say the Taliban have killed 30 policemen in a blistering overnight attack in western Farah province. Provincial council member Dadullah Qani said on Thursday that the onslaught on the police outpost in the province’s district of Khaki Safed began late on Wednesday and continued for more than four hours. In Kabul, lawmaker Samiullah […]
