KASHMIR

Phase-I of Jhelum dredging to be completed by March 2019

Phase-I of Jhelum dredging to be completed by March 2019

SRINAGAR:  The state government on Wednesday said that the Ist phase of dredging and de-silting of River Jhelum will be completed by March 2019. An official handout said that the Secretary PHE, I&FC, Farooq Ahmed Shah Wednesday called upon the engineers of the Flood Control Department to increase their visibility on ground and take proactive initiatives […]

Youth tries to molest Budgam girl outside school, arrested

Youth tries to molest Budgam girl outside school, arrested

Srinagar: A 12th class girl was beaten up by a youth who also tried to molest her outside the Higher Secondary School Pakherpora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. “Today morning a youth namely Nazim Ahmad Dar (20) son of Manzoor Ahmad Dar of Pakherpora, Charar-i-Sharief caught hold of the girl student (name withheld) and beat […]

Anantnag encounter: Senior Hizb commander Altaf Kachroo among two militants killed

Anantnag encounter: Senior Hizb commander Altaf Kachroo among two militants killed

Srinagar: Two militant bodies including that of senior Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander, Altaf Kachroo were  recovered along with weapons from the encounter site in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Wednesday early morning, police sources revealed ‘We have recovered two bodies from the site and identification will be done now,” a police official said. According to police sources […]

Cow electrocuted in Khansahab Budgam

Cow electrocuted in Khansahab Budgam

Budgam:  Due to sheer negligence of Power Development Department (PDD), a cow was electrocuted in Kenora Khansahb area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday morning. Villagers held Assistant Executive Engineer PDD responsible for the mishap. They said despite repeated pleas to the said official, PDD didn’t replace damaged wires on the electric poles.   The […]

Mehbooba ridiculed SHRC suggestions in ‘human shield’ case: says NC

Mehbooba ridiculed SHRC suggestions in ‘human shield’ case: says NC

Srinagar:  Upping the ante against PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for welcoming disciplinary action against Major Leetul Gogoi, senior National Conference (NC) leader Tanvir Sadiq said it was Mehbooba-led government that ridiculed the recommendations of the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in the human shield case, involving the Army officer. ”For those who have forgotten-Let me […]

First special Hajj flight landed at Srinagar airport

First special Hajj flight landed at Srinagar airport

Srinagar:  The first special flight, carrying Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir, landed at Srinagar International Airport on Tuesday. Senior civil and police officials received the pilgrims at the airport. The authorities had issued special passes to relatives of pilgrims to receive them at the airport. About 9,800 pilgrims had performed the Hajj pilgrimage from […]

Case registered against Job fraudsters by Crime Branch Kashmir

Case registered against Job fraudsters by Crime Branch Kashmir

Srinagar:Crime Branch Kashmir is investigating case against job fraudsters who were cheating /duping of gullible people on the pretext of providing them jobs in Air-Port Authority of India,received a communication from Cyber Crime Cell Kashmir which reveals that they have received complainants from different districts of Kashmir Valley regarding the cheating /duping of gullible people […]

New J & K Governor meets President, PM

New J & K Governor meets President, PM

New Delhi:  New Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik on Monday called on the President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. According to official sources, both the meetings have been described as courtesy call. Mr Malik, who was sworn in as new Governor of the militancy-hit state on August 23, […]