Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a drug peddler in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Punjab driver arrested with contraband in Budgam : Police A police spokesperson in a statement said: “During routine checking of vehicles, a truck bearing registration No. JK02T 8625 was intercepted at Alipora, Chadoora. On search, poppy straw […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Economic Alliance, traders, and civil society of Kashmir Wednesday marched through city center Lal Chowk, protesting against attempts to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. They also supported the shutdown call by the Joint Resistance Leadership, comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, against the move, on August […]
Haji from Jammu region died in a road accident in the holy city of Medina on Wednesday morning, said reports. The pilgrims was identified as Shamas din Wani (Cover number JKF-13844-2-0) of Bankoot, Banihal was crushed to death by a speeding vehicle near Masjid Nabvi early today morning. He was shifted to Ansar Hospital Medina […]
New Delhi/Washington: Prominent Lashkar e Taiba militant and a former commander in Jammu and Kashmir region Abdul Rehman al-Dakhil has been designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) by the United States. The list under Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 of the United States imposes sanctions on “foreign persons, who have committed, or […]
Srinagar, Jul 31 (UNI) Militants hurled a grenade at an Army camp in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Tuesday night. Official sources said that militants fired a rifle grenade at an Army camp of 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) at village Chillipora in Shopian. However, the grenade missed the target and exploded outside. They said […]
Srinagar: A Haji from Jammu region died in a road accident at Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning, reports reaching here said. The devotee was identified as Shams din Wani, resident of Bankoot in Ramban of Jammu region, who was hit and critically wounded by a speeding vehicle near Masjid Nabvi on Wednesday. The injured was […]
Srinagar: Local residents of Shatmuqam village and its adjoining areas in north Kashmir’s Lolab area staged nocturnal protest allegedly against high handedness of forces and arrest of some youth on Tuesday evening. The locals said that a joint team of SOG and CRPF arrived in the village late on Tuesday evening and took into custody the three youths namely […]
Ganderbal:Scores of students of various schools of kangan zone in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal District on Wednesday protest and blocked Sgr-Leh highway at Sumbal Balla Gund demanding regular and timely transportation facilities. The protesting students said they were facing immense hardships due to non-availability of transport facility in the area. Police party from Police Station Gund […]
Srinagar: Weatherman Sonam Lotus has bagged the best employee award from the ministry of earth sciences, Government of India (GOI), in recognition of his services as a meteorologist in Jammu and Kashmir. “I thank you all for showering your appreciation and wishing me on bagging the Best Employee Award of d Ministry of Earth […]
Srinagar,: In a first incident of its kind, unknown persons on Tuesday overpowered a cop and snatched his service rifle from Kandhar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The policeman namely Mohd Ishaq (belt no. 436) of 4th IRP bn who is part of the deployment in wake of former minister and MLA Abdul Haq […]
