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Indo-Pak armies trade gunfire along LoC in Poonch

Indo-Pak armies trade gunfire along LoC in Poonch

POONCH, June 03: The armies of India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kirni sector of Poonch district in Jammu Divison. Officials told news agency that on Wednesday afternoon at around 12 : 45 PM, the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing along Krini sector of Poonch which […]

Crackdown against sand mafia; 7 persons arrested in Shopian

Crackdown against sand mafia; 7 persons arrested in Shopian

Srinagar, May 03: Police on Wednesday seized seven vehicles and arrested at least seven persons who were engaged in extracting river bed material from Rembiara near Doomwani village. A police statement issued here said. In statement police said that “On receiving an information about the illegal extraction of River Bed Matarial from Rambiara Nallah, Police […]

Sarpanch, two panchs among seven arrested for assaulting, humiliating father-son duo in Rajouri village

Sarpanch, two panchs among seven arrested for assaulting, humiliating father-son duo in Rajouri village

  Rajouri, June 03: Jammu and Kashmir police in Rajouri district have booked and arrested seven persons including Sarpanch, two Panchs and a local contractor for assaulting and humiliating a father-son duo during a panchayat meeting in Sialsui village of Kalakote Tehsil in Rajouri district. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri, Chandan Kohli told that […]

Gunfight breaks out in Kangan Pulwama

Gunfight breaks out in Kangan Pulwama

Srinagar, June 03: A gunfight breaks out between militants and government forces in Astan Mohalla Kangan area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. According to the reports, a joint team of Police, Army’s 55 RR and 183 BN of CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Astan Mohalla. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, […]

CASO launched in Pulwama, internet suspended

CASO launched in Pulwama, internet suspended

  File Photo Srinagar, Jun 3: Government forces on Wednesday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said. They said on a tip-off about the presence of militants, troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), CRPF and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a CASO […]

Vehicles registered prior to Aug 2019 to be charged fixed road, token tax

Vehicles registered prior to Aug 2019 to be charged fixed road, token tax

  Srinagar, June 02: The government on Tuesday announced that all motor vehicles registered prior to August last year will be charged fixed road, token tax in quarterly, half yearly and annual installment. An order issued by Commissioner/ Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Hirdesh Kumar under number TR-11/MVD/2016-1, dated 02-06-2020 reads that “In exercise of […]

Re-opening of schools amid spike in COVID cases unwarranted, unwanted: Former chairperson SWC 

Re-opening of schools amid spike in COVID cases unwarranted, unwanted: Former chairperson SWC 

  Srinagar: Former chairperson of erstwhile J&K State Women’s Commission (SWC), Vasundhara Pathak Masoodi Tuesday shot a letter to Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir requesting him to withdraw the orders of reopening of schools stating that the plans to re-open schools in times of pandemic is “highly unwanted, unwarranted and completely arbitrary in nature.” […]