New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have arrested a Kashmiri man who was allegedly tasked to kill Swami Yati Narsinghanand, a Hindu priest who had made allegedly blasphemous remarks, reported The New Indian Express. As per the report, John Mohammad Dar alias Jehangir, 24, a resident of Pulwama district in Kashmir, was […]
Srinagar, May 17: The government has directed to hoist ‘Tricolour’ flag in all schools at district and cluster level on August-15 in the Union Territory of J&K. In an official communiqué, the government has passed the directions of hoisting the flag under the calendar of activities for celebration of ‘Aazadi Ka Maha Utsav’. It has […]
Srinagar, May 17: The jails in Jammu & Kashmir are packed with prisoners in numbers exceeding beyond their capacity. The data collected reveals that jails are overcrowded in the Union Territory as 4572 inmates were lodged in them, as on May 10, against their overall capacity of 3426. At present, J&K has 13 functional jails […]
Srinagar, May 17: Jammu and Kashmir reported highest ever single day spike in the number of covid-19 deaths as 73 persons succumbed to the virus in last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Also, 3344 new covid-19 cases have been reported, 1418 from Jammu Division and 1926 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 247952. […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Monday said that 72 of the 479 inmates at Udhampur jail have been tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent of Udhampur Jail, Harish Kotwal reported that the samples of the inmates were collected yesterday and have tested positive for the deadly viral disease. Kotwal added that the cases were detected through the Rapid […]
Srinagar, May 17: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Monday said that there are five militants active in Srinagar who are being tracked while as there is a vast network of Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in the district of which many were arrested while C-category OGWs are being counselled and handed over to […]
Srinagar, May 16: Jammu and Kashmir reported 4141 fresh covid-19 cases while 59 persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. According to the health department’s data, 1690 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 2451 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 244608. Regarding […]
Srinagar May 16: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday evening arrested two sons of late Ashraf Sehrai, who died on 5 May in a hospital during his imprisonment under Public Safety Act (PSA) at Jammu jail. According to the details, son’s of deceased Sehrai, Mujahid Sehrai and Raashid Sehrai were arrested from their Srinagar […]
Srinagar, May 16: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti while reacting over the arrest of a Kashmir Artist for his pro-Palestine graffiti Sunday said that ‘expressing solidarity with Palestine is no crime.’ In a series of tweets, Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti said that: “People all over the world are protesting […]
Srinagar: A low Improvised explosive device was triggered by suspected militants in Turkiwangan area of Shopian in South kashmir on Sunday. Officials said that a low IED was triggered near army casper, however, there is no damage due to the explosion. Meanwhile whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers. Soon after the […]
