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PSO of PDP leader shot dead in Natipora

PSO of PDP leader shot dead in Natipora

Srinagar, December 14: The Personal Security Officer (PDO) of Peoples Democratic Party leader was shot at by unknown gunmen on Monday morning in Natipora area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. As a result, he sustained serious wounds and later succumbed to in a hospital. A senior Police officer said that militants fired upon the PSO […]

Kashmir Division recorded 31.55%, Jammu 70.01% in DDC polls: SEC

Kashmir Division recorded 31.55%, Jammu  70.01%  in DDC polls: SEC

JAMMU, DECEMBER 13: The State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma on Sunday said that the people have once again reaffirmed their faith in democratic system by actively participating in the process underway to strengthen the same. The SEC was addressing the media after the culmination of phase-VI of the DDC polls which witnessed a […]

Mughal Road Gunfight: Two Militants killed, One arrested

Mughal Road Gunfight: Two Militants killed, One arrested

Poonch, Dec 13: Two militants were killed in a gunfight near Dugran along the Mughal road in Poonch district on Sunday. One militant was also arrested to culminate the operation, the official sources said. However the identity of slain militants was yet to be ascertained even as they are said to be non locals. “Two […]

90% inmates in Jammu & Kashmir jails are undertrial prisoners: Prisons department

90% inmates in Jammu & Kashmir jails are undertrial prisoners: Prisons department

  The department has made the information available to a request under the Right to Information (RTI) Act filed by two Kashmiri students. The reply by Public Information Officer (PIO) of Director-General of Police, Prisons Department, Jammu further said that less than 2% of all individuals arrested in militancy-related cases have been convicted. The response […]

Govt extends high-speed internet ban till Dec 25 in J&K citing misuse of the data services by the “anti-national elements

Govt extends high-speed internet ban till Dec 25 in J&K citing misuse of the data services by the “anti-national elements

Srinagar, Dec 11: Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended ban on the high-speed 3G and 4G internet services in all but two districts of J&K till December 25. The internet speed is restricted to 2G only in Jammu and Kashmir except in the districts of Ganderbal and Udhampur. Referring to recent snapping of internet […]

Noted Islamic scholar Noor Ahmed Trali passes away

Noted Islamic scholar Noor Ahmed Trali passes away

Srinagar, Dec 11: Renowned educationist, prominent religious scholar, Maulana Noor Ahmad Trali, passed away in South Kashmir’s Tral on Thursday night after a brief illness. Thousands of people attended the funeral prayers of Maulana Noor Ahmad Trali held in the premises of Madrasa Taleeem-ul-Islam in Tral. His funeral prayers were offered by Maulana Rehmatullah Qasmi […]