Srinagar, May 11: A lashker-e-Toiba militant who according to officials had infiltrated in April after exflitration in 2018 was killed in an encounter with a joint team of police and army in woods of Bandipora district on Wednesday, officials said. “Killed militant has been identified as Gulzar Ahmad Ganai resident of Wussan Pattan, Baramulla,” police […]
Srinagar, May 10: Police along with security forces have arrested four hybrid militants of TRF/LeT in Bemina area of Srinagar, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. “Besides, two militants associates linked with LeT were arrested in Awantipora. Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition have been recovered from their possession,” a statement. In Srinagar, acting on […]
Srinagar, May 10: A Special court here on Tuesday framed charges against eight accused persons including a Hurriyat leader Mohammad Akbar Bhat alias Zaffar Akbar Bhat for selling Pakistani MBBS seats in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides Bhat who is chairman of separatist organization Salvation Movement, the Special judge NIA court Srinagar, Manjeet Singh Manhas, also […]
Srinagar, May 10: A preliminary enquiry conducted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) into purchase of a building for Rs 180 crore by the J&K Bank in Mumbai in 2010 has revealed that there was no requirement for purchasing building and the lowest bidder was twice ignored by the Bank. Documents reveals that preliminary enquiry conducted […]
Srinagar, May 10: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed in an encounter at Kreeri area of Dooru belt in Southern district of Anantnag district, police said Tuesday. A police official said that acting on a specific information about the presence of militants, a joint cordon was laid by police and the army in Dooru area Anantnag. […]
NEW YORK: Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize award in Feature Photography 2022 category for the coverage of Covid-19 crisis in India. Mattoo has won the award alongside the Reuters team including late Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, and Amit Dave. Danish Siddiqui was killed in Afghanistan last year while covering […]
Srinagar, May 10: A civilian injured in an encounter between militants and joint team of police and army in Shopian district succumbed to injuries at an army hospital here, officials said. They said the militants have also fled from the encounter spot in Pandoshan area of the south Kashmir district. Two civilians and a soldier […]
Kupwara, May 09: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to convert Muslim majority state into a minority. |Talking to reporters here at Kupwara, she said that the delimitation process is akin to abrogation of Article 370. “The delimitation process is another […]
Srinagar, May 09: The President of India has empowered the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh to exercise the powers and functions of the State Government under two central laws within the Union Territory. The Union Home Ministry has issued two separate notifications to delegate powers to the LG Ladakh under two central laws. According to a notification, […]
Srinagar, May 09: At least four persons including a woman from Southern district of Kashmir and three non-locals were killed due to gusty winds and cloudburst in Kashmir on Monday. Reports said that the rooftops of several houses and sheds were damaged while many trees were uprooted due to the windstorm in several parts of […]
