Pulwama: Amid restrictions, thousands of people on Saturday participated in the funeral prayers of a slain militant who was killed in an encounter that raged between forces and militants in Kangan area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday evening. Witnesses said that strict restrictions were imposed by the district administration to thwart any […]
Jodhpur: Actor Salman Khan was granted bail by a district and sessions court here in the 1998 black buck poaching case in which he has been sentenced to five years in jail. District and Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi allowed Khan’s plea for bail and suspension of sentence so that he can file an appeal […]
Srinagar: Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Naseer Khan Janjua advised Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria that the Narendra Modi government should win the hearts of Kashmiris much like Pakistan has done in the Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and in restive Balochistan province, a media report said on Saturday. According to a report […]
Jammu: An under trial, facing murder charges, was injured after being attacked by a fellow inmate inside district jail in Kathua in Jammu, police said Saturday. Dilshad Hussain was attacked by Saddam with an iron rod inside the jail premises yesterday, a police official said. He said Saddam, who was recently shifted to Kathua district […]
Srinagar: Post merger of schools under rationalization, the school education department has failed to monitor the utilization of school grants released in favor of schools which have been merged with other government schools. A top source in the department informed that the government of India has been releasing a whooping amount as maintenance grants in […]
Srinagar: Even after repeated assurances from the doctors at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, that the injured police officer can be treated here, police on Saturday preferred to shift the injured Station House Officer (SHO) to New Delhi for specialized treatment. SHO of Police Station Nigeen, Manzoor Ahmad a resident of Aluchi […]
Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Mehmood Shah has strongly condemned the brutal killing of Manzoor Ahmad of Hajin Bandipora and the attack on women in his family, terming the attack as “shameful and inhumane.” “It is such a nefarious act that deserves more than mere condemnation. Lashkar-e-Taiba has always put up its matters before public. We […]
Srinagar: Two persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in extremist activities and ‘terror’ funding in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Saturday. “In a case for involvement in ‘terror activities’ and ‘terror funding’, two persons have been arrested in case FIR No. 50/2018 at Awantipora,” a police spokesman said. He identified the duo […]
Srinagar: Kashmir is once again on the edge. This time around the situation has again worsened because of the killings, mainly civilians that have been going on in various parts of the valley, especially south Kashmir. The past one week has been marred by shutdowns and protests. So much so that besides the business establishments […]
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Swayam Prakash Pani accompanied by DIG SKR Amit Kumar and SSP Shopian Shriram Ambarkar Dinkar Saturday visited Shopian and took stock of the situation in the area. “At length challenges for policing were discussed with the district police administration. IGP instructed the men to stress on professional policing. […]