Militants snatched five rifles from police guards who were posted at the Shopian District Court complex in South Kashmir. A group of militants attacked the guard room of the court complex around late last night and managed to snatch away five self-loading rifles (SLRs) from the policemen posted at the spot. Police have registered a […]
Unidentified gunmen struck at two banks in South Kashmir on Wednesday and decamped with a cash worth Rs 6 lakh from the banks. The incidents mark a new trend of the rise in the incidents of bank robberies in the militancy infested areas here. In the last three days at least four incidents of bank […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pitched for a “free and vibrant press” and said it is “vital for democracy”. He said this on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. In a tweet, he said it “is a day to reiterate our unwavering support towards” the press. “In today’s day and age, social media […]
Police and other security agencies launched a search operation in some areas of Pathankot and Gurdaspur districts in Punjab on Wednesday after four to six suspicious men were sighted in the area, reports said. The police said that the search was still on. “Police is linking the sighting of these men to an incident in […]
The spokesperson of the Secretary-General of United Nations Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that the SG is “paying attention” to the India-Pakistan border tension. However, he said the UN observers have not received any reports from India about any recent ceasefire violations. “We checked with our colleagues with UNMOGIP (United Nations Military Observer Group […]
From taking his first administrative decision of withdrawing the controversial Amarnath shrine land transfer order in J&K to tackling the anger and rage on the streets across Kashmir Valley since the past many years, Narinder Nath Vohra has been in the thick and thin of it all. N. Vohra, a seasoned bureaucrat presently holding the […]
Under attack on the law-and-order front in Kashmir, the ruling PDP on Wednesday took to social media to convey to militants that looting banks was not a “holy war”. Two banks were looted in Pulwama in South Kashmir which has been a stronghold of the PDP since the inception of the party in 1999. The […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, B.B. Vyas Wednesday chaired a high level meeting of district and sectoral officers to review the progress and implementation of various ongoing developmental projects and schemes, and to monitor the law and order situation in Baramulla district. The meeting which was chaired at Dak Bunglow Baramulla was attended by […]
Under the Rural Tourism Scheme, the National Welfare Forum (an NGO) in association with Kashmir Tourism Department is training a batch of 60 girls in the techniques of processing horticulture products. A 15-day long training course cum demonstration was held at the Banimulla village of Kulgam district where many girls showed interest to learn the […]
The District administration Reasi has decided to develop and project Saird Baba Shrine as pilgrim tourist destination. District Development Commissioner Reasi Ravinder Kumar today visited the site to initiate several measures to develop the place as pilgrimage site. He visited various places there and also convened meeting of officers. The DDC inspected existing infrastructure at […]