Jammu: Two militants have been killed in Balakote sector of Poonch in the night long operation, officials said Sunday. A defence official said on Saturday evening, the alert troops noticed a suspicious movement along the LoC in Balakote sector and fired some speculative fire shots. “A massive search operation was launched in the area after […]
Srinagar,: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday declared Dr. Asif Maqbool, who is based in Saudi Arabia, as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention Act)-1967. In a notification, the MHA said that Dr. Asif Maqbool, who is resident of Bandey Payeen, Wagoora, Baramulla, presently based at Daman, Ash Sharqiyah, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, is associated with […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday seized three punt guns from Saderkoot and Garoora villages in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A official said , that 3 punt guns which are being used by hunters to kill wetland birds were seized near the banks of Wular Lake. He said based on a tip off regarding the use of […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) Saturday announced tentative date sheets for annual regular examination of classes 10th to 12th commencing from March-4 for soft zone and April-08 for hard zones. This is for the first time, students of Jammu and Kashmir will appear in the annual regular board examination in […]
Srinagar: State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday attached more properties belonging to banned Jamaat-e-Islami at different locations in South Kashmir. An official said that SIA attached the properties in Sirhama, Viddy Srigufwara, Arwani in Anantnag district and in main town Kulgam. He said the properties include a double-storied house, along with 7 Marla of land, […]
Baramulla: A massive fire broke out in a residential house at Jalal Sahib area of Old Town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that a massive fire broke out in a two-storey residential house at old Town Baramulla following which fire tenders rushed to the spot. Efforts are on to house the flames […]
Srinagar: The minimum temperature recorded a considerable increase on Saturday as Jammu and Kashmir braces for nearly weeklong cloudy and wet weather in wake of two back-to-back western disturbances. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.4°C against last night’s minus 5.5°C that was coldest for the season so far. […]
Srinagar: A day after militant outfit The Resistance Front(TRF) was declared as terrorist organization, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) banned the People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), an offshoot of militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for carrying out terror activities in Kashmir. “PAFF is a proxy outfit of Maulana Masood Azhar-led […]
Srinagar: A day after School Education Department clarified that the Postgraduate degrees in science stream obtained via distance mode won’t be considered valid, IGNOU regional center Srinagar Friday defied it saying that all the Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates are duly recognized by UGC. Regional Director Dr. Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar said, “All the programs offered by […]
Srinagar: The Government on Friday ordered a major reshuffle in police with 74 officers transferred in the interest of the administration with immediate effect. According to a government order, a Garib Dass, IPS (AGMUT: 1997), Commissioner Civil Military Liaison, holding additional charge of Director SKPA, has been transferred and posted as Director SKPA, Udhampur, against […]