Have registered 73 cases in 2022, an all time high: NIA

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Saturday said it registered 73 cases in 2022 as against 61 in 2021, a 19.67 percent increase, which is an all time high for the probe agency. ​According to a statement, these cases include 35 cases of militancy in states and Union Territories including J&K, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, […]

Year 2022: 172 Militants including 42 Foreign Militants killed in 93 Encounters in Valley: ADGP

*Says Maximum Loss to LeT/TRF This Year as 108 of Its Cadre Killed* Srinagar: Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kumar on Saturday said that total of 172 Militants including 42 foreign militants were killed successfully in 93 operations in Valley this year. While Quoting ADGP Kashmir, The Kashmir Zone Police tweeted, “During year 2022, […]

Gulmarg, Pahalgam record season’s coldest night

Srinagar: The night temperature recorded an improvement at most places of Kashmir while Gulmarg and Pahalgam recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 8.0 degree Celsius and minus 9.0 degree Celsius respectively. After fresh snowfall in Kashmir, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir and other parts of the Valley recorded an […]

Extension wall of militant’s house demolished in Anantnag

Anantnag: An extension wall of the house of a Hizb-ul-Mujaddeen militant allegedly built on encroached government land in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district was demolished by authorities on Saturday, officials said here. An official said that the wall was demolished of the house of Ghulam Nabi Khan alias Amir Khan in Liver Pahalgam. […]

Adani takes control of NDTV, buys promoters’ stake at 17 pc premium to open offer price, Roys resign

New Delhi: Adani group on Friday gained full control of news broadcaster NDTV after it acquired most of the stake of founders, Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, at a premium of almost 17 per cent over the rate it paid to minority shareholders of the firm. The Adani Group now holds 64.71 per cent of […]

WHO asks China to regularly share data on COVID-19 situation

United Nations/Geneva: The World Health Organization has again urged China to regularly share specific and real-time data on the COVID-19 situation in the country, amid a surge in coronavirus cases after Beijing relaxed its strict “zero-COVID” policy. The global health agency has asked Chinese health officials to share data on genetic sequencing, hospitalisations, deaths and […]

North Korea fires missile toward sea, South Korea says

Seoul: North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters Saturday morning, South Korea’s military said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no further details on the launch, such as the specific type of weapon Pyongyang launched or how far it travelled. It’s the latest in a barrage of weapons tests by […]

High-level committee discusses issues confronting implementation of Juvenile Justice Act in J-K

Jammu: A high-level committee headed by Acting Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Justice Tashi Rabstan on Friday met here and discussed issues confronting the proper implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act in the Union Territory, an official spokesman said. The meeting, which among others was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, […]

Putin, Xi vow closer ties as Russia bombards Ukraine again

Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed on Friday to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s 10-month war in Ukraine, which weathered another night of drone and rocket attacks following a massive missile bombardment. Putin and Xi made no direct mention of Ukraine in their opening remarks via […]

MHA Orders Promotion of 38 IPS Officers of AGMUT Cadre

Srinagar: Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, on Friday ordered promotion of 35 Indian Police Officers of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre. As per an order, a copy of which lies with GNS, the Ministry ordered promotion of 20 IPS to the DIGP rank (Level 13-A in the pay matrix), which includes […]