NSA invoked against Amritpal Singh, Punjab govt tells high court: Lawyer

Chandigarh: Punjab government on Tuesday informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the stringent National Security Act has been invoked against radical preacher Amritpal Singh, claimed a lawyer. During a hearing on the habeas corpus petition seeking the preacher’s production in court, Justice N S Shekhawat also pulled up the state government over Amritpal […]

CM Mann to take action against ex-Punjab DGP, other cops over PM’s security breach

New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings against several police officers including the state’s top cop over security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Punjab in January 2022. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings for the major penalty against Sidharth Chattopadhyay, the then DGP […]

Need to maintain ‘atmosphere of stability’: LG

Need to maintain ‘atmosphere of stability’: LG

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said there is a need to deal strictly with those elements who try to break the “morale of the society”. Speaking at the closing ceremony of 71st B.N Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship at Bakshi stadium here, Sinha said there will be an economic revolution in […]

Thousands of jobseekers register for different jobs

Thousands of jobseekers register for different jobs

Admin Determined To Provide Employment Opportunities To Youth: CS Srinagar, March 20: Thousands of young jobseekers today flocked to Kashmir Haat to register themselves for different jobs in the Divisional level Mega Job Fair organized by the Department of Labour and Employment here at Exhibition Ground. The Mega Job Fair was e-inaugurated by Chief Secretary, […]

Mudslides, shooting stones close highway for several hours

Mudslides, shooting stones close highway for several hours

Banihal/Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was suspended Monday after heavy overnight rains triggered mudslides and shooting of stones at some places in Ramban district, officials said. No fresh traffic was allowed on the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, this morning, the officials said. They said the […]

Police Attaches Properties Of 2 Militant Aides In Bandipora

Police Attaches Properties Of 2 Militant Aides In Bandipora

Srinagar: Police on Monday attached two properties in north Kashmir’s Bandipora in connection with militancy case. In a handout, the police said that continuing its crackdown on harbouring militants and providing logistic support to them, Police in Bandipora in presence of Executive Magistrate attached double storied residential houses of Abdul Majeed Reshi, father of accused […]

Amritpal Singh case: Will extend all help to Punjab Police, says DGP

Amritpal Singh case: Will extend all help to Punjab Police, says DGP

Srinagar: Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh’s ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit procured some weapons from Jammu and Kashmir, and all help will be extended to the Punjab Police in the case, the Union territory’s police chief Dilbag Singh said on Monday. The Jammu and Kashmir director general of police was speaking to reporters after the closing ceremony […]

SIU conducts search at militant’s house

SIU conducts search at militant’s house

Srinagar: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Jammu and Kashmir Police Monday conducted searches at the house of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in Pulwama district in connection with a terror-related case, officials said. They said searches were conducted at the house of Abdul Aziz Dar, father of active LeT militant Riyaz Ahmad Dar in Kakpora […]

‘Academic Session Not Starting From April 20’

‘Academic Session Not Starting From April 20’

Srinagar: The Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) today strongly refuted the news item published in some local dailies wherein it has been stated that the New Academic Session in schools shall commence from 20th April 2023. In an official handout issued here, Dr. Tassaduq Hussain, DSEK said that the news item is baseless and all […]

Sleet In Gulmarg, Rains Lash J&K Plains

Sleet In Gulmarg, Rains Lash J&K Plains

Srinagar, March 20: Rains lashed most of plains in Jammu and Kashmir including Srinagar while Gulmarg received sleet in the last 24 hours, the weather department said on Monday. A meteorological department official here said in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Gulmarg received 15.8mm of sleet while Srinagar had 2.0mm of rain, Qazigund […]