Baramulla: Police on Saturday said that they busted a hideout in Kandi area of Baramulla. In a statement, police said that on the basis of specific information about a hideout of the militants between Shirpora and Naribal. A cordon and search operation was launched by police along with CRPF and launched a hideout was busted. […]
JAMMU: The third phase of District Development Council elections on Friday recorded 50.53 percent voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir. Amid cold, long queues were seen outside polling stations at several places in Kashmir Division as well as hilly areas of Jammu Division. State Election Commissioner K K Sharma said that polling was held peacefully […]
Police say he did not inform about his movements, did not take escort personnel Anantnag: Unidentified gunmen shot at and injured a contestant of District Development Council (DDC) elections, here in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, on Friday. The contestant has been identified as Anees-ul-Islam, a resident of Sagam village in Kokernag area. […]
Shopian: With three percent polling in municipal elections for nine councillors, Shopian Town on Friday repeated what it did in last year’s parliament elections, when only 3.2 percent of voters turned up at the polling stations. Among the 10,568 voters registered for the municipal elections, only 337 exercised their franchise. However the polling percentage for […]
New Delhi: Administrator of Lakshadweep Dineshwar Sharma passed away on Friday due to lung-related complications, officials said. He was 66. Sharma, a former director of the Intelligence Bureau, was appointed as the administrator of Lakshadweep in October 2019. Prior to this, he was an interlocutor for the Centre to Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra […]
Seeks transaction details from depts, factual report from Hazratbal branch within 3 days Srinagar: Days after Kashmir Reader reported a massive fraud in J&K Bank’s Hazratbal branch, Kashmir University administration has asked all heads of departments to submit details of their demand drafts and financial transactions within three days (Monday). The varsity has also asked […]
New Delhi: Widening its probe in Roshni scam cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the CBI has registered four preliminary enquiries into the alleged non-compliance of high court directives by officials of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and others to “cover up” the complicity in illegal acts of encroachment of land. The first enquiry registered by […]
Srinagar: Several parts of Kashmir Valley on Friday evening received snow and rains, a spell that will likely remain till Tuesday. Director of JK Meteorological Department (MeT) Sonum Lotus told Kashmir Reader that Gulmarg, Sonamarg and upper reaches of Kupwara in north Kashmir received rain and snow from late afternoon. According to him, weather is […]
New Delhi: Waqf Boards will soon be established in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and the process for it has already started, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Friday. After chairing a Central Waqf Council meeting here, Naqvi in a statement said that Waqf Boards will be established in the Jammu-Kashmir and the […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday dismissed a plea of porters who assisted the army during the Kargil War in 1999. The porters were seeking engagement to the posts of tradesmen advertised on February 17, 2017, by the Indian Army. They stated in their plea that they were not given any preference in the […]