Anantnag: Two unidentified militants were killed and a policeman was injured in a shootout that took place while the militants were trying to escape after abducting a policeman from Arwini area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The abducted policeman was rescued by the government forces well in time. The incident took place at about 8:30 […]
Jammu: Fifty militants including several top commanders of Jaish-e-Mohmmad (JeM) and Lashker-e-Tioba (LeT) have killed in encounters by government forces in Jammu and Kashmir this year so far, officials said on Friday. Seventeen forces personnel also lost their lives in the encounters, they said. The militants also killed nine civilians in the last four months, […]
Srinagar: Another batch of Kashmiri students who were halted as a preventive measure for containment of COVID 19 over a month at various locations in the country arrived in Srinagar on Friday, an official said. The students have been airlifted from Rajastan’s Jaisalmer where they were under quarantine since their arrival from Iran on March […]
PAMPORE: Authorities in south Kashmir’s Saffron town Pampore on Friday held a detailed meeting with all mosque Imams and managing bodies of the saffron town to counsel them on measures to be taken during the holy month of Ramadhan. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner Awantipora, Zaffar Ahmad Shawl and […]
Baramulla: Police on Friday booked Reyaz Ahmad Dar of Kralteng Sopore for allegedly issuing forged movement pass amid COVID-19 lockdown in the district. Accordingly, on the directions of District Magistrate Baramulla, police has registered FIR against him after he was found scanning the original movement passes and subsequently fudging the signatures of DM. The district […]
SRINAGAR : Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan chaired a meeting to review the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for resumption and roll out of Rural Development Department activities during the lock down in Jammu and Kashmir. During the meeting instructions were conveyed for resumption of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) activities […]
SHOPIAN: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Shopian, Chaudhary Mohammad Yasin, Friday visited Heerpora village of Shopian district, which has been declared a red zone area to take stock of the arrangements put in place for providing every possible health care facilities to the Covid-19 positive patients of the area. On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner said that […]
GANDERBAL : The Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, Friday handed over 13,500 cotton masks (reusable) to the Municipal Councilors for further distribution among AAY, PHH beneficiaries in urban areas of the district Ganderbal. On the occasion the DC said that the District Administration has distributed around 2 lakh masks in the district through PRIs including […]
SRINAGAR : Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Friday lauded the efforts and proactive measures adopted by Block Development Council Chairperson, Block Narwav, Baramulla district, Mir Mohamad Iqbal, towards containing spread of Coronavirus pandemic. The PM, during his interaction with the Sarpanchs from across the nation through videoconferencing as a part of Panchayati Raj Day observance, expressed […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday rejected the bail application of Hilal Rather, the son of senior National Conference leader and former Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather, in a bank fraud case. To seek interim bail, the accused had moved an application before single bench of Justice Puneet Gupta. He pleaded that in view […]