Srinagar: Overnight rains brought some respite from hot and humid weather conditions as night temperature recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 1.2mm of rain, Qazigund traces, Pahalgam 1.1mm, Kupwara 0.2mm, Banihal 1.4mm, Batote 8.6mm, Katra 2.2.mm and Bhaderwah […]
Srinagar: Several Jammu and Kashmir political leaders, including three former chief ministers, have demanded a probe into reports alleging that some army personnel forced a group of worshippers inside a mosque to raise religious slogans in Pulwama district. Both the army and the police are tight-lipped on the matter but sources in both the establishments […]
Jammu: Around 1,500 special invitees, including defence experts and retired army officers, are attending a security conclave which will be addressed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina said. Besides addressing the conclave at Gen Zorawar Singh auditorium on the campus of University of Jammu, Singh will […]
Srinagar: An army officer allegedly shot himself with his service weapon in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, official sources here said on Sunday. The officer shot himself around 4.50 pm inside the army’s Baramulla camp. He died on the spot, the sources said. Further details are awaited. (PTI) Press Trust of Indiakashmirreader.com
TRAL: The annual Urs of Hazrat Ameer Kabeer Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (RA), popularly known as Shah-e-Hamadan, was observed on Sunday at Khanqah-e-Faiz Panah Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, with religious fervor and enthusiasm. Eyewitnesses told Kashmir Reader that thousands of devotees including elders, women, and children thronged the shrine to participate in […]
TRAL: The Mouzin (one who calls for prayer) of Khanqah-e-Faiz Panah Tral was seriously injured in a road mishap in the Diver Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. The injured were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Eyewitnesses told Kashmir Reader that the accident took place between Tata Sumo […]
BARAMULLA: In order to bridge the gap between police and public, the Police Community Partnership Group meetings (PCPG) were held in Baramulla and Sopore. At Police Station Baramulla, the meeting was chaired by DySP Hqrs Baramulla Altaf Ahmad-JKPS accompanied by SHO PS Baramulla. Besides, other officers and officials of Police Station Baramulla were present in […]
BARAMULLA: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, police have arrested five drug peddlers in Baramulla and Budgam and recovered contraband/psychotropic substances from their possession. In Baramulla, a police party under the supervision of SDPO Tangmarg Imtiaz Ahmed-JKPS, assisted by SHO PS Tangmarg at a checkpoint established at Zeeran Tangmarg arrested […]
HANDWARA: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, police in Handwara destroyed wild bung in village Wahipora in the jurisdiction of Police Post Chogul. A police party of Police Post Chogul along with BDC chairman Langate, Sarpanch, Panchs and other respectables of the area carried a special drive against wild bung […]
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday slammed former US president Barack Obama’s statement about minority rights in India, saying his remarks were surprising as six Muslim-majority countries had faced US “bombing” during his tenure. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received the highest civilian awards from 13 countries, including six with predominantly […]