One among three missing found dead in Pulwamaj

A dead of a minor boy was Friday recovered from Jehlum River near Dogripora village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The body has been identified as Muneeb Mushtaq, son of Mushtaq Ahamd Digoo, resident of Naina Batpora, who along with his father and sister was missing from April 22. The dead body is lying at […]

Cabinet approves creation of Sub-Division at Bijbehara

The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti, approved creation of new Sub-Division at Bijbehara in district Anantnag. The proposed Sub-Division shall have territorial jurisdiction over 4 Niabats, 13 Patwar Halqas and 57 villages.   Guest

Cabinet approves creation of 8 new posts for Cluster Universities

The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti, approved creation of eight posts in various categories for the Cluster Universities of Srinagar and Jammu. The newly created posts include two posts of Controller Examinations (one post for each Cluster University) in the pay scale of 37400-67000 GP […]

Cabinet approves engagement of PMAs under PMDP

The state cabinet which met today under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti has approved engagement of REC Power Distribution Company Ltd (RECPDCL), REC Transmission Projects Company Ltd (RECTPCL) and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL),  subsidiaries of Union Ministry of Power, as Project Management Agencies (PMA) for power distribution strengthening projects […]

Mysterious death of girl sparks protests in Pulwama village

Mysterious death of a 17 year old girl Insha Bashir Sofi of Ratnipora Pulwama on Friday, sparked protests in Ratnipora area of South Kashmir. “When she reached home she was crying and she fell unconscious. We shifted her to hospital where doctors declared her dead.” a relative of deceased Insha said. A police official said […]

Man held for raping a mentally challenged girl in Srinagar

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a man from the outskirts of Srinagar for allegedly raping a mentally challenged girl. According to a police statement, a complaint was lodged by the family of a girl, who is in her early 20s in  Harwan police station on Tuesday.  In the complaint, the girl’s brother alleged […]

Militants ransack houses of several policemen in south Kashmir 

One day after forces allegedly thrashed family members  of a Hizbul Mujahideen militant Tawseef Ahmad sheikh and ransacked his house, militants barged into houses of several  policemen in south Kashmir’s Kulgam and Anantnag district and damaged Windowpanes of their houses. Late on Thursday night, unidentified gunmen, believed to be militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, spread a wave of […]

Burglars decamp with cash, jewellry in Tral

Burglars today struck in a house at Brantal area of Sub District Tral in South Kashmir. Witnesses said that  burglars struck in the residential house of Abdul Salam Sheikh in Brantal area at 3:00 pm in broad daylight and decamped with gold jewellery worth lacs and some cash. According to the house owner, Gold jewellery worth lacs […]

Clashes erupted in Sopore after Friday prayer 

  Clashes erupted in north Kashmir’s Sopore town after Friday prayer when number of people assembled near main Bazaar area of the town shouting pro-freedom and anti government forces slogans. While following joint resistance leadership’s (JRL) call for peaceful protests after Friday prayer to protest against the suspension of life sentence to army personals accused of extra judicial killing […]