‘Army looking into reports of snipers entering Valley’

New Delhi (PTI): Army chief General Bipin Rawat Monday said the Army was looking into reports of snipers entering the Kashmir Valley to target defence personnel. Three defence personnel were killed in sniper attacks by Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists since mid-September, prompting the law enforcement agencies to re-calibrate their strategy to thwart such strikes by the Pakistan-based group. […]
Petrol, diesel prices cut for 12th straight day

New Delhi (PTI): The downward slide in petrol and diesel prices continued on Monday after rates were cut by 30-20 paise a litre on softening international oil prices. Petrol price was cut by 30 paise a litre and now costs Rs 79.75 a litre in Delhi, according to a price notification issued by state-owned oil firms. […]
Released from house detention Mirwaiz visits slain Srinagar civilian, militants families

Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday visited families of three Srinagar youth who were killed recently in a gunfight at Fatehkadal. The chief cleric was released after a three week long house detention on Monday and he straight drove the families of the Rayees Ahmad, a civilian who was killed in the Fateh kadal gunfight. […]
No portable water for one month, Sopore’s Green Town hits roads

By Bilal Ahmad Sopore: For a month now Sopore’s Green Town has not been supplied portable water by PHE. On Monday aggrieved residents of the area blocked Sopore- Baramulla road demanding restoration of the supply. According to protesting locals the portable water supply has been stopped to the area since a month now. Raising slogans […]
Father arrested for raping daughter in Baramulla

Baramulla: Police on Monday said that they have arrested a father for raping his daughter in north Kashmir’s Baramulla. In a statement police said that Police Station Kunzer received a written complaint from one person Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat stating that his sister (name withheld) has been raped by his father Abdul Majid Bhat. Accordingly a […]
8 houses gutted in fire in Poonch, fire tenders reach on time but without water; probe ordered

Poonch (GNS): Eight residential houses, five belonging to as many brothers, in fire incident at Dogrian, Bufliaz area of Surankote in Poonch district, reports said on Monday. Reports reaching GNS said that the fire erupted at around 1:00 a.m. and with in no time engulfed the adjoining houses. The residential houses which were gutted […]
Indonesia Lion Air flight with 188 on board crashes into sea

Jakarta: A Lion Air flight with 188 people on board crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital on Monday. Indonesia’s disaster agency posted photos online of a crushed smartphone, books, bags and parts of the aircraft fuselage that had been collected by search and rescue vessels that have converged on […]
How did militants know slain intelligence officer was travelling home, police launch inquiry

J&K cop killed by militants was desperate to see parents, shaved off beard to change appearance Srinagar: The police have launched a probe to ascertain how the information about slain police officer’s journey to home had been leaked to militant groups, who had been waiting to ambush him at Wahibugh in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, PTI […]
Government denies media report
JAMMU: The State Government has denied a report that appeared in a Jammu based daily in connection with an interview given by the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, to a leading Delhi-based news channel yesterday. In a statement issued today, an official spokesperson clarified that the Governor during his interview with the […]
Recruitment process transparent, governor quoted out of context- JK Bank Chairman

Srinagar: J&K Bank has maintained absolute transparency and fairness in the recruitment process. There is no scope of any tinkering in the merit list prepared by the reputed national level professional recruitment agency, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). The bank is open to public scrutiny on this. This was stated by the J&K […]