Former DC Kupwara convicted in embezzlement case
Srinagar: Former district commissioner Kupwara was convicted on Monday in an embezzlement case by the special Judge Anti-Corruption court in Srinagar. Shah Latief, the then Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, was convicted for offences u/s 5(1)(c) P.C. Act and Sec. 409 RPC in case FIR No. 18/2004 Police Station ACB Kashmir. “The accused had embezzled an amount […]
Valley wide shutdown on April 23: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik has called for a state wide shutdown on April 23. The shutdown JRL said has been called against the detention of Yasin Malik, who was shifted from Jammu jail to the custody of National Invstigation Agency in New Delhi. His family […]
Mysterious blast creates panic in Sopore
Sopore: A mysterious blast created panic near Town Hall Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday afternoon. Reports reaching KNO said that that explosion was heard near 179 BN CRPF camp at Iqbal Market Sopore. The blast caused fear and panic in the area, however, there was no report of any loss of life […]
One dead, two including minor injured in accident in Kathua
Kathua, April 22 (KNO) : One person died and two others including a minor were injured in an accident in Kathua. The accident happened in village Sumwan at around 4:30 pm on Sunday. According to KNO correspondent, the police the deceased has been identified as Abdul Majid S/o Alam Din R/o Mahi Chak. The injured […]
Wedding cards in Bundi to carry age proof of groom, bride to check child marriages
Bundi (PTI) Wedding cards in Bundi will carry the date of birth of groom and bride and a statutory warning that child marriage is punishable ahead of the Akshaya Tritiya festival that sees many children being married off every year in Rajasthan. The festival falls on May 7 this year and many children are secretly married […]
Two engineers suspended in Bandipora for dereliction of duties, non-compliance of orders
Srinagar: Two engineers including Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer PDD division Bandipora were suspended on Monday for alleged dereliction of duties and non-compliance of orders. The suspension order against the duo were passed by District Comissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza. The suspension was ordered after they were telephonically informed to reach Ashtangoo village were residents […]
Officer suspended for checking PM’s chopper sent back to Karnataka
New Delhi,(PTI) An Election Commission general observer, who was suspended for checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter in Odisha’s Sambalpur in violation of norms for dealing with SPG protectees, has been sent back to Karnataka. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre. The Commission had last week suspended its general observer for Sambalpur […]
Cross LOC traders protest in Srinagar, demand revocation of order suspending trade
Srinagar: Post government of India’s decision to close the cross Line of Control trade, traders affiliated with the business took to streets on Monday against the decision. The protesting traders claimed that their lives have been put to jeopardy by the decision. Protesters assembled in Paratap Park and raised slogans against the government. Haji […]
EC submits detailed report in SC on biopic of PM Modi
New Delhi,(PTI): The Election Commission on Monday submitted its detailed report to the Supreme Court on the biopic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took the EC’s report on Modi’s biopic and asked the poll panel to supply a copy of the report to the producer of the […]
Rahul Gandhi files affidavit in SC, expresses regret over his remarks on Rafale verdict
New Delhi, (PTI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, expressing regret over his remarks related to its Rafale verdict which the apex court had said was “incorrectly attributed” to it. The apex court on April 15 had directed Gandhi to give his explanation by April 22. In the affidavit, Gandhi said […]