Army man accused of killing cop in UP, arrested from 22 RR Army camp in Sopore

Srinagar: The Army soldier who is suspected of killing a policeman during Bulandshahr violence in Uttar Pradesh has been detained by his unit in Jammu and Kashmir and will be handed over to Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday, India Today reported. Jitendra Malik, alias Jeetu Fauji, was detained from 22 Rashtriya Rifles Army camp in […]
Transporters protest against HR violations in Valley

Srinagar: Scores of transporters assembled at Pratap Park in Srinagar and chanted slogans against the human rights violations. The protest was organized by Kashmir Transporters Welfare Federation over JRL call. “The drivers from various sections of society including Auto Drivers, Sumo drivers, Mini bus Service drivers and KMD Drivers participated in the protest,” Chairman of the federation Sheikh […]
Panchayat polls: 14.8 percent votes cast in Baramulla till 10 am

Srinagar: Bramulla recorded 14.8 percent of voting till 10 am, highest is Kashmir region followed by Srinagar with 4.8 percent on Saturday. Officials said that Kupwara had 9.3, Bandipora 3.5, Baramulla 14.8, Srinagar 4.8,Budgam 2.6, in Kashmir division. In Jammu Reasi had 18.4, Kathua 27.4, Samba 29.7, Jammu 29.8, Rajouri 29 percent of voting respectively […]
British Golden Globe sailor rescued in Pacific: Official

Santiago,(AFP): British Golden Globe Race sailor Susie Goodall was plucked from a stormy Southern Ocean by a Chinese ship on Friday, a day after her yacht was dismasted, Chile’s Maritime Rescue Services told AFP. Goodall “was rescued at 1500 GMT and is already on the ship heading to Punta Arenas,” in southern Chile, a spokesperson for […]
Dozen killed, including six hostages, in foiled Brazil bank assaults

Rio De Janeiro, (AFP) Twelve people — including six hostages — were killed in northeast Brazil on Friday after police foiled a gang of armed robbers staging simultaneous predawn assaults on two banks in the town of Milagres, officials said. Five of the dead hostages were members of the same family and included two children, […]
UP: Dalits should take over all Hanuman temples in India, security upped as government anticipate Bhim Army may take over Hanuman Dham

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 8 (PTI) Security has been reinforced at the ‘Hanuman dham’ in Shukratal here as Bhim Army activists may attempt to take it over, police said on Saturday. The move comes days after Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar said on Sunday that members of the Dalit community should take over all Hanuman temples in the country […]
Poonch: 20 feared dead as bus falls in gorge

Poonch: Over 20 people are feared dead and many other were injured after a bus fell in a gorge in mountainous Poonch district on Saturday. Official sources said that the bus bearing registration number JK02W-0445 was on its way to Poonch from Loran when it met with the accident near a shrine at Kalarpella area […]
Weatherman predicts rain, snowfall on Monday

Srinagar: Amid possibility of light to moderate rain or snowfall in next few days especially on Monday and Tuesday, the night temperature increased slightly even as they hovered below sub-zero level across the Kashmir Valley. “There is possibility of light rain at isolated places in next 24 hours as the present (weather) system is not […]
FB to curb political adds in India on its platform
Srinagar: Facebook has announced fresh steps to increase advertisement transparency and defend against foreign interference ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in India. Now anyone who wants to run an advertisement in India related to politics will need to first confirm their identity and location, and give more details about who placed the advertisement, […]
Patwaris in Bandipora get ‘android app’

BANDIPORA: In a first of its kind initiative, the Revenue Department Bandipora has initiated IT-based solutions for disaster relief,compensation, land acquisition, PSGA services and grievance redressal by equipping Patwaris with modern gadgets and basic infrastructure for a responsive and transparent prompt mechanism of service delivery. Deputy Commissioner, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, who planned and designed […]