Forces launch CASO in Hajin
Bandipora: Government forces on Wednesday launched a cordon-and-search operation in Hajin town in this North Kashmir district. Army’s 13RR, police’s SOG and 45 battalion CRPF laid the siege on Syed Mohalla of Hajin town after receiving ‘inputs about the presence of militants in the area.’ Sources said that door to door searchs are being conducted. […]
Police seeks help in tracing missing person
Sopore: Sopore Police on Tuesday sought help of general public to trace out the missing person namely Aijaz Ahmad Malla S/0 Mohammad Subhan Malla R/o Amargrah Sopore. “Brother of missing person reported Police Station Tarzoo that his brother went to Baramulla from home yesterday on 06 November 2018, but did’nt returned back. After searching for […]
BJP delegation meets J-K Guv over party leader’s killing
Jammu, (PTI): A delegation of the Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) BJP Tuesday met Governor Satya Pal Malik and sought the immediate arrest of those behind the killing of party leader Anil Parihar and his brother. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation impressed upon the Governor that the minorities of the state were being compelled […]
Panchayat Polls-2018: CEO issues notification for Phase-6
SRINAGAR: The Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra today issued the notification for conduct of the sixth phase of Panchayati Polls-2018 to elect Sarpanches and Panches. The notification has been issued for Block Arin in District Bandipora, Sopore, Khaipora and Chandilwanigam in Baramulla District, Lar in District Ganderbal, Harwan in District Srinagar, Nagam and […]
Chief Secy expresses dissatisfaction over ‘tardy pace’ of projects
Jammu,(PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam expressed dissatisfaction over the “tardy pace” of implementation of various projects in the state and called for a coordinated approach for their speedy completion, an official spokesperson said Tuesday. Subrahmanyam Monday chaired a State Level Distribution Reforms Committee (SLDRC) meeting on the implementation of flagship programmes in […]
Undertrial Pakistani prisoner dies in Jammu
Jammu(PTI) : A 65-year-old undertrial Pakistani prisoner, arrested for crossing the border illegally, died during treatment at a hospital here, police said Tuesday. Doulat Din, a resident of Sialkot, was arrested in 2013 for illegally crossing the International Border into Jammu and lodged in Amphalla jail, they said. They added that the prisoner fell sick […]
Cop mowed down by liquor mafia in Maharashtra
Maharashtra(PTI): A police sub-inspector (SI) was crushed to death allegedly by liquor smugglers while he was on duty in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district Tuesday morning, police said. Chhatrapati Chide, attached as SI to the Nagbhid police station in the neighbouring Chandrapur, and four other police personnel were conducting a routine check on vehicles against illegal transportation of […]
IS left behind more than 200 mass graves in Iraq: UN
Baghdad,(AFP): The Islamic State group left behind more than 200 mass graves in Iraq containing up to 12,000 victims, the UN said Tuesday, adding they could hold vital evidence of war crimes. Even more sites could be uncovered in the months to come, the UN’s human rights office and its mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said, urging […]
Man killed after DSP pushes him in front of moving car in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, (PTI): A 32-year-old man was killed after being pushed in front of a moving car allegedly by a senior police officer at Neyyatinkara near here, police said Tuesday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) (Neyyatinkara) B Harikumar, who is on the run, has been suspended and a case registered against him under Section 302 of the […]
Multiple funeral prayers held for slain Shopian militants
Shopian: Multiple funeral prayers were held for the two local militants killed in a pre dawn gunfight that erupted in Shopian’s Safnagri village on Tuesday, before they were laid to rest. According to reports thousands of people including women and children thronged to the Safnagri and Awnera to participate in their funeral prayers. Reports said […]
