JK admin extends 2G mobile data service till Feb 15
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday announced the extension of the 2G mobile data service in the union territory till February 15. The order to this effect was issued by Principal Secretary, Home Department, Shaleen Kabra, here in the evening. It also increased the whitelisted sites available for mobile data users in the […]
Mercury stays several degrees below freezing point due to clear skies in Kashmir
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures in Kashmir stayed several degrees below the freezing point due to clear skies with Pahalgam being the coldest recorded place in the valley. The mercury in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for annual Amaranth Yatra, dropped to minus 10.5 degrees Celsius from 7.4 degrees Celsius a night earlier, […]
One held in Jammu for duping man on pretext of MES job
Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday arrested a man here for allegedly duping a youth on the pretext of providing him a job in the Military Engineering Service (MES) in Srinagar. Pawan Kumar, a resident of Bhagwati Nagar area of Jammu, was evading arrest since long by frequently changing his […]
Kathua gang rape, murder case: SC stays JJB proceedings against ‘minor’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday stayed the proceedings before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) against a ‘minor’ allegedly involved in the sensational gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua. A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Ajay Rastogi and V Ramasubramanian stayed the proceedings after Jammu and Kashmir administration claimed […]
Bank security guard killed in accidental firing in Shopian
Srinagar: A bank security guard was killed after his colleague accidently shot at him in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday, police said. Majid Manzoor, a security guard at a bank in Kapran, sustained severe injuries after his colleague’s rifle accidently went off, a police official said. The security guard was rushed to SKIMS […]
Kashmiri boy beaten to death by colleague in Jaipur
Jaipur: A 17-year-old Kashmiri boy, working with a catering firm, was allegedly beaten to death by his colleague here, police said on Friday. Basit, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara, was allegedly thrashed by his fellow worker Aditya (22) in Harmara area on Wednesday night after the two had an argument, they said. Later, […]
Yet another blatant illustration of Centre’s high-handedness: NC on PSA on Omar, others
Srinagar: The National Conference on Friday condemned the slapping of the Public Safety Act (PSA) against party vice president Omar Abdullah, general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar and others, saying the “atrocious” move is yet another blatant illustration of the Centre’s high-handedness. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were on Thursday […]