Mehbooba greets people on Urs Shah-e-Hamdan
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has felicitated people of the State on the annual Urs of Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (RA) popularly known as Shah-e-Hamdan. In her felicitation message, the Chief Minister said people of Jammu & Kashmir are greatly indebted to Hazrat Shah i Hamdan (R.A.) for having guided them to the path […]
Zahoor Watali’s NIA remand extended
Delhi court Monday extended the NIA Custody of the prominent businessman from Jammu and Kashmir Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali by five more days, reports said. Earlier , Watali was remanded to ten days of Police Custody till 28 August. National Investigation Agency (NIA), had arrested Watali in Delhi and was interrogating him in alleged terror […]
Freedom Party demands release of prisoners ahead of Eid
Demanding release of prisoners ahead of Eid ul Azha, the Democratic Freedom Party on Monday said it has been a tradition among civilised nations to release prisoners on festive occasions so that they spend such blissful time with their families and loved ones. A DFP spokesperson in a statement issued here said, “We are conscious […]
Rape convict #RamRahimSingh sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment
Rape convict GurmeetRamRahimSingh was awarded a 10-year jail term by a CBI in Panchkula district of Haryana. An hour before Singh was sentenced in Rohtak, mobile internet was cut off, roads barricaded and armed soldiers manned checkpoints. 37 companies of SSB kept ready for backup in Sirsa. The judge who pronounced the sentence was flown […]
Police officer succumbs at SKIMS
A Jammu and Kashmir Police cop who was injured in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday has succumbed to his injuries. According to the reports, an assistant sub-inspector was shot at by unknown militants at Mehnadi Kadal area of Anantnag. Sources said that he was hit in the abdomen and was […]
Massive search operation in Shopian district ends
Massive search operation which was launched by the government forces in the wee hours of Monday in over half dozen villages of Shopian district has ended peacefully. Over 1500 forces personnel were part of the operation. A police official told that following the inputs about the presence of militants in the area forces launched search […]
Governor NN Vohra likely to resign: reports
Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra is likely to resign from his post, Indian Express reported. Quoting sources, the national daily said that the development could take place as early as this week, even today. Vohra who took over from S K Sinha on June 25, 2008, was the first civilian governor of the state […]
Indian troops in Doklam leave Chinese territory, says China
In an interesting turnaround of things, Chinese foreign ministry confirmed Monday that India has removed its trespassing troops from China’s territory on the Doklam Plateau. “China has confirmed that Indian troops and equipment have all withdrawn to the Indian side of the border area in Doklam on Monday afternoon.China will continue to exercise its sovereignty […]
Forces launch Cordon and search operation in Kulgam
Government forces on Monday launched a cordon and search operation near mini-secretariat Kulgam in South Kashmir. After receiving special inputs about the presence of militants , forces launched the search operation in the area. Search operation was going on when the last reports came in. Earlier a cordon and search operation was launched in many […]
Policeman shot by militants in Anantnag
A Jammu and Kashmir Police cop was shot at by militants in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. According to the reports, an assistant sub-inspector was at by unknown militants at Mehnadi Kadal area of Anantnag. Sources said that he was hit in the abdomen and was rushed to the hospital for the treatment. However, […]