Boy, 22, dies after being electrocuted in Kokernag
In a tragic incident , a 22-year-old boy was electrocuted to death in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district last evening, police said on Saturday. The deceased boy has been identified Rashid Dar son of late Gull Mohammad. He got electrocuted at his home in Kokernag village, police official said. The boy was rushed […]
Mehbooba’s remark an insult to Indian flag: NPP
A day after J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti warned against any tinkering with Article 35(A) of the constitution, the National Panthers Party (NPP) on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s remark on the Indian flag is unacceptable and amounts to violation of the Indian Constitution. Lashing out at Mehbooba, NPP leader Bhim Singh […]
Car hijack triggers alert in South Kashmir
An alert was sounded in Shopian and Pulwama districts after suspected militants took away an Alto Car from a civilian in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police sources said on Saturday. According to police sources, unknown gunmen late last evening snatched and hijacked an Alto No JK09-2070 from a civilian in Ahgam Village of Shopian district. […]
Drug peddler arrested in Anantnag
Continuing its drive against the drug menace, Police on Saturday arrested a drug peddler and recovered Charas (Cannabis) from his possession. On a specific information, police party of police station Ashmuqam headed by SHO Ashmuqam under the supervision SDPO Ashmukam and over all under the supervision of of Senior Superintendent of Police Anantnag Shri Altaf Ahmad […]
Presence of Al-Qaeda in Kashmir not confirmed: DGP
Director General of Police, S P Vaid on Friday said the Jammu and Kashmir Police will investigative the presence of the organization (Al-Qaeda) in the state. Addressing media persons on the sidelines of a function in Srinagar, the DGP said that irrespective of any outfit anybody who picked up the gun is a terrorist for […]
Nawaz Sharif steps down after SC disqualification verdictÂ
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office after a corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint as Prime Minister. The country’s apex court five-judge larger bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa has unanimously disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif […]
Mehbooba warns against ‘fiddling’ with Article 35(A)
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday warned against any tinkering with Article 35(A) of the constitution that is being debated in the Supreme Court and which empowers the state legislature to define “permanent residents” and accord special rights and privileges to them. Strongly defending the constitutional clause, Mehbooba said that any change in its status […]
Shahbaz Sharif likely to replace Nawaz
Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the brother of ousted Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif, is to replace him at the head of the government, the media reported. The elder Sharif met senior party leaders after being disqualified by the Supreme Court for “dishonesty” in the Panama Papers trial case. The name of Shehbaz Sharif was announced […]
US diplomat to travel to India, Pakistan
To decide the framing of the new Afghan policy, a top US diplomat will travel to India and Pakistan later this month to discuss America’s relations with South Asia. The move assumes significance as the Trump administration reviews its Afghanistan policy to include a regional perspective. Alice Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for […]
Bar to contest NIA act 2008
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, (JKHCBA) Srinagar, Friday constituted a legal team to examine the constitutional validity of National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 and its application to the State of J&K. The team will and suggest ways and means for providing necessary legal aid to all those who have been booked […]