Panchayat Ghar gutted in Kulgam
Srinagar: A Panchayat Ghar was damaged in a fire incident in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Friday evening. However, official sources said that it was not immediately known whether it was set on fire by anyone or blaze erupted due to some other reasons. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kulgam Shridhar Patil confirmed the […]
DSC guard dies of gun-shot wounds under mysterious circumstances
Jammu: A Defence Security Corps (DSC) guard died under mysterious circumstances due to gunshot wounds in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said today. Hakum Chand was on duty at a security tower when he fell down under mysterious circumstances in Dasal area of Rajouri last evening, the police said today. He was shifted to […]
Notorious criminal arrested with Heroin in Samba
Jammu: A notorious criminal was arrested and heroin recovered from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said Friday. A police team intercepted a car driven by Vipan Kumar Gupta alais Jony at Bari Brahmana and 4.2 grams of Heroin was recovered from his possession today, the police said. The accused was arrested […]
Medium danger avalanche warning issued by SDMA
JAMMU: On the basis of information received from SASE, Medium danger avalanche warning has been issued for next 24 hrs for the areas of Baramulla, Gulmarg, Furkian-Z Gali, Gurez, Kargil. Low danger warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban,Doda, Kishtwar Udhampur, Anantnag, Kulgam, Badgam, Ganderbal, Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar, Bandipora, Leh districts and Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. […]
Guns can’t silence party workers: BJP
Jammu: Strongly condemning the militant attack on BJP leader Anwar Khan, the party said guns cannot silence the voice of those who long for peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir. Three militants tried to snatch the service rifle of constable Bilal Ahmad, who is the personal security officer (PSO) of Khan, at Balhama in […]
Pak court orders suspension of passport of ”absconder” Musharraf
Islamabad: In a blow to Pakistan’s former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, the special court hearing the high treason case against him has also authorised the government to suspend his passport as well as his national identity card, according to a media report today. Last week, the special court had ordered the government to arrest […]
Cordon and search operation in Drabgam Pulwama
Pulwama: A Cordon and search operation has been launched by government forces on Friday evening in Drabgam village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants 44 RR and Pulwama police jointly launched the search operation in Drabgam area of Pulwama district. Sources said that […]
As Kamran reaches home, people throng his residence
Srinagar: Kashmir photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, who was released on Wednesday after he was arrested on stone-pelting charges last year, today reached his home in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after a gap of six months. As soon as Kamran reached his home, the ecstatic relatives, neighbours and friends flocked his Pulwama residence. Pertinently, Kamran Yousuf, was […]
Geelani rejects IB official’s ‘dialogue offer’
Srinagar: Terming the proposed dialogue offer as a mere tactic to buy time, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has rejected talks with New Delhi. In a statement, a spokesman of the faction disclosed that on Thursday night an IB official proposed a dialogue between New Delhi and Syed Ali Geelani, however Geelani “refused […]