Six year old kid mauled to death by dogs
SOPORE: A six year old kid was mauled to death by dogs at Wadoora payeen, 10 kms away from Sopore in Baramulla district. The deceased was Identified as Hadiya Mushtaq daughter of Mushtaq Ahmed Dar. Locals said she was coming back from Madrassa when dogs attacked her in Muslim mohhalla situated on river Pohro in […]
97 people killed in 834 ceasefire violations in 3 yrs: JK govt
Jammu: As many as 97 people, including 41 civilians, were killed and 383 others injured in 834 ceasefire violations by the Pakistani troops in the last three years, the Jammu and Kashmir government said today. In a written reply to a question by a PDP MLC in the Legislative Council today, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti […]
JeM module busted: Police
Srinagar: Security forces have busted a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) module, involved in several grenade throwing incidents, by arresting five over-ground workers (OGWs) in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said today. In a joint operation, the police, Army and CRPF have busted a JeM module and arrested five OGWs from Awantipora area of the district, a […]
Kashmir is the safest place, say women travelers
Srinagar: From joy rides on snow scooters to shopping in a floating market in the scenic Dal Lake, Kashmir has it all to make it ‘the safest place and a shopping paradise’, according to a group of women travelers from Hyderabad, who are out on an expedition to Jammu and Kashmir. Keeping aside the insecurities […]
Achabal policemen killing: UP man among accused charge sheeted
Srinagar: Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against four accused including Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Muzaffer Nagar Utter Pradesh, in connection with the killing of six-member police party headed by a station house officer of Achabal in south Kashmir Anantnag district last year. Police had registered as case (FIR No. 82/2017 U/S 302,397,326,427, 120-B RPC. 7/27 […]
House passes Bill to establish J&K Higher Education Council
JAMMU: The House today passed “A Bill to Provide for the Establishment and Constitution of State Higher Education Council for enforcing, planning, monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance in Universities and other Higher Educational Institutions of the State and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto (L.A. Bill NO.1 of 2018)”. The Bill was earlier, […]
6 Kashmiris arrested by Rajasthan Police, released: Veeri
JAMMU: Minister for Revenue, Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the House that the Rajasthan Police has released six persons who were earlier arrested by the BSF. The minister informed the House that four persons namely Ehsaan Ahmad Mir, Athar Majeed Shah, Zaffar Qureshi, Sayeem Wani, Ghulam Mohammed (Driver) and Shameem Awan, all residents of Bandipora were […]
Govt taking adequate measures to deal with swine flu: Bali Baghat
JAMMU: Minister for Health & Medical Education Bali Bhagat today said that every effort is being made by the Government to provide requisite facilities to deal with the swine flu. Responding to a Calling Attention Notice by MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar, the Minister said that a full-fledged H1N1 testing laboratory along with separate ward has […]
Army officer among 5 injured in scuffle in Rajasthan
Jaipur: An Army officer along with his family was injured after a scuffle broke out at a toll plaza here, the police said today. The incident took place at Dhadhar toll plaza, when Lt Vikas along with his family members was on his way to attend a wedding at Shekhisar village in Jhunjhunu district here. At […]
Need to resolve border crisis echoes in assembly
Srinagar: Government on Monday said the need of the hour is to take forward the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s peace and reconciliation process. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the house that J&K is most affected and the peace and reconciliation is the only way out. . “The need of the […]