Editorial: Idea of free Kashmir
Srinagar: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has rejected the idea of Independent Kashmir. He says that the idea was floated around but has no reality. The Pak premier’s statement has come at a time when the government of India has for the first time appointed an interlocutor with an official status to talk […]
Cordon and search operation in Kulgam village
Srinagar: Government forces on Tuesday launched a Cordon and search operation (CASO) in Kharpora Arwanie village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources said that forces launched search operation after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Sources said that heavy forces have been deployed in the area. Search operation was going […]
ACFS prohibits confectionary unit from manufacturing for violating norms
SRINAGAR: Assistant Commissioner Food Safety (ACFS) Srinagar issued an on-spot prohibition order and restrained manufacturing processing in one of the confectionery manufacturing units at Food Park Khunmoh after it was found violating set norms The confectionary unit as per ACFS was using labels with the false and fake address of other States. The unit was […]
Drug peddler arrested
Srinagar: Continuing its drive against drug menace, police today arrested a drug peddler and recovered Charas (cannabis) from his possession in Safapora area of Ganderbal. A police official said that a police party arty from Police Station Safapora led by SHO Safapora SI Mudasir Ahmad and under the supervision of DySP Ganderbal Dr. Rameez Raja […]
Lady dies after hit by ACR Bandipora’s car
Srinagar: A lady was killed after being hit by a vehicle driven by an Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Bandipora in Ahmad Nagar area of Srinagar. Officials said the accused has been identified as Masarat Hashim Khan who was immediately arrested after the incident and an FIR 99 of 2017 has been registered in the […]
Army Chief hits out at ‘support of terror beyond the border
Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Tuesday said that they will continue their operations in eliminating militants in Jammu and Kashmir while hitting out at “sources beyond the border” from where the militants were getting the support. “We can easily understand from where these terrorists get support. It is clear that from beyond the border, […]
Waqf Board Vice Chairman resigns
Srinagar: The vice chairman JK Waqf Board, Pir Mohammad Hussain today resigned from hsio post citing personal reasons. According to the sources, Hussain has sent his resignation to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who is the chairperson of the Board. Hussain has asked her to relieve him of his responsibility. Hussain who was appointed at the […]
Missing Darul-Aloom boy traced in Jammu
Srinagar: A boy who was missing from Darul-Aloom Qasmiya Lalbazar has been traced in Jammu , police said on Tuesday. A police spokesman said that Police Station Lalbazar traced the missing Ganderbal boy namely Zahid Ahmad Khan S/O Ab Rehman Khan R/O Dadram Bagh Ganderbal aged 14-15 years who was missing since 22.09.2017 from […]
Local family in Uri owns one of the two ‘foreign infiltrators’
Srinagar: After government forces claimed that it killed two foreign militants in Uri sector on Sunday, a family in from the town claimed that one of the two militants is their member. According to the reports, the family claimed that one of the slain is Moazzum Din Chara who had migrated to Muzaffarabad in 1990. […]
Six injured in Rajouri bus accident
Rajouri: At least six passengers were injured in a road accident in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. An official said a passenger bus (registration number JK12 3653) fell into a drain along the highway near Nowshera area of the district today morning. “Army personnel from a nearby camp rushed to the spot […]