Two drug peddlers arrested in Budgam
Budgam police in its continuous drive against drug menace, arrested two drug peddlers and recovered bhung & poppy straw from their possession. “A police party of Police Station Magam laid a naka at Adina in its jurisdiction. During naka checking one person identified as Ghulam Mohammad Dar resident of Hardaboora was intercepted. On checking […]
Yasin Malik detained, shifted to Central Jail
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik was detained on Thursday from his office in Srinagar. According to reports a police team reached at the Abi Guzar office of Malik and detained him. He was shifted to Central Jail Srinagar, said a spokesman. Pertinently, Malik had yesterday announced to march to the headquarter […]
Woman’s body recovered from Jehlum
Police on Thursday recovered the body of a middle-aged woman from Jhelum river in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir. The deceased identified as Rubeena Akhtar (45), wife of Bilal Ahmad Bhat of Nawa Kadal Srinagar was recovered from the river in Kharbagh Batwina in Wakura tehsil of the district, an official said. The body […]
Students Protest in Anantnag, Shopian against Rohingya Muslim Killings
The students of Higher Secondary School Shopian and Govt degree college(Boys) Anantnag today protested against the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Burma (Myanmar). Sources said that the students of Higher Secondary School Shopian in south Kashmir took out a protest march up to the government Degree College and soon after they returned they were intercepted […]
Cordon and search operation in Shopian village
Cordon and search operation (CASO) has been launched by government forces at Turkwangam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday. Forces launched search operation after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Heavy forces have been deployed in the area. Search operation was going on when the last reports came in. […]
Abu Salem gets lifer, Tahir Merchant, Feroz Khan awarded death penalty
A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activity (TADA) Court on Thursday in Mumbai awarded death sentence to Tahir Merchant and Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan, two of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan, were sentenced to life imprisonment. Riyaz Siddiqui was sentenced for ten years. The court had convicted six […]
Incentives for Industry: FM rebuts statement attributed to him
Rebutting the statement attributed to him by a section of the press regarding drawing off incentives and subsidies to the industries in the state, Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu on Thursday said his remarks on the issue at a seminar at NIT Srinagar seem to have been grossly misquoted. The Finance Minister, in a statement, reiterated […]
NIA raids house of Shabir Shah’s PA
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today raided the house of Separatist Shabir Shah’s Personal Assistant Zameer Thakur, in connection with the terror-funding case. The raid was going on when the reports came in. Earlier on August 23, a Delhi Court had dismissed the bail application of Shah. He was arrested on charges of money laundering […]
Shopkeeper injured in Kherabal accident succumbs
The shopkeeper who was injured earlier today after a truck rammed into his shop at Kheribal Mattan Chowk in Anantnag district, has succumbed to his injuries. Mohammad Yaqoob Khan and a local Gul Mohammad Hajam were critically injured when a speedy truck collided with shop at Kheribal Mattan Chowk in Anantnag district. Both the injured […]
Mirwaiz placed under house arrest in Srinagar
Ahead of his proposed visit to NIA headquarters to court arrest in New Delhi, Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Thursday morning, a spokesman said. He said that the Mirwaiz was placed under detention at his Nigeen residence. Mirwaiz along with Syed Ali Geelani and Yasin Malik had yesterday […]