Court quashes detention of Sopore youth under PSA
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention of a North Kashmir youth under Public Safety Act (PSA). Tawseef Ahmed Najar son of Ghulam Muhammad Najar, a resident of Brat Kalan Sopore was arrested by police in Sopore a month after the abrogation of Special Status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 on […]
Ceasefire rekindles hope for peaceful future among border residents
Jammu: The announcement by India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors has rekindled hope for a peaceful future among border residents in Jammu and Kashmir who have been living under constant fear of firing and shelling. “We are joyous over the news of […]
Girls outshine boys in Class 10 boards
Srinagar: Seventeen students scored straight ‘A’s in the Class 10 board examinations held in Kashmir as the results declared on Friday showed that girls had performed better than boys. Over 75,000 students had appeared in the Class 10 examinations, conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education, in October last year, officials said. While […]
Two years on, traffic signal lights lying defunct in Anantnag town
Anantnag: It has been more than two years that the traffic signal lights installed at a cost of lakhs of rupees have been lying defunct in main town Anantnag, locals alleged. To avoid frequent traffic jams and to ensure observance of traffic rules, the district administration had installed traffic signal lights at busy Khanabal and […]
Two LeT overground workers held in Bandipora
Srinagar: Security forces arrested two overground workers of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Friday, police said. “Acting on specific information, police, Army and CRPF apprehended two associates of proscribed outfit LeT at Bonikhan Mohalla of Hajin Town,” a police spokesman said. He said the security forces recovered arms, ammunition […]
Unidentified male body recovered
Baramulla: An unidentified male body was found in Shirpora village of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, police sources said. They said that some locals spotted a male body and immediately informed the concerned police post about it. Soon after being informed, a police team from Police Station Chandoosa reached the spot and recovered the […]
Troops conduct random searches, frisking in Srinagar
Srinagar: Random and surprise searches and frisking by security forces continued for the past few days on Friday in Srinagar, where gunmen shot dead two police personnel and shot at and injured a dhaba owners son during the past fortnight. Pedestrians, customers and shopkeepers were taken by surprise when security forces immediately sealed the busy […]
Kashmiri mainstream leaders persecuted by centre, alleges Mehbooba
Srinagar: Alleging that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders are jailed for believing in its vision of peace with dignity, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that there was ‘no let up in centre’s persecution of Kashmiri mainstream’. Reacting to a Special Anti-Corruption Court rejecting an anticipatory bail application of PDP leader Naeem Akthar […]
Three youth arrested along LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar: Three youth were on Friday arrested in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara while they were attempting to cross over to Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) for arms training. Official sources said that following specific information, a police team arrested three youth in their 20s in Kupwara. “The trio was on way to cross the Line […]
Rains in plains, upper reaches receive fresh snowfall
Srinagar: Intermittent rains were witnessed across plains in Kashmir while the world famous ski resort of Gulmarg and other upper reaches received fresh snowfall early Friday morning. A Met department spokesman has issued a warning of isolated heavy rain, snow and thundershowers in the Kashmir valley during the next 24 hours which could impact surface […]