Policemen proving ‘soft’ targets for terrorists
ASI Ahmed 11th cop to die since January
Srinagar: They can be easily spotted in a bustling marketplace buying vegetables or dropping their children to school. The everyday ordinariness of their lives has rendered the Jammu and Kashmir police personnel “soft targets”, as they fight a seemingly endless battle against militancy in the valley. Assistant Sub-Inspector Mushtaq Ahmad Tuesday became the 49th victim […]
Azad and Congress make peace, attends meet on JK
New Delhi: After keeping away from party activities since being ignored for a Rajya Sabha nomination, former Leader of Opposition and J&K ex Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad attended a meeting on Wednesday called to discuss the preparations for state polls and appointment of the J&K Congress President following the resignation of Ghulam Ahmed Meer. […]
6,400 pilgrims leave Jammu camp for Amarnath Yatra
Jammu/Srinagar: Amid tight security, the 14th batch of 6,400 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on Wednesday here left for twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The yatra, which was suspended from Jammu due to bad weather on Sunday, resumed on Monday. A flash flood triggered by a cloudburst […]
Wet weather to prevail across JK
Srinagar: The weatherman on Wednesday forecast light to moderate rain and thunderstorm in Jammu and Kashmir for two days. “Light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places of Jammu & Kashmir,” a meteorological department official said about the forecast, adding, “Same weather likely to continue for next 1-2 days.” He said that during the last 24 […]
JK reports 140 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 140 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 96 cases were reported from Jammu division and 44 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 456291. Giving district wise details, he said, Jammu […]
Revised non-gazetted recruitment rules of H&ME Dept notified
SRINAGAR: The Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department has revised and notified the non-gazetted recruitment rules of the Sub-ordinate services, an official notification issued here said. The J&K Health and Medical Education (Subordinate) Services Recruitment Rules, 1992 were last notified vide SRO 20 of 1992 dated: 24.02.1992 and have now been revised after 30 years. […]
Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case: Yasin Malik seeks physical presence in court
Jammu: JKLF chief Yasin Malik on Wednesday told a CBI court that he wants to cross question witnesses in the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case himself in a physical hearing else he would sit on hunger strike in prison, officials said. They said Malik appeared before the court through video conferencing and said that he […]
Army takes steps to prevent misuse of new combat uniform
New Delhi: The Army has initiated a series of measures to ensure that its new combat uniform is not misused, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. They said the steps included preventing unauthorized sale of new uniforms and seeking a design patent for it. The new uniform was unveiled on Army Day on […]
Police officer killed, 2 personnel injured in Srinagar attack
Srinagar: A 56-year-old police officer was killed and two personnel were injured when terrorists attacked a police team in the outskirts of the city on Tuesday, officials said. The incident took place around 7:15 pm when the terrorists fired at a police checkpoint in the Lal Bazar area, the officials said. They said Jammu and […]
Analyzing CCTV footage of the Srinagar attack: ADGP Vijay Kumar
Srinagar: Additional director general of police Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that they are analyzing CCTV footage of the Srinagar attack following which the militants involved in the attack will be identified and neutralized very soon. The ADGP while talking to media persons here at srinagar, said that the militants fired upon a small naka […]
