Police sets up SIT into murder of Uri youth
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that it has ordered the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the killing of 25-year-old Azam Nazir Khan of Uranbawa Boniyar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The SIT headed by dysp headquaters Syed Javid is currently questioning suspects into the murder of the youth, […]
Pulwama shutdown enters sixth day
Srinagar: The shutdown against the killing of seven civilians in Pulwama entered it sixth day on Thursday. A complete shutdown is being observed on the sixth consecutive day on Thursday in Pulwama to mourn the killing of seven civilians and three militants. The coordination committee has extended shutdown till December 21. All shops, business establishments, colleges […]
One-way traffic resumes on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Srinagar : One-way traffic continued to ply on Srinagar-Jammu highway with hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying essentials and passengers, leaving Jammu for Kashmir on Thursday morning. The historic Mughal road and Leh-Srinagar highway, connecting Ladakh with Kashmir, continue to remained closed. An official said that both Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and Heavy Motor Vehicles […]
Governor’s rule ‘autocratic, dictatorial’: Dr Farooq
Srinagar : National Conference (NC) president, Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday asked forces and New Delhi to ensure that the Pulwama like incidents that claimed the lives of seven civilians are not repeated. The Member of Parliament also pitched for early assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, terming the Governor’s rule as ‘autocratic and dictatorial […]
Journalist sentenced to one year in detention for remarks against Centre, Manipur govt
Press Trust of India Imphal : A journalist, who had criticised the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Manipur on social media, has been sentenced to one year in detention by a local court, according to a statement issued by the state home department. The chief judicial magistrate of Imphal West district […]
Governor administration mismanaging SKIMS: NC
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday expressed dismay over the slack attitude of the incumbent administration in mitigating day to day woes of people. In a statement issued from party headquarters party’s additional provincial spokesperson Sara Hayat Shah said that the recent news about the closure of Kashmir’s only PET scan facility […]
Woke up CMs of Gujarat and Assam, will rouse sleeping PM too: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said his party had managed to wake up the chief ministers of Assam and Gujarat to grant farm loan waivers and will rouse a sleeping Prime Minister Narendra Modi too. Gandhi’s comment came a day after he said he would not let Modi sleep till a loan waiver is […]
SHRC seeks report on houses damaged during encounters from Chief Secretary
Srinagar: The division bench of State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) comprising Dilshad Shaheen and Abdul Hameed Mir on Wednesday issued a notice to Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Secretary asking him to file a detailed compliance report on number of houses damaged during encounters between militants and government forces this year so far. The notice has also […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway reopens, only stranded vehicles allowed to move
Agencies Srinagar :Traffic on Srinagar-Jammu Highway, connecting Kashmir valley with Jammu, was partially restored on Wednesday and only stranded vehicles were allowed to move. Historic Mughal road and Leh-Srinagar National Highway, connecting Ladakh with Kashmir, remained closed for the past ten days. A traffic police official told a news agency that the Srinagar-Jammu Highway was […]
BSF officer shoots himself to death in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch
Poonch, Dec 19 : An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle at Sabra area of Mendhar along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. “ASI Satpal Jaswal (49) of 72 BSF D Coy posted at forward area near Checka Gali in Sabra today […]
