A riposte to savour
IT is seldom that anyone has to tolerate so much bitterness and anguish that Fawad Alam had to endure when he was unceremoniously thrown out of Pakistan Test side as long ago as November 2009 in New Zealand and since his return to the fold during the England tour this year, the left-hander with the […]
Srinagar ‘gunfight’: J&K DGP upholds army’s version, rebuts claims by slain trio’s families
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbagh Singh Thursday upheld army’s claim that three militants were killed in Wednesday’s gunfight on Srinagar outskirts, but added that police will still investigate the claims by the families of the slain trio over their “innocence”. “I have no reason to dispute what the GoC Kilo […]
Four shops gutted in fire incident in North Kashmir’s Kupwara
At least four shops were completely gutted in a fire incident at Wajhama Langate in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, locals and unnamed officials told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). They said that fire broke out in the shop of one Mohammad Sultan Thoker at about 11 am. and engulfed three […]
Three women drug peddlers from Punjab arrested in Kulgam says police
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have arrested three women drug peddlers in Kulgam and recovered contraband substance from their possession. The police said in a statement, “The officers while patrolling in Bus stand area of Qazigund Kulgam intercepted three suspicious ladies all residents of Cheema Wadi Amritsar, Punjab. During checking, officers were […]
Srinagar freezes at -5.9°C as temperature falls in Kashmir
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures plummeted in most parts of Kashmir Valley with Srinagar recording a low of minus 5.9°C against minus 2.1°C on the previous night, the weatherman said on Thursday. A Meteorological Department (MeT) official said that the night temperature in Srinagar was around three degrees Celsius below normal for this time of the year. […]
Court of Inquiry
Although the army has completed the procedure of inquiry into the alleged fake encounter case, the top officers of the army have refused to give any details, they told the media they have completed the process and assured that next action would be according to the law. The Court of Inquiry, which completed its probe […]
3 ‘Militants’ Killed Hokersar Gunfight: Police
Says Slain Were Not On Its List of ‘Militants’ But 2 Of Them Were ‘OGWs’ While 3rd One ‘Might’ Had Joint recently Srinagar, Dec 30: Police on Wednesday said three “militants” were killed in a gunfight in Hokersar area in outskirts of Srinagar and none of them were on its list of “(militants, yet two […]
PM sets 15th Aug, 2022 as deadline for Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link project
JAMMU, DECEMBER 30: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today chaired the 34th PRAGATI interaction with Union Secretaries of various Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs through video-conference. Chief Secretary, J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam along with Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, and Jal Shakti participated in the video conference. Prime Minister reviewed […]
217 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, one more death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 217 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,20,744. Out of the total cases, 1,15,830 have recovered so far. A total of 1,880 patients have died leaving a total of 3,034 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 101 […]
“Our sons not militants”: Families of three youth killed in Srinagar gunfight stage protest
Srinagar: Families of three persons claimed to be militants killed in a gunfight with a joint team of police and government forces at Hokersar on the city outskirts of Srinagar staged a protest, asserting that they were innocents. The families also said that the killed youth were not militants and two of the three youth […]
