President gives his assent to the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020
The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020, that lists the languages to be used for official purposes in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and for matters connected therewith, has received the assent of President Ram Nath Kovind and been notified by the Centre. As per the Centre’s notification appearing in the official […]
We got some clues about Babri Qadri’s case, will crack it soon: DGP
Director General of Police on Monday said that police have managed to get some clues about Babar Qadri’s case. DGP said that he is hopeful that JK Police will be able to crack the case. “We have already constituted a SIT in this regard and probe is on.” Regarding Amshipora encounter he said that after matching […]
5 UBGLs, 150 magazine rounds recovered in Budgam village
Budgam: Government forces on Monday claimed to have recovered arms and ammunition at Qazipora village of Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that five UBGLs and 150 magazine rounds were recovered by army, police and CRPF during searches in the village. A case under relevant sections of law has been registered in […]
Jigar Ded has a woeful tale to narrate for survival from her houseboat
By: Tariq Shah Srinagar Known as Jigar Ded within the Dal lake and on its rim among the locals, she has a woeful tale to narrate as her survival is becoming a challenge to her with no tourists around. “I have been waiting for tourists for more than 1 ½ year now. I have exhausted […]
Pakistani wives of former militants detained for trying to meet LG Manoj Sinha
Police detained some Pakistani women, who had married to former Kashmiri militants, at Srinagar’s Gupkar after they tried to meet the Lieutenant Governor (LG), Manoj Sinha, on Monday morning, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Trust (KNT). About eleven Pakistani women had gone to the LG House to meet the LG Mr. Sinha, however, […]
13-yr-old girl’s body fished out after 103 days in south Kashmir
The body of a 13-year-old girl who drowned on 16 June this year, was fished out on Monday morning from river Jhelum at Jaffer Pora Marhama area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported that the decomposed body of Nighat Jan, daughter of Ghulam Hassan Dar from Jafarpora […]
Three questioned for their role as Army informants in Shopian killings: Report
Three persons, who are said to have been working as informers for the Army, on Saturday deposed before the Army’s Court of Inquiry, set up to probe the 18 July “gunfight” at Amshipora, Shopian, in which three labourers from Rajouri were killed and declared militants. Top sources in the administration told The Sunday Express that […]
SPEED UP PROBE
Parents of the victims who were killed at the fake encounter at Shopain have not only demanded exemplary punishment to the culprits responsible for the murder of their dear ones but have also asked the authorities to complete the probe and fix the responsibility. Police recently said that they have received the DNA samples report […]
As maverick Kashmiri lawyer is shot dead in his home, family say they have no faith in investigation
Mohammad Yaseen Qadri was at home on the evening of September 24 when two visitors arrived, asking for his son, Babar Qadri. An advocate, 40-year-old Babar Qadri often had clients visiting his home in Hawal, a locality in Srinagar’s old town. There were chairs in the lawn where visiting clients could wait. “As our helper […]
Explosion at Anantnag gunfight site: Injured youth succumbs at SMHS
Anantnag: A youth who was among four persons injured due to an explosion at a gunfight site at Sirhama in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday has succumbed to his injuries. The persons were injured after an unexploded device went off at the gunfight site when they were clearing the debris of the house razed […]
