12 injured in bus-truck collision in Samba
At least 12 people were injured on Monday when a passenger bus collided with a truck on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The bus was on its way to Jammu from Kathua district and collided with the truck near Gagwal, a police official said. He said the injured, […]
NIA summons senior Congress leader GM Saroori
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned senior Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Ghulam Mohammad Saroori for questioning in connection with “terror cases” in Kishtwar. Saroori is the state Congress vice president and a former Jammu and Kashmir minister. His brother was among those named for Hizbul Mujahideen links, reported India Today. In a case regarding […]
Another Batch Of Foreign Envoys To Visit Jammu And Kashmir
New Delhi: A second batch of foreign envoys will be taken to Jammu and Kashmir later this week as part of the government’s efforts to display the measures taken to restore normalcy in the newly created union territory, sources told NDTV. The two-day visit will begin on Wednesday. The 12 envoys who are on the […]
Public Safety Act slapped on Omar, Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Opposition in both Houses of Parliament for raising the issue of continued detention of three former Chief Ministers, the local administration booked Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and several other former ministers and lawmakers under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). The local administration booked two important leaders of […]
Hardly any economic activity, tourist bookings in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has started compiling a new report as its earlier report shows the status of the amount of losses in Kashmir since the abrogation on 5 August 2019 up to the end of November 2019. A senior member of KCCI told this newspaper that the scenario in Kashmir […]
NC’s Hilal Akbar Lone booked under PSA
Srinagar : National Conference leader Hilal Akber Lone, 47, was booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) and became the eighth mainstream leader to be booked under it. Hilal is a son of Parliament member and senior NC leader Mohammad Akbar Lone Detained on August 5, 2019, during the clampdown against the mainstream leaders […]
Omar Abdullah’s sister moves SC challenging his detention under PSA
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah’s sister on Monday moved the Supreme Court to challenge his detention under the Public Safety Act. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana. Sibal told the bench that they have filed […]
Civilian shot dead by unknown gunmen in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 09 (KNO): Unknown gunmen on Sunday evening shot dead a civilian in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a civilian identified as Ghulam Nabi Mir, son of Sana-ul-llah Mir of Tral Payeen village was fired upon by unidentified gunmen this evening. They said Mir was […]
Administrative Secretaries to hold Public Grievance Camp in Srinagar on Feb 10
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 09: Financial Commissioner, Finance , Arun Kumar Mehta; Commissioner Secretary, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Sarita Chauhan and Secretary Youth Service & Sports, Sarmad Hafiz would convene Public Grievance Camp at Banquet Hall, Srinagar on February 10, 2020 from 10 am to 4 pm. People can register their grievance and developmental issues during the […]
One killed, three soldiers injured in Pak shelling along LoC in J-K’s Poonch
JAMMU: A soldier was killed and three others were injured on Saturday as the Pakistani army violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing of small arms and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The soldier, manning a forward post, was killed and three others were […]
