Woman should decide whether she’s comfortable in bikini or burkini: Mehbooba
Srinagar : Reacting to reports that a group of Muslim women in France defied burkini, full-body Islamic swimsuits, ban following which they were fined, former Jammu and Kashmir chief misniter Mehbooba Mufti said it should be a woman’s choice whether she’s comfortable in a bikini or burkini. The two public swimming pools in southeast France […]
ACB registers case after unearthing Rs 177-crore loan fraud in J&K Bank
Agencies Srinagar : The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case and conducted raids after unearthing a loan fraud worth over Rs 177 crore in Jammu and Kashmir Bank here, officials said. The ACB formally booked the management and officials of the bank along with the illegal beneficiaries involved in the financial irregularities, a spokesman […]
After Death Of 11 Students, Admin Bars Picnic Trips By Schools, Colleges Sans Permission
Poonch : A day after 11 students lost their lives in a tragic road mishap, district administration in Poonch have directed all private and government institutions to seek prior permission from competent authority for any picnic henceforth. A vehicle (tempo traveller) carrying students of a private computer centre from Surankote plunged into deep gorge near […]
Budgam gunfight: Man sustains bullet injuries, hospitalised
Srinagar : A 30-year old man sustained critical bullet wounds near gunfight site at Gund Checkpora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday. He was admitted in SMHS hospital here. Reports said that the youth took to streets and clashed with forces near encounter site and its adjoining areas including Khanpora Nowgam. The police […]
Budgam Gunfight: Police Version
Srinagar : Police on Friday issued following statement regarding Nowgam gunfight saying that on a credible input, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and security forces in Kralpora Checkpora area of district Budgam. “During the search operation, the hiding militants fired on the search party. The fire was retaliated leading to […]
Smart city mission
Jammu and Kashmir State has not been able to make Jammu and Srinagar as Smart Cities although the Central Government has right from many years tried to uplift the status of these cities. Recently Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs reviewed the working of AMRUT, Smart City Mission and PMAY-HFA(U) schemes […]
Three youth injured in clashes in south Kashmir’s Tral
SRINAGAR: Three youth suffered pellet injuries during clashes with the government forces on Wednesday at Nagbal in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. As per sources, a group of youths pelted the vehicles of security forces with stones soon after a gunfight broke out in Tral forests that left a militant dead. The forces […]
Hizb And Drugs Are Poles Apart: Spokesperson
Srinagar : Hizb-ul-Mujahideen has termed as baseless the statement of Inspector General of Police (Jammu) M K Sinha that the outfit is engaged in smuggling narcotics into J&K. Hizb chief spokesperson Saleem Hashmi in a statement issued to GNS said: “Hizb-ul-Mujahideen is fighting for the cause of Islam and freedom of Kashmir. Our organization and […]
Assam police arrests Kashmir man for ‘obscene remark’ on Fb on slain CRPF man’s wife
Agencies Guwahati: Assam Police has arrested a person from Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly posting an obscene comment on Facebook on the widow of a CRPF commando who was killed in a blast triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand last month, an official statement said Tuesday. The slain CRPF commando, Sunil Kalita, hailed from […]
Tral gunfight: Killed millitant was affiliated with Zakir Musa group
Srinagar : The militant who was killed in a gunfight with government forces at Branpatri forests in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday was affiliated with the the Ansar-Gazwat-ul- Hind (AGH) outfit. Police spokesman said that the killed militant was identified as Shabir Ahmad Malik from Nagbal Tral. “As per the police […]
