South Kashmir: Militant Killed In Shopian Gunfight
SRINAGAR — A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was Friday killed in a gunfight with state forces in Narwani area of Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said. Acting on a specific information about the presence of militants in Batpore-Narwani area of Imam Sahib in Shopian district, state forces launched a cordon and search operation Friday morning, a […]
RBI appoints AK Mishra as Additional Director on Board of Directors J&K Bank
Srinagar : Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed A K Misra, ex-Executive Director RBI as Additional Director on the Board of Directors (BOD) of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 36 AB of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949). His appointment […]
Driver critically injured as excursion bus turns turtle in north Kashmir’s Watlab
Srinagar : A minibus driver was critically injured after his vehicle met with an accident at the famous shrine of Baba Shakoor-ud-Din in Watlab area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. An official said a minibus (bearing registration number JK01J-9633) rolled down a deep gorge while making way for another vehicle to […]
Train crushes 40-year-old lady in Qazigund
Srinagar: Train crushed a 40-year-old woman to death in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, reports said. Zamrooda Akhtar, wife of Shabir Ahmad Bhat of Verinag, was hit by a train near Levdoora area of the district. A police official said that a case has been registered under relevant sections of law […]
Pak books Hafiz Saeed, 12 others for ‘terror financing’ through charities
Agencies Lahore : Jamaat-ud- Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and 12 of his close aides have been booked by Pakistani agencies for committing multiple offences of “terrorism financing and money laundering” through the massive funds collected through charities. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police of Pakistan said on Wednesday that it has registered […]
Kishtwar accident: Guv announces special assistance for girl child who lost her parents
Agencies Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has announced special assistance for three-year-old girl who lost her parents and siblings in Monday”s accident in Kishtwar, a Raj Bhavan spokesman said here on Thursday. A bus met with an accident at Srigwari Kishtwar in which 35 people lost their lives and 17 others […]
Hurriyat (G) spokesperson booked under Public Safety Act, shifted to Udhampur jail
Srinagar : Authorities have booked Hurriyat (G) chief spokesperson under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Srinagar district and shifted him to Udhampur jail on Thursday morning. Hurriyat (G) senior leader and Chief Spokesperson, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, was arrested from his residence by police station Shergardi Srinagar more than a fortnight ago and was Wednesday booked […]
First batch of Hajj pilgrims leaves for Jeddah
Srinagar: The first batch of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday to perform this year’s pilgrimage. Special buses from the Srinagar Hajj House in Bemina area took the pilgrims to the Srinagar airport in the wee hours of Thursday. The passengers will first go to Delhi and afterwards will […]
Complaint against Mehbooba over ‘seditious’ statement forwarded to Jammu SSP
Agencies Jammu: A complaint against former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti over her “seditious” statement earlier this year has been forwarded by the Jammu district magistrate to a senior police officer for examination and necessary action as warranted by the law, a social activist said Wednesday. “The complaint seeking action against the PDP president for her […]
800 militants killed in J&K between 2014-18: Centre
Agencies New Delhi: The security forces have killed 800 militants since 2014, of which 249 were in 2018, the Centre told the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry Shripad Naik said 104 were killed in 2014, 97 in 2015, 140 […]
