12 injured in bus-truck collision in Samba
Jammu: 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 […]
5L cost on states, UTs for failing to file affidavit in SC on PIL for community kitchens
New Delhi, Feb 10: The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on several states for failing to file their affidavits on a PIL seeking setting up of community kitchens across the country. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said states filing the affidavit in the next 24 hours will have to pay […]
Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity of SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018
New Delhi, Feb 10: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of the SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018, and said a court can grant anticipatory bail only in cases where a prima facie case is not made out. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said a preliminary inquiry is not essential before lodging […]
Omar provoked people against revocation of Articles 370, Mehbooba supported Jamaat-e-Islami after it was banned
Reasons for slapping PSA on Omar, Mehbooba…
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah’s “considerable influence” over people, including the ability to attract voters to polling booths despite poll boycott calls and the potential for channelling energies of public for any cause, has been cited in support of his detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). His political opponent and Peoples Democratic […]
J&K SSB gets new chairman; 3 DCs transferred
Jammu, Feb 09: Two days after a major reshuffle in police, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday ordered posting and transfers of six Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officers, replacing the incumbent chairman of the Services Selection Board and three deputy commissioners. Khalid Jahangir, who was presently posted as Anantnag Deputy Commissioner, was transferred and […]
Civilian shot dead in Tral
Srinagar, Feb 09: Suspected militants on Sunday shot dead a civilian in Tral area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir, officials said. Ghulam Nabi Mir (55), a contractor by profession, was shot at by militants outside his house at Tral Payeen around 7.30 pm, the officials said. Mir was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared […]
Cross-LoC shelling continues in Poonch for second day
Jammu, Feb 09: The Pakistan Army fired mortar bombs at forward posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district for the second day on Sunday, a defence spokesperson said. No casualty was reported in the Pakistani firing, he said. “The latest ceasefire violation by the neighbouring nation took place in Balakot […]
‘Remarkable’ reduction in number of youths joining militancy post- Aug 05: Report
Srinagar, Feb 09: The number of youths joining the ranks of militancy in Kashmir has gone down “remarkably” since the nullification of provisions of Article 370 in August last year, officials have said. According to a report prepared by security agencies, on an average five local youths have joined militancy every month since August 05 […]
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar
Mobile internet snapped in Kashmir, restored later
Srinagar, Feb 09: The authorities snapped mobile Internet services in Kashmir on Sunday as a precautionary measure to prevent any law-and-order scenario on the seventh death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, officials said here. The mobile Internet services were suspended early in the morning as the authorities apprehended violence in the Valley […]
Filmmaker speaks of huge challenges as Kashmir film tours UK
London, Feb 09: The writer-director of a new film set in Kashmir has spoken of the huge challenges in the filmmaking process as its UK tour concluded this week. Ashvin Kumar said ‘No Fathers in Kashmir’ was born out of an urge to address some of his deep concerns over the conflict-torn region and to […]
