Decision to bifurcate J&K and Ladakh as UTs bolstered national security: Def Minister

New Delhi: The Union government’s “historic” decision to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as two separate union territories have bolstered national security and led to a major reduction in militant activities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Speaking at an event in Ladakh, Singh also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent outreach […]

2 JeM militants, including foreigner, involved in killing of SPO, his family: IGP

Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants, including a foreigner, were involved in the killing of a special police officer (SPO), his wife and daughter, police said on Monday. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said SPO Fayaz Ahmad’s wife and daughter tried to save him but they were also fired upon by the militants. […]

CS calls for addressing sector-wise human resource requirements by suitable backward-forward linkages

Reviews employment generation avenues in J&K

Srinagar: Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday reviewed the project-wise potential for employment generation in Jammu and Kashmir and asked the departments to prioritize employment generation with a special focus on private sector jobs and self-employment opportunities. Reviewing PM Kashual Vikas Yojna, the Chief Secretary, according to an official press release, asked the Skill […]

2 CRPF men injured in encounter with militants in Maloora

Srinagar: Two CRPF personnel, including an officer, were injured during an encounter between security forces and militants in Maloora area of the city here on Monday, officials said. The encounter took place at Maloora (under Police Station Parimpora) area of the city, they said. The officials said a deputy superintendent of the Central Reserve Police […]

Sikh’s appeal Kashmir’s political, religious bodies to stop ‘forced conversions’

Srinagar: Members of Sikh community Monday made fervent appeal to all the political and religious bodies of Kashmir to rise against and stop what they alleged was a “harmful trend of religious conversions” in the Muslim-majority region. Addressing a press conference here, former legislator from Delhi and member of Shiromani Akali Dal, Majinder Singh Sirsa […]

No place for forcible conversion in Islam: Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam

Srinagar: Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Monday said that Sikhs are part and parcel of Kashmiri society and that there is no place for “forcible conversion in Islam” and that the alleged “forcible conversion” of Sikh girl can never be considered as a conversion as per Islamic jurisprudence. News agency KNO quoted Mufti Nasir as saying that disturbing […]

LG warns stringent action against those disturbing communal harmony

Srinagar: A delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi (SADD) today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here and submitted a memorandum demanding protection of rights of the women of Sikh community, implementation of Inter-religious Marriage Act, and a legal mechanism of judicial testimonies for interfaith marriages in the region. The Lt Governor, […]

Toddler electrocuted in Shopian

Shopian: A two-year old girl dies of electric shock in Landoora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday afternoon. A police official said that Zaira Nazir came in contact with a live wire while playing inside her home. She was immediately rushed to District Hospital Shopian where doctors declared her dead on arrival, the […]

Two boys go missing in Rafiabad, police seek help to trace them

Srinagar: Police on Monday sought the help of general public to trace two boys who went missing after leaving a seminary in Ruhama Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district two days ago. Police tweeted on its official Twitter handle that the duo — Mohammad Suleman, son of G M Dar, a resident of Drusu Rafiabad, […]