Police’s SIA files charge-sheet against Hurriyat leader, 8 others for ‘selling’ MBBS seats
Srinagar: The Special Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police filed its first charge-sheet against nine people, including a Hurriyat leader, in a case related to “selling” of MBBS seats in Pakistan to Kashmiri students and “using the money to support and fund terrorism”, officials said on Thursday. The case was registered by the […]
Snowfall likely in Kashmir over weekend
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions intensified across Kashmir as the minimum temperature at most places in the Valley went down, even as the Meteorological Department has forecast further fall in the temperature over the next few days, officials said on Thursday. Barring Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir, the minimum temperature at all other weather stations […]
J&K logs 139 COVID-19 cases, one death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday registered 139 new positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which took the total number of positive cases recorded so far across the UT to 3,41,167. One more person also died of COVID infection in Jammu division, officials said. They said of the fresh cases, 102 were reported from Kashmir […]
SIT report giving clean chit to security forces in Hyderpora encounter wrong: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday termed the “clean chit” given by the police’s Special Investigation Team to security forces in the Hyderpora encounter as “wrong” and demanded a judicial probe into the incident. “The police report is wrong. Police have done it to save themselves. Police had killed them and there is […]
SIT’s penal action warnings will not work: Mufti
Srinagar: “Bullying us into silence by penal action warnings will not work,” PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Thursday after the Special Investigation Team probing the Hyderpora encounter threatened legal action against political leaders for making “speculative” statements about the investigation. In a tweet, the former chief minister said, “Remarks on the SIT probe by […]
Umar Farhat’s ‘Zameen Zaad’ wins Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2021
Srinagar: Umar Farhat, a young Urdu poet from the Rajouri district of J&K has been conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2021 for his poetic collection “Zameen Zaad”. Besides being a poet, Farhat is editor of Tafheem, an Urdu language literary journal. He was informed by the officials of Sahitya Akademi about his book […]
Baldev Prakash takes charge as J&K Bank MD & CEO
New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir Bank on Thursday said Baldev Prakash has taken charge as the Managing Director & CEO of the bank from December 30, 2021. On Tuesday, Jammu & Kashmir Bank had said that its board of directors appointed Baldev Prakash as the MD & CEO for three years, to be effective from […]
Male body found in Verinag
Srinagar: A male body was found under mysterious circumstances in Nowgam area of Verinag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. Quoting officials, news agency KNO reported that the body of a youth was found by some locals under in Nowgam, Verinag, and who accordingly informed the police. A police party rushed to the […]
Apni Party appoints Javid Mustafa Mir as vice-president
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party on Thursday announced the appointment of Javid Mustafa Mir as vice-president of the party. The announcement was made after the formal approval by party president Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, party said. Images News Netwokthekashmirimages.com
3 militants killed; 3 Cops, CRPF trooper Injured In Panthachowk gunfight
Srinagar: At least three unidentified militants were killed besides three policemen, and a CRPF personnel were injured in Panthachowk nocturnal gunfight. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that three militants were killed in the gunfight and three policemen, one CRPF personnel injured. Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir police on its Twitter handle said, […]
