Two ISIS operatives plead guilty before Delhi court
New Delhi: Two persons on Wednesday pleaded guilty before a Delhi court in a case of criminal conspiracy by the ISIS to establish its base in India by recruiting Muslim youths through different social media platforms in order to carry out acts of terrorism in the country. Accused Abu Anas and Najmul Huda made the […]
Man found dead in Handwara
Srinagar : Body of a young man was found near bus stand Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. Reports said that locals spotted the body and informed the nearby police station, following which a police team reached the spot and retrieved the body. Police later identified body as that of Aamir Suhail (24), […]
Labourer drowns during sand extraction in Pampore
Srinagar : A young man drowned during sand extraction from the river Jhelum in Samboora area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Reports said 21-year-old Irshad Ahmad Sheikh, son of Bashir Ahmad Sheikh of Laroo Kakapora slipped from a boat into the river while extracting sand today morning in Karnabal area. They […]
4 persons held with grenades, bullets in Shopian
Srinagar : Police on Wednesday said they recovered four grenades and 100 rounds of AK-47 from four persons who were arrested in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Quoting a police officer, locals news agency GNS reported that the police and security forces arrested four persons — Imitiyaz Ahmad Dar of Ratnipora, Parvaiz Ahmad Kumar, Sajad […]
Man arrested in Poonch for hurting religious sentiments
Jammu : A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of a community in Poonch district, officials said. “Mohammad Zahid has been arrested for posting objectionable comments on Facebook and hurting religious sentiments of a particular community,” SSP, Poonch, Ramesh Angral said. A case has been registered. KI NewsKashmir Images is an […]
Pak army shells forward areas along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, prompting retaliation from the Indian side, officials said. “At about 1630 hours today, Pak army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars along […]
Srinagar’s Jama Masjid, Cherar-e-Sharief, Pakherpora shrines reopen for prayers
Srinagar: After 150 days of Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions, Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jama Masjid on Tuesday threw open the Srinagar historic grand masjid for prayers. Cherar-e-Sharief and Pakherpora shrines in Budgam district also reopened. Tuesday afternoon, as soon as the call for ‘Zuhr’ prayers (‘Azaan’) reverberated from the Jama Masjid loudspeakers, people rushed towards the mosque for […]
3rd militant killed in Kreeri encounter; 2nd Army soldier succumbs; toll 8
Baramulla, Aug 18: A third militant was killed on Tuesday in the operation by security forces in Baramulla district of north Kashmir which began after the militants shot dead two CRPF personnel a policeman on Monday, officials said. Another of the two Army soldiers, who were injured on Monday in the encounter at Kreeri area […]
Covid-19: With 434 new positive cases tally reaches 29326
13 more succumb to deadly disease
Srinagar: The number of Covid-19 positive cases reached 29326 with 434 new cases detected in Jammu and Kashmir today – 346 from Kashmir and 88 from Jammu division, officials said. Thirteen Covid-19 related deaths were also reported from Kashmir division, said the officials. They said that out of 29326 positive cases, 6879 are Active Positive, […]
Army court of inquiry begins probe in Shopian encounter
Srinagar, Aug 18: An army court of inquiry on Tuesday began recording statements of witnesses in connection with the killing of three alleged militants in an encounter last month in Shopian in south Kashmir, following allegations by families in Rajouri area of Jammu region that as many of their kin were missing from the same […]
