Three militant killed in Kulgam encounter

In Anantnag encounter, soldier, cop injured

Srinagar: Three militants were killed in an encounter in Kulgam district while as one soldier and a police man were injured in a separate encounter in Anantnag district. Police sources said that on a specific input generated by Kulgam Police, a search operation was launched in Mirhama area of Kulgam and as the security forces […]

Speculative remarks about Hyderpora encounter probe can attract penal provisions: SIT

Srinagar: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Hyderpora encounter Wednesday threatened legal action against political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir for making “speculative” statements about the investigation. In a statement issued by the police here, the SIT chairman said the probe team has come across posts on social media from some political leaders and […]

NIA files charge-sheet against 2, including Pakistani national, in ‘narco-terror’ case

Srinagar: The NIA on Wednesday filed a third supplementary charge-sheet in a special court in Mohali against two narcotics traffickers, including a Pakistani national, for their alleged involvement in a “narco-terror case of Hizbul Mujahideen terror group”, an official said. Charges have been slapped on Gurjant Singh, alias Sunny alias Ashish Gattu of Amritsar, Punjab, […]

Cold wave conditions intensify across Kashmir

Srinagar: The cold wave conditions intensified across Kashmir as Gulmarg skiing resort witnessed season’s record low with mercury plunging more than 10 degrees below the freezing point, officials said on Wednesday. Kashmir Valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period known as ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ which began on Tuesday. Gulmarg skiing resort in […]

FFRC orders Srinagar private school to charge fee as per rates in Aug 2014

Srinagar, Dec 29: The Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday directed a leading school here to charge fee from its students as per rates in August 2014 as the educational institute had failed to have its fee structure regulated. In an order, FFRC chairperson, Justice […]

Police thwart Apni Party protest against Delimitation Commission’s draft proposals

Srinagar/Jammu: Police on Wednesday foiled a protest march by Apni Party against the draft proposals of the Delimitation Commission. Scores of party leaders and activists led by Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari assembled at the party office at Sheikh Bagh area in Srinagar and tried to take out the march towards the Civil Secretariat. However, […]

Sikh body demands 4 seats for community in J&K Assembly

Srinagar: The All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee on Wednesday demanded reservation of four seats for the community in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. “Despite our meeting with the Delimitation Commission headed by Justice (retired) Ranjana Desal, no reservation whatsoever has been earmarked for the Sikhs even though we demanded for the same in the meeting, […]

Patwari arrested taking bribe: ACB

Srinagar, Dec 29: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped and arrested Patwari from Khansahib, Budgam and his agent while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 1,00,000 (one lakh) for mutation of land records, the anti-graft body said Wednesday. In a statement, the ACB said it received a complaint alleging that Raja Mudasir Ali Khan, Patwari, Halqa […]

2 men from Anantnag convicted for MBBS seat fraud

Srinagar: A Court of Special Mobile Magistrate Anantnag on Wednesday convicted two men from the south Kashmir district for allegedly defrauding a man on the pretext of providing MBBS admission to his son in a medical college in Karnataka. As per a Crime Branch Kashmir spokesman, the accused Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, son of Mohammad Rajab […]

3 persons charge-sheeted for duping youth on promise of jobs in NZ

Jammu: The Crime Branch of police on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against three people for allegedly duping unemployed youth by promising them jobs in New Zealand. Suresh Kumar and Tulsi Ram of Samba and Ghar Singh of Jammu were named in the chargesheet that was filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate here, a […]