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
NITI Aayog’s Health Index report praises J&K for ‘incremental performance’
Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir has emerged as the leading performer in terms of incremental performance as per data released by NITI Aayog in the fourth Health Index report, an official press release informed Wednesday. It said among the Union Territories, Delhi followed by Jammu & Kashmir, have shown the best incremental performance. In incremental performance, […]
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, […]
