LG visits family of slain teacher in Jammu
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Wednesday visited the family members of Deepak Chand, a teacher who was shot dead by terrorists in Srinagar recently, and offered his condolences to them for their “irreparable loss”, an official spokesperson said. Chand was among the seven civilians killed in separate incidents in the […]
CBK books official of Advocate General office in fake recruitment scam
Srinagar: The Crime Branch Kashmir had registered an FIR against senior Assistant in the office of Advocate General Jammu and Kashmir in fake recruitment scam. In a statement, the Crime Branch Kashmir said that it arrested accused Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat son of Ghulam Ahmad Bhat of Budgam in connection with case FIR No. 56 of […]
HC quashes criminal complaint against Arnab Goswami & others
Srinagar: J&K High Court on Wednesday quashed a criminal complaint by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senior leader Naeem Akhtar against editor-in-chief of the news channels Republic TV, Arnab Goswami. Akhtar, also a former minister in the 2018 PDP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government, had filed the complaint against Goswami and anchors of his […]
Govt needs to give sense of security to people cutting across religions in J&K: Omar
New Delhi: Voicing concern over the recent killing of civilians, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said “everyone is feeling unsafe”, and asked the administration to give the people a sense of security cutting across religions. Pointing out that terror attacks in the Union Territory this year had claimed the lives […]
Govt will ensure safety, security of minorities: Div Com
SRINAGAR: Reaffirming the resolve of the government to ensure safety and security of all especially minority communities, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, has said that whatsoever has been mentioned in the minutes of the meeting regarding absence of migrant employees following killing of two school teachers has been corrected. The Div Com said this in response […]
Govt employees demand reinstatement of 900 workers disengaged in J&K
Jammu: A group of government employees on Wednesday staged a protest here to ask for reinstatement of over 900 workers and regularisation of thousands of daily wagers serving in various departments for the past two decades, among other demands. The protesters affiliated with J&K Government Employees Joint Action Committee assembled outside press club and also […]
5 militants killed in encounters in Shopian
2 cases of targeted killings solved: Police
Srinagar: Five militants, “including the one involved in the recent killing of a non-local street hawker” here, were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said on Tuesday. A police spokesperson said: “two of the four recent cases of target killings in Srinagar and Bandipora have been solved […]
Those behind killing of Bindroo and teachers identified: Security officials
Srinagar: Security agencies Tuesday “identified the terrorists they believed were behind the civilian killings in the city last week,” officials said here. They said the attackers included their 25-year-old “kingpin” Basit Ahmed Dar, a resident of Kulgam in South Kashmir. They said that Dar, who disappeared from his home in Redwani in Kulgam district in […]
Militants involved in Poonch encounter present in area for 2 to 3 months: Police
Massive search operation underway in Poonch, Rajouri
Jammu: Security forces continued a massive search operation on Tuesday in a forest area connecting the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, where five soldiers including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed in a gunfight the previous day, officials said. “There was no fresh contact with terrorists during the […]
Wreath-laying ceremony held for 5 soldiers killed in Poonch encounter
Jammu: A wreath-laying ceremony was held in Rajouri on Tuesday to pay tributes to the five soldiers who were killed in a fierce gunfight with terrorists in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Naib Subedar (Junior Commissioned Officer) Jaswinder Singh, Naik Mandeep Singh, Sepoys Gajjan Singh, Saraj Singh and Vaisakh H were part of an […]
