Grenade hurled at CRPF camp in Kulgam; no loss of life reported
Kulgam: Suspected militants on Thursday afternoon lobbed a grenade towards a CRPF camp in Nehama area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A senior police officer said that the militants lobbed the grenade on 18 Battalion of CRPF located in Nehama, however, no loss of life or injury was reported in the incident. He said that […]
SC asks J&K HC to decide on Dec 21 pleas seeking review of verdict scrapping Roshni Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to decide on December 21 the pleas seeking review of its verdict scrapping the Roshni Act which conferred proprietary rights to occupants of State land. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana considered the oral assurance of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, […]
43.27% votes polled till 1 PM across J&K
JAMMU, DECEMBER 10- The 5th phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 43.27% across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 01:00 pm today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Pulwama has recorded voting percentage of 7.20%, Baramulla 37.84%, Kulgam […]
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech and expression has been under intense debate in Jammu and Kashmir as the PAGD leadership has been constantly accusing the administration of not allowing them to campaign freely for their candidates while as BJP and their “B” team was having the field day in Jammu and Kashmir to campaign. Raising these questions […]
Cop injured in accidental fire in north Kashmir’s Sopore
Srinagar: A policeman was injured in an accidental fire at Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. Official sources said that the rifle of the policeman, Mohammad Ashraf, went off accidentally and the bullet hit him on the foot at Tujjer Sopore. The policeman, part of the quick response team (QRT), was shifted to […]
9.46% votes polled till 9AM across J&K
JAMMU, DECEMBER 10- The 5th phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 9.46 % across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 09:00 am today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Pulwama has recorded voting percentage of 1.85%, Baramulla 8.01%, […]
8 travelers among 369 fresh covid-19 cases in J&K, total 114407
Eight travelers were among 369 new novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. 190 of these cases were from Jammu Division while 179 were from Kashmir Valley and it took the total number of people infected with the virus to 114407 in J&K, the officials told […]
Donald Trump Hopeful Of Continuing As US President
Days before the official certification of the November 3 US presidential elections in favour of his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, President Donald Trump claimed that he would continue to hold the position as he has won the elections. Trump has been making unsubstantiated claims about widespread voter fraud and electoral malpractice in the presidential polls. […]
NCB Seizes Drugs Worth Rs. 2.5 Crore From Accussed Linked To Sushant Singh Rajput’s Case
The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested an absconding accused in a drugs case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and also seized a contraband worth Rs 2.5 crore during raids in Mumbai, an NCB official said on Wednesday. The NCB official claimed it is the “biggest seizure” of drugs in the case linked to […]
Govt forces launch CASO, find vehicle used in Srinagar attack
Jammu and Kashmir Police and army on Wednesday claimed to have recovered a Maruti 800 vehicle that, they said, was used by the militants in an attack on the army’s Quick Reaction Team in Srinagar’s HMT area. On 26 November, the militants had attacked the army’s QRT and killed two troopers. Unnamed official sources told […]