Officer Among Three Paramilitary Troopers, Militant Killed, SHO Among Five Forces Personnel, Woman Injured In Anantnag Shootout
Srinagar,: Three paramilitary troopers and a militant were killed and five other government forces personnel including Station House Officer (SHO) were injured critically after militants attacked a joint party of CRPF and police at KP road in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said that some militants opened fire upon the joint […]
Young Girl Blackmailed, Gang Raped, 5 Held
SRINAGAR: A day after the court sent three rapists to life imprisonment; five youth were arrested by police in a new case of gang rape in north Kashmir. The heinous crime was detected by chance when a family found their daughter carrying an almost eight-month-old pregnancy. Detailed revealed that a family detected a change in […]
Encounter breaks out in Sopore village
Srinagar:An encounter broke out between the government forces and militants in Sopore village of Baramulla district in north Kashmir. Reports said that a joint team of government forces including army’s 22 RR, CRPF and SOG cordoned off Wadoora of Sopore area today morning. After the day-long siege, the joint team intensified the searches and fired […]
Fraudsters arrested for duping Crores from people
Srinagar:e Branch Jammu on Tuesday arrested a fraudster for duping Crores of rupees from the inhabitants of Tehsil Mendhar Poonch district and its surrounding areas on the pretext of providing different products with huge interest. The spokesman said that a complaint was lodged at police station Mendhar District Poonch by Abdul Karim, son of Raj […]
Piaggio launches the much-awaited, fun-starter Aprilia Storm in India
Srinagar,11,June 2019: Bringing Aprilia’s winning technology and uncompromising spirit from the track to the road with its philosophy of designed for racers but built for riders, Piaggio India introduces the aspirational and stylish Aprilia Stormin India. Living up to its name and equipped with a high powered125 CC three valve engine, Storm offers the young, experimental and bold Aprilia enthusiasts […]
Environmental concern
The fragile environment of J&K State has come in focus due to many reasons of pollution. Recently world environment day was observed and it brought to the fore again the concern about preservation of environment. Recently, Advisor to Governor said that human actions in the past have threatened the environment and damage has already […]
ICC turns down BCCI request; Dhoni can’t sport ‘Balidan badge’
Dubai: ICC on Friday turned down the BCCI’s request to allow MS Dhoni to continue wearing the army insignia on his wicket-keeping gloves. “The regulations for ICC events do not permit any individual message or logo to be displayed on any items of clothing or equipment. In addition to this, the logo also breaches the regulations […]
RK Chhibber appointed as interim chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank
SRINAGAR:-Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday appointed RK Chhibber as the interim chairman and the Director on the Board of Directors of the J&K Bank. Chhibber will replace Pervez Ahmad, who was appointed in 2016 as the chairman of the bank. In an order issued on Saturday, the government said: “Parvez Ahmad, Chairman cum Managing […]
Imran writes third letter to India’s Modi, renews call for peace
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has written another letter to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, offering him to work together for durable peace and stability in South Asia and to promote a peaceful neighbourhood. This is the third consecutive letter by Imran to his Indian counterpart since he took office last year. Soon after taking over […]
Press freedom in ‘downward spiral’ worldwide: watchdog
LONDON: Press freedom is declining around the world, with democratic governments joining authoritarian regimes in seeking to suppress independent journalism, a human rights watchdog said Wednesday. An annual report by Freedom House said press freedom saw notable declines in Europe while US President Donald Trump’s vilification of the press has “seriously exacerbated an ongoing erosion of […]