Top LeT commanders killing “big achievement” for police, security forces: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar on Monday said the killing of top LeT commander Sajad alias Haidar in Kreeri Baramulla is a “big achievement” for police and other security forces. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), two militants were killed in an encounter that broke out between forces and militants in […]
97 percent of Income Tax work force feeling left out
The employee associations of Income Tax have said that the restructuring carried out in the Department to implement the Faceless Assessment Scheme is making 97 per cent of the workforce feeling left out. The Joint Council of Action (JCA) comprising Income Tax Employees Federation and Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association have written to the Chairman, […]
Panchayat members kept at safer places’ part of “precautionary measure’: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar Monday clarified that Panchs, Sarpanchs and BDCs have not been taken into custody but kept at safer places till suitable arrangements are made for them. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), authorities have kept large number of BJP workers mostly Panchs, Sarpanchs and BDCs at safer […]
37-year-old woman electrocuted to death in Qazigund
A woman died due to electrocution in Damjan area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday afternoon. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Rubeena Akhter (37) wife of Zahoor Ahmad received an electric shock when she came in contact with a live wire. “She was boiling milk on an […]
PDP grieved over demise of Syed Farooq Andrabi’s father
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday has expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of father of senior PDP leader and former Minister Syed Farooq Andrabi. PDP spokesman and party’s media advisor Syed Suhail Bukhari has commiserated with Farooq Andrabi and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family on behalf of the party. Senior party […]
Facebook Executive Alleges Threat To Life Amid Political Row Over WSJ Article, Files Complaint
A Facebook executive has filed a police complaint in Delhi, alleging online threats to her life, NDTV reported. The 49-year-old woman has named 5 people in the complaint and linked the alleged threats to an article published last week in ‘Wall Street Journal’, which claimed that Facebook overlooked hate speecher by BJP leaders. In a […]
Dhoni changed whole face of Indian cricket, says Misbah
SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said Mahendra Singh Dhoni had ‘changed the whole face of Indian cricket’ after the former captain announced his international retirement on Saturday. Dhoni, a 39-year-old wicket-keeper/batsman, is India’s most successful skipper, having played a starring role in their 2011 World Cup final win on home soil and also guided them to victory […]
Another militant killed in north Kashmir gunfight; toll 2
Another militant killed in an ongoing gunfight that broke out between the government forces and militants in Kreeri village of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The gunfight raged after the government forces launched a search operation to track down militants, who attacked a forces’ checkpoint […]
IED planted beneath bridge recovered in Pulwama
Srinagar: Government forces recovered an IED in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district late night on Sunday. A senior police officer said that the IED was planted by militants under a bridge near Tujan village in Pulwama district. The bridge connects Tujan and Dalwan villages, the officer said. By the timely recovery of the IED, a major […]
Video of shepherd’s thrashing goes viral, accused arrested
A video, purportedly showing a shepherd being roughed up allegedly by cow vigilantes in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, went viral on social media, prompting intervention by the police which said all accused were arrested on Sunday. “Three separate FIRs were registered at the Arnas police station, including the one related to the beating […]