MD ICPS conducts surprise visit to Child Care Homes
SRINAGAR, JUNE 22: The Mission Director (MD) ICPS, Shabnam Shah Kamili today conducted a surprise visit to various child care homes in Srinagar and took stock of facilities being provided to the inmates of these homes. During her visit to the Observation home in Harwan, she inspected various sections there and sought details regarding medical […]
CID Inspector Shot Dead In Nowgam Srinagar
An inspector of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), J&K Police, was shot dead by suspected militants in Nowgam area of Srinagar on Tuesday evening. Official sources told GNS that the militants fired at and critically injured the CID inspector when he was returning after offering prayers at Kanipora area of Nowgam. He was shifted to hospital […]
Amended rules for the CID verification of newly recruited JK employees
By: Wani Parvaiz CK Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir administration has amended rules regarding verification of character and antecedents by CID department as regards the new appointees, setting a timeline for the verification to be completed either in one month or not beyond two months under any circumstances. According to the GNS, reporting about the […]
PAGD to attend Prime Ministers JK meeting in New Delhi
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar After holding a meeting at the residence of Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar declaration announced that they will participate in the meeting to be held by the Prime Minister in New Delhi on June 24. While the Prime Minister has called an all party meeting at […]
Meet with J&K leaders
All of a sudden, the central government has decided to hold a meeting with the mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir without making the agenda public. This new political activity in Jammu and Kashmir is being watched keenly as the earlier rumors about the further division of UT of Jammu and Kashmir were denied […]
Cop injured after service rifle goes off accidentally inside police vehicle in South Kashmir’s Shopian
A policeman sustained bullet injuries to his foot after his service rifle went off accidentally inside a police vehicle in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a Police Party from District Police Lines Shopian were on way to Butt Kathuhallan village of Keller for practice fire. On way, […]
Woman along infant attempt suicide near Aharbal waterfall
A woman on Monday attempted suicide near Aharbal waterfall in the southern Kashmir district. The woman, seemingly in her 30’s, tried to jump into the water from a height along with her infant child. As soon as her attempt was noticed by a man nearby, he immediately rushed towards the lady and foiled her suicide […]
After Chidambaram, Soz also advocates for the restoration of special status
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar After the statement by former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram that in the coming Monsoon session BJP government should restore article 370, another former union minister of Congress and JK leader Prof. Saifuddin Soz on Monday said that the issue is to restore article 370 and not statehood. He said […]
Beginning of process
Is there a beginning of a process which will change the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir is the question being asked in the political circles of Jammu and Kashmir after the media reports from New Delhi suggested that there would be dialogue between the mainstream political parties and BJP government. Recently after months of […]
Three militants killed in Sopore gunfight
Top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander, a foreigner and another militant were killed in an overnight gunfight in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said Monday. A police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the top Lashkar commander identified as Mudasir Pandith has been killed in Sopore operation while as a foreigner who was […]