10 single-storey houses, nine double-storey houses and one three-story house, got damaged in the blaze that broke in the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday at Gata Colony in the Noorbagh area. SRINAGAR โย At least 33 families were rendered homeless after their residential houses got reduced to ashes in a fire incident in the Noorbagh area of…
The slain militant has been identified as Muneeb Ahmad Shiekh, 20, resident of Tak Mohalla, Shopian. SHOPIAN โ A militant has been killed in a military operation with security forces in Turkwangam village of Zainapora area in South Kashmirโs Shopian district, police said on Friday. A police officer identified the slain militant as Muneeb Ahmad…
โHowever, after receiving money, the accused persons closed their Tour and Travel office and could not be traced by the complainant, despite his incessant efforts.โ SRINAGAR โ Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today filed a chargesheet against two accused persons in Srinagar for duping Hajj aspirants of Rs 8 lakh on the pretext of organising Hajj…
The month of March witnessed 24 human casualties, followed by January with 23 killings and February recorded 11 killings. SRINAGAR โ Twenty-four persons were killed in the concluding month of March across the Kashmir Valley in different militancy-related incidents. These include a Panch, 2 Sarpanchs, 4 civilians, 2 cops, a soldier, and a trooper. Besides…
The parents of Class 4 student Abdullah Bin Fayaz Wani lodged a complaint against the teacher of โAlpine Schoolโ located at Sonpah Beerwah charging that the teacher, Khurshid Rehman Dar, hit the student with sticks. BUDGAM โย Police in Central Kashmirโs Budgam district booked a teacher of a private school on Wednesday on charges of corporal…
“The terminated employees include Police constables Tawseef Ahmed Mir and Shahid Hussain Rather from Pulwama and Baramulla, computer operator Ghulam Hassan Parray from Srinagar, Arshid Ahmad Das, a teacher from Awantipora, and Nursing Orderly, Health Dept Sharafat A Khan from Kupwara.” SRINAGAR โ Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday terminated five Government employees for allegedly having…
The three students Arsheed Yusuf, Inayat Altaf Sheikh, and Showkat Ahmed Ganai were arrested on October 27 last year by the Agra police, for cheering for the Pakistan teamโs victory against India in a T-20 World cup match. SRINAGAR โ The Allahabad court Wednesday ordered the release of three Kashmiri students, studying engineering in an…
The deceased student was identified as Shahnawaz Ahmed Mir, son of Ghulam Muhammad Mir of Chandpora Rajpora. SRINAGAR โ A Class 11th student died during a half marathon race in the Rajpora area of Pulwama district on Wednesday. An official of Youth Services and Sports told the news agencyโKashmir News Observer (KNO) that under the…
As per the police sources, the 17-year-old has allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the river Jehlum from Cement Kadal Qamarwari on 23rd March. SRINAGAR โ The body of a missing teenage girl was recovered from river Jhelum in the Chreshbal area of Mujgund on Wednesday morning. Official sources told the news agencyโKashmir News Observer…
The accused has been identified as Mohd Yousaf Wani, a resident of Lal Chowk in Srinagar. SRINAGAR โ Police on Monday night arrested a man here for making objectionable remarks during an interview on social media, an official spokesperson said. The accused has been identified as Mohd Yousaf Wani, a resident of Lal Chowk in…