Srinagar, Apr 11 (UNI) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday staged a protest in Srinagar against the Waqf Act, accusing the government of using it to marginalize Muslims. The protest took place inside the PDP headquarters in the city centre and was led by senior party leaders including Khursheed Alam, Abdul Qayoom Bhat, Arif…
Srinagar, Apr 10 (UNI) A suspected kidnapping involving two minor girls in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir turned out to be a hoax, as the girls had allegedly fabricated the story to skip school, police said. Police Station Pulwama had received a complaint on April 7 from a Ratnipora Pulwama resident, alleging that an…
Jammu, (UNI) India on Tuesday opened a gateway into climate forecast and research in the Himalayas, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh here. The minister was inaugurating the first-ever “Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre” in the higher hill reaches of Nathatop in Udhampur district of…
Jammu, (UNI) Chairing a meeting of BJP MLAs of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister here on Sunday asked them to further strengthen the cadre and always play on the front foot. Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Soon after his arrival at Jammu where he was received by the Lieutenant…
Jammu, Apr 6 (UNI) A tight security cover has been put in place in the Jammu district as the Union Home Minister Amit Shah will begin his three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from Sunday evening. Sources said that Shah will be arriving here in the evening. “Soon after his arrival, he will chair a…
Srinagar, Apr 5 (UNI) A day after Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha defended his decision to transfer middle-rung officers, claiming he acted within his jurisdiction, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s Advisor, Nasir Aslam Wani, asserted that the elected government is well aware of its boundaries. “We also know our jurisdiction,” said Wani, a close…
Jammu, Apr 5 (UNI) Alert troops of the Border Security Force have neutralised one intruder and successfully foiled an infiltration bid on the international border in Jammu. The official spokesman here on Saturday said that in the intervening night of April 4-5, the BSF troops observed a suspicious movement across the International Border in the…
Srinagar, Apr 3 (UNI) Cyber Police Kashmir had identified 200 social media handles over the past three months allegedly spreading extremist content. Police said the handles were identified in a major crackdown on online anti-national propaganda, radicalization, and the glorification of terrorism. “The operation identified 200 adverse social media handles engaged in spreading misinformation and…
Jammu, Apr 1 (UNI): In a major breakthrough, the Jammu South Police on Tuesday cracked an IPL betting racket, arresting four accused persons and seizing cash and electronic gadgets from their possessions. In a major crackdown on illegal betting, Police Station Gandhi Nagar activated a team and nabbed four individuals involved in unauthorised gambling. Acting…
Jammu, Apr 1 (UNI) Security forces have laid a cordon and intensified the search operation after gunshots were fired by terrorists late on Monday night in Jathana village of Ramkote in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police sources on Tuesday said that a cordon was laid in the night after inputs about the presence…
