SRINAGAR

First Formula 4 car run held in Srinagar

Streamlined racing vehicles thundered along a 1.7 km course from Lalit Ghat on the shores of Dal Lake to Nehru Park within the city. Scores of eager young individuals gathered along the scenic Boulevard road at the base of the Zabarwan mountain range to observe the spectacle.

ED arrests retired CRPF employee in money laundering case

According to the Enforcement Directorate, the accused was presented before the Court of the Special Judge ACB (CBI-Cases) in Kashmir, Srinagar. The Court has extended ED custody until 13 February 2024.

Kiru Project kickback probe: CBI raids 15 locations

The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) on Sunday conducted extensive raids at 15 locations, including 14 in New Delhi and one in the Kishtwar district of Jammu, targeting four prominent chemical firms linked to suspicions of kickbacks in the allocation of a Rs 2200 crore civil work contract for the Kiru Hydro Power Project in 2019.

J&K BJP core group gears up for Lok Sabha polls

SRINAGAR: In a significant BJP core group meeting in Jammu on January 18, the party aimed to discuss the poll strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April-May this year. The meeting was chaired by UT BJP President Ravinder Raina. Others who attended the meeting included party National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, Union […]

HEART WRENCHING | My child became orphan before birth: 34-year-old Kashmir cop’s widow wails

SRINAGAR: “My child became an orphan even before being born,” said the grief-stricken widow of Inspector Masroor Ahmed Wani, who died in Delhi on Thursday, 39 days after he suffered critical wounds in a terrorist attack while he was playing cricket in Eidgah Srinagar. Masroor, 34, was shot by a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist on October 29 […]

Protests at NIT Srinagar against social media post on Prophet Mohammed

 SRINAGAR: A social media post by a student of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has resulted in widespread protests across the campus for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of students at the institute.    Hundreds of students at the university took to the streets to protest against an allegedly blasphemous post on Prophet Mohammed. […]

J&K encounter: 2 army officers martyred among 4 soldiers in ongoing ops in Rajouri

SRINAGAR: Two army officers were among the four soldiers who were killed in an encounter underway between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri District on Wednesday. Three soldiers were also injured in the joint operation being conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces in the border district. The deceased […]

NIA seizes 8 high-value properties linked to terror accused in South Kashmir

NEW DELHI: In a significant move, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized eight properties valued at crores of rupees belonging to two individuals accused of being involved in the 2018 Srinagar attack on police officers that led to the release of Pakistani LeT terrorist Naveed Jatt. The attached properties, five owned by accused Mohd […]

Blaze erupts in Srinagar’s Dal Lake, claiming 3 lives, incinerating properties valued at crores

SRINAGAR : A devastating fire engulfed several houseboats in the heart of Dal Lake, Srinagar’s popular tourist hub, on Saturday morning. The blaze resulted in the loss of three lives and turned properties valued at crores into ashes. The fire, which erupted near Ghat number 9 around 5:15 am, also destroyed at least five houseboats […]

UP migrant worker shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir’s Pulwama

The security around the incident site has been beefed up and the area has been cordoned off, as an investigation is underway, in light of these recent attacks.