Month: April 2023

An Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) died of a bullet injury from his own service rifle at a forward post near the International Border in the Kathua district of Jammu Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. It was not immediately clear whether the 55-year-old ASI Sukhnandan Prasad, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, committed suicide or died after his rifle went off accidentally, the officials said. They said the deceased was on duty at Border Outpost Gurnam in the Hiranagar sector when his colleagues found him in an injured condition with a gunshot injury from his own service rifle. He was rushed to a nearby medical facility where he was declared brought dead, the officials said, adding police have started inquest proceedings. (Agencies)

Lieutenant Governor JK Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the setting up of a Mall in Srinagar is about 500 crore investment which will create more job avenues for people of Srinagar and nearby areas. He also said that the J&K government will sign several MoUs with UAE during the Investment Summit at SKICC today. "Today is a historic day for J-K as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based EMAAR Group has decided to invest Rs 250 crore to set up a mega-mall on the 10 lakh square feet areas at Sempora Srinagar. This is a movement of pride. The EMAAR Group will also invest in setting up IT towers in Jammu and Srinagar, besides the mall and total investment by the group will touch Rs 500 crore,” LG Manoj Sinha said while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of foundation stone laying ceremony ...

Police have arrested a 52-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl in Leh Division of Ladakh. Both Muslim and Buddhist organizations have condemned the gory incident and demanded strict punishment for the alleged rapist. The 12-year-old girl (name withheld) was raped by the man on 29 March last month while the accused who was on a run, was arrested by the police today. A police official identified the rapist as Sayyad Zulfikar Ali Shah. He said that an FIR vide number 2/2023 under section 5(M) and 6 POCSO Act at Women Police Station Leh stands registered in this regard. SP Leh, PD Nitya informed that the accused offered the girl lift to school and took her to a secluded place, and raped her. “The girl also suffered a head injury and the accused left her thinking she was dead. Wi...

An assistant sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has allegedly committed suicide in Charar-i-Sharief area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Saturday. An officer posted at Radar Station allegedly hanged himself to death late last night, official said. He said his body has been sent to sub-district hospital Chadoora for post-mortem. The official said that police have taken cognisance of the matter. KNO

Jammu Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul Islam Saturday said that Rs 65 have been fixed as the Sadaqat-ul-Fitr per person this Ramdhan while as there is no harm in paying more depending upon the financial capacity of the person. He said that the amount for Sadakat-ul-Fitr has been fixed after thorough consensus with the Ulema from Kashmir and Jammu regions. Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam said that it is mandatory for every person to pay Sadaqat-ul-Fitr @Rs 65 this holy month. “One organization Sautul-Awliya has announced Rs 70 in their individual capacity as Sadaqa-t-ul Fitr. If any person wants to pay Rs 70 or more than that, there is no harm as rewards will be more,” the Grand Mufti said. He said Sadaqat-ul-Firt has to be paid to downtrodden...