The administration is seriously considering imposition of weekend lockdown in some districts of Jammu Kashmir which are worst hit by COVID cases. Highly placed sources said that the administration doesn't want economic activity to be disrupted in Jammu Kashmir by imposing lockdown due to massive surge in COVID cases. In view of this, it was considering the option of imposing weekend lockdown in some districts as a part of COVID control measures. The weekend lockdown will help in crowd control, sources said. A decision on weekend lockdown is expected to be taken next week, they added. (Agencies)

Acting tough against drug dealers, the shopian police arrested one more notorious drug peddler of Zainapora and recovered 31 Kg apparently grinded Charas powder. In a press release, the Police said, Continuing its drive against drug dealers to eradicate the menace of drugs in society especially among youths, today on 18/04/2021,a police party led by SHO Zainapora Khalid Fayaz under supervision of Mr Riaz Ahmed during Patrolling at babapora zainapora axis one person was found with two nylon bags in suspicious condition at roadside babpora near Sheikh mohalla on looking police party he tried to flee from the spot but showing courageous act by police party the said person was apprehended tactfully on spot. On checking of Nylon bags carried by said person, CONTRABAND SUBSTANCE apparently...

The Jammu Kashmir Police has appealed to the people not to pay heed to those trying to paint the arrest of a woman SPO (Special Police Officer) from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district in any hue other than for a criminal act. On Friday the Jammu and Kashmir police had arrested and terminated the services of a woman SPO for allegedly glorifying terrorism. The police in a statement on Saturday regarding the termination of the SPO from service for allegedly glorifying terrorism said it has been found that on various media platforms, a number of vested interests with malafide intentions have put in a lot of efforts into making the incident appear like an “over-reach” and an “excessively strict action”. “It is clarified that the accused woman uttered anti-India and pro-freedom slogans off...

On Saturday evening, at least eight members of a family were killed in an attack by an unidentified man at a mosque in Nangarhar province of Afganistan, said the provincial Governor Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhel. The incident took place around 9 pm at a masjid in Jalalabad city after an unidentified gunman opened fire on the family members while they were praying. Amarkhel stated personal enmity to be the reason behind the killing. However, he said that investigations are going over the matter. The police told that no one has been arrested yet. On Friday, three police officers were killed in a car bomb attack that targeted an outpost in the Zindajan district in the west of Herat province. The explosion that happened in the Bazarak area in the Zindajan district was followed by Taliban att...