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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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Briefing

News nuggets about the interesting happenings in Jammu and Kashmir and the people who are in the focus of around those developments

Newsmakers

DIES: Sajad Ahmed, 22, of  Sangrampora Sopore who was under PSA detention died at SKIMS, Soura. His family accused police of not providing him...

JAMMU

It was his maiden visit to J&K, Dr S Subbarao, the RBI governor had came to see the process of financial inclusion in a...

The Temple RACKET

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has been mired in a new scam in which people from the temple trust, revenue department and judiciary...

Newsmakers

EXPOSED: 50 individuals applying for contractual college lecturer positions were found possessing fraudulent M Phil degrees. The applicants were all from Anantnag. The case...

DELHI

Situation created around Kashmiris across Indian mainland is now offsetting Delhi’s initiatives as well. Under the Himayat programme, the government contractors are identifying human...

A Virtual CAMPAIGN

A website, www.freewaqar.org has been launched to run a global campaign to free prisoners who have been “illegally” detained in Kashmir. It has been...

Newsmakers

DECORATED: Governer N N Vohra at Raj Bhawan awarded 525 police personnel with President’s Police medals for gallantry and for distinguished and meritorious services....

POONCH

Tariq Khan is a 150-Territorial Army recruit who is deployed with 37 Rashtriya Rifles in Mendhar. Last week, he walked out of his garrison...

Lashkar And VISA

The chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani was questioned by the Delhi Police last week in connection with recommending a Pakistan...

MUMBAI

Kashmir’s supermodel Muzamil Ibrahim who has been the youngest ever winner at the Gladrags Manhunt in 2003 is playing a lead role in the...

Newsmakers

ARRESTED: Ahtisham Malik and Tauseef Peer, from Sopore were arrested in Delhi and sent to police custody on a 10 days remand. Police claimed...

Virtually FAKE

Next time you send a message on social networking site make sure you address it to a genuine profile and not a fake one....

JAMMU

Apparently, the right wing BJP that got a landslide mandate from Jammu in 2008 elections is reduced to four seats from 11. Unlike the...

Newsmakers

INITIATED: The government framed a three member committee to inquire into the “utilisation” of funds worth crores provided to five NGOs based in Kashmir...

Devastating DRIFTS

Kashmir is prone to avalanches in winters and this year the army bases have been at the receiving end. Recently, avalanches struck two defense...