Five members of a a family were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle fell into a deep gorge in the Kishwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. As per police reports, there were 2 women amongst those dead. The accident happened when the family was carrying the body of a baby from Jammu to their Bahadat village in Drabshalla for last rites, he said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned senior Congress leader and former minister G M Saroori to appear before it on February 11 for questioning in connection with the terror incidents in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Kishtwar District Development Commissioner Angrez Singh Rana took cognizance of the matter and launched the inquiry, the officials said. The additional district development commissioner of Kishtwar, Mohammad Hanief Malik, has been designated as the inquiry officer, they said.
They said Asif Mustafa (30), who was working as an OGW for terror group HIzbul Mujahideen, was arrested during the operation and is being questioned.
The hideout was unearthed in Sheri area of Mughal Maidan by a joint search party of the Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of local police, they said.
Gundana, who was a retired government teacher, had undergone a surgery and was spared arrest during a major crackdown on the JeI leadership on March 2. He was also affiliated to the Hurriyat Conference.
Police in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir has appealed to civilians to refrain from wearing combat or army-pattern dresses besides advising shopkeepers not to sell such clothing as terrorists camouflage themselves in army uniforms to carry out their evil designs.
A bus met with an accident at Srigwari Kishtwar in which 35 people lost their lives and 17 others sustained injuries. One of the survivors - a three-year-old girl child Adeeba - lost her parents and siblings in the accident.
A drone found near the fencing of District Jail, Kishtwar, Investigation underway
In a major bus accident, an overcrowded minibus rolled down a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar. So far, 35 dead bodies have been retrieved from the accident site. Several others who have been injured in the accident have been shifted to a nearby hospital. Meanwhile, the officials were investigating whether it was a mechanical failure or driver's negligence.
Police said a bus on way from Kandni village to Kishtwar town turned turtle on the road at Fogmorh when the driver lost control on the wheel.
The order was issued following complaints that said the teaching staff in several schools were not regular at attending their duties.
Sanatan Dharam Sabha (SDS), a local religious group, had called for a peaceful march from its headquarters at Char Chinar to the deputy commissioner's office in the communally sensitive town to lodge their protest against the killings and alleged failure of police to nab the culprits.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, on November 5, had claimed those involved in the killings had been identified and will be brought to book soon.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by the Additional Superintendent of Police Kishtwar has been set up to probe the murders.
BJP leader Anil Parihar, his brother shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anil Parihar and his brother were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar.
5-year-old child is reported to be the lone survivor in the incident.
An infant baby, snacked by rats in the maternity ward of a government hospital in Kishtwar, Jammu, died due to rodent bites, claims parents. Ghulam Hassan, a resident of the remote Chhatru village of the
Jammu: A commission looking into the 2013 communal violence in Kishtwar which left four persons dead and over 80 injured has reportedly indicted former Jammu and Kashmir Minister Sajjad Ahmed Kitchloo and several top officers.Members
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