Gunshots were reportedly heard on Thursday evening during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the upper reaches of Yusmarg in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. Official sources said that following the initial gunfire, additional reinforcements were rushed to the area to plug escape routes. Due to darkness and the dense forest cover, a strict multi-tier cordon has been maintained overnight to resume the operation at first light. Earlier, joint forces launched a search operation in the forested belt after receiving specific intelligence inputs about the suspected presence of militants in the area. (GNS) Further details are awaited.
Author: KO Web Desk
Jammu and Kashmir Bank has approved around 1,400 posts for recruitment, opening the prospect of a major employment drive for young people in Jammu and Kashmir after a prolonged gap in large-scale hiring by the bank. Managing Director and CEO Amitava Chatterjee said the bank’s Board had approved the posts for advertisement in the coming weeks. The recruitment will be focused on candidates holding J&K domicile, while around 40 positions will be available to residents of Ladakh. The recruitment exercise is expected to be among the bank’s largest in recent years and comes at a time when employment remains one…
Police in north Kashmir’s Sopore on Thursday attached two double-storey buildings, six shops and two kanals of land in Dooru village after completing the legal process under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), officials said. The properties, including the premises of Islamia Model School, Dooru, were identified during an investigation into FIR No. 42/2025 registered at Police Station Sopore under Sections 10 and 13 of the UAPA. An official said the school has remained closed since 2022. During the investigation, scrutiny of official and revenue records, along with verification from the concerned authorities, established the alleged linkage of the properties…
Yasin Malik, chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) who has been incarcerated in Delhi’s Tihar Jail since 2019, has filed a 25-page affidavit before a TADA/POTA court in Jammu, formally announcing his decision to dissolve his marriage to his Pakistani wife, Mushaal Malik. The filing comes amid the ongoing hearing of a murder case against him. Penned from Delhi’s Tihar Jail, where he is currently lodged, the affidavit is intended as a deeply personal message to his three closest family members, his mother, his wife Mushaal, and his 13-year-old daughter, Razia Sultana. In a personal note…
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday accused authorities in Jammu and Kashmir of adopting double standards on protests by various political parties. “The very same police that won’t allow PDP to step outside its office to hold a peaceful protest on public issues have facilitated both BJP and NC to protest against each other,” Mehbooba said in a post on X. The very same police that won’t allow PDP to step outside its office to hold a peaceful protest on public issues have facilitated both BJP and NC to protest against each other. This blatant double standards must be explained…
Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling National Conference (NC) on Wednesday staged a protest in Srinagar, urging the BJP-led federal government to fulfil its commitments to the region, including the restoration of statehood and addressing concerns over constitutional safeguards and reservations for youth. However, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and NC president Farooq Abdullah did not attend the protest. A party spokesperson, who requested anonymity, said it was not necessary for the two senior leaders to attend every party demonstration, adding that several members of the NC leadership, including legislators, ministers and advisers to the chief minister, were present. “It is not necessary…
A man from north Kashmir’s Bandipora district has been accused of allegedly running an extortion racket targeting trekkers heading to high-altitude lakes through the Kudara route. He allegedly charges Rs 350 per person in the name of obtaining “permission” for trekking. Trekkers who spoke to Kashmir Outlook alleged that the so-called permission is not an official authorisation and that those who refuse to pay are allegedly stopped and intimidated while returning from their trek. Kashmir Outlook is in possession of a legal notice related to one such incident, purported screenshots of money transfers and videos that allegedly show attempts to…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi challenging restrictions imposed on his Facebook account, Live Law reported. The matter came up before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, where Mehdi’s counsel submitted that the MP’s access to his Facebook page had been completely restricted without any prior notice, reported Live Law. Appearing for Meta Platforms, the counsel said the page had been taken down pursuant to a notice issued by a law enforcement agency and sought time to place the notice before the…
Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday accused the government of allowing Jammu and Kashmir Bank to “move away from the interests” of the Union Territory. He raised concerns over its lending pattern, recruitment policy, representation on its board and reports of a possible shift of its headquarters from Srinagar. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Srinagar, Bukhari said the bank, in which the Jammu and Kashmir government holds a majority stake, had historically played a key role in the region’s economic development. “J&K Bank is a jewel in the crown of Jammu and Kashmir,”…
India has rejected the order issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the status of the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting that the tribunal has “no jurisdiction” over New Delhi’s sovereign decisions and that its decision to keep the pact in abeyance remains in force. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs, described the arbitration body as an “illegally constituted” court and said India does not recognise its existence in law. The statement came after the Court of Arbitration said the Indus Waters Treaty remains in force and that India cannot unilaterally suspend or place it…