SRINAGAR — Anti Corruption Bureau on Saturday trapped and arrested a ward officer of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for demanding and accepting bribe from a complainant. According to a statement, ACB received a written complaint alleging therein that Ward Officer SMC of Hawal area of Srinagar is demanding ₹50,000/- as bribe for allowing construction in […]
SRINAGAR — An unidentified male body was recovered in Aloochibagh area of Srinagar this afternoon, reports said here. Reports reaching the news agency Kashmir News Observer that an unidentified male body was spotted by locals near bund in Aloochibagh area, following which they informed the local police. They added that the Police reached to the […]
BANDIPORA — An 18-month-old girl was killed after being hit by a speedy school vehicle in Lankreshipora area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the speedy school vehicle hit a girl at Lankreshipora, resulting in critical injuries to her. “Soon after the incident, she […]
GANDERBAL — A 25-year-old girl died after drowning in a power canal in her native village at Gutlibagh in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on late Friday evening. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the girl identified as Shagufta had drowned in a power Canal in her native village. He said that […]
UDHAMPUR — Two minors were killed after their mud house collapsed due to heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said on Saturday. The mud house collapsed in Tikri block’s Samole village during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The bodies of both the minors, aged between two months and one-and-a-half year, […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Saturday forecast mainly dry weather with rain at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely to occur during the next 24 hours in J&K”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar […]
JAMMU — The yatra to the Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was temporarily suspended on Friday evening following heavy rain, officials said. Chief Executive Officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Anshul Garg said the situation was under control and there was no report of any […]
KULGAM — Panic gripped in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) school in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday evening after two of its students suffered burn injuries as they mistakenly wash hands with acid instead of sanitizer. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that two student identified as Umar Nazir Malik and Umar […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested three hybrid militants in Handwara area of Kupwara district and also recovered arms and ammunition from them. According to a statement, on August 04, joint parties of Police, Army 21 RR and 92 Bn CRPF had arrested 03 hybrid militants in Handwara and […]
SRINAGAR — Former Member Parliament Muzaffar Hussain Baig on Friday lashed out at Chief Electoral Officer J&K for what he said an irresponsible statement made by him during a news conference. Addressing a news conference, Baig said that CEO’s statement has created chaos in Jammu and Kashmir. “I think he has made the statement about […]