SRINAGAR — Twenty-two houses were gutted in a devastating midnight blaze in Gata- Colony Noor Bagh area of Srinagar city. Besides the massive property loss, four persons including a firefighter sustained injuries during the rescue operation. The victims told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the fire emanated from a house due to a […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 10 days to Rs 6.40 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 101.81 per litre as against Rs 101.01 previously while diesel rates have gone up from […]
SRINAGAR — The district police Srinagar on Wednesday claimed to have arrested six persons involved in stabbing incident at Badamwari area of Rainawari. A police spokesman in a statement said that on 28- 03-2022 in the evening hours, a scuffle broke out outside Badamwari between the two groups comprising of young boys, over a trivial […]
NEW DELHI — Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held once the delimitation exercise is over and after consultation with political parties. “We have no interest in keeping Jammu and Kashmir under President’s Rule,” Shah said in Lok Sabha while responding to concerns raised by members […]
BUDGAM — A 17-year-old girl committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Sources said that a 17 years old girl (name withheld) from Tilsara consumed some poisonous substance at her home following which she was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared her dead. After medico-legal formalities, the […]
SRINAGAR — An ancient sculpture dating back to 9th Century was recovered from river Jehlum in Kakapora area of Pulwama district on Wednesday. An official said that some labourers were extracting sand in river Jehleum in Lelhara Kakapora area of Pulwama district and they found an ancient sculpture from the river. He said that after […]
BUDGAM — Police in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district booked a teacher of a private school on Wednesday on charges of corporal punishment. Police initiated action against the teacher following a complaint lodged by the child’s father at Police Station Beerwah. A police official told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the parents of Class 4 […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 30 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said two of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 28 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453720. Giving district wise details, […]
SRINAGAR — A residential house was damaged in a fire incident at Rajouri kadal area of Srinagar on Wednesday evening. Official sources said that the fire broke out in a residential house was at Rajouri Kadal opposite Islamia Higher Secondary School. They said that the fire tenders have reached the spot and are dousing the […]
ANANTNAG — The government forces on Wednesday claimed to have busted a militant hideout and recovered utensils and other eatable items in Bijbehera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag. “We had received inputs about the hideout of militants in Loktipora area of Bijbehera, however, it was located and busted later on,” the official said. He said […]