SRINAGAR — Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have arrested 10 drug peddlers across Kashmir valley and recovered psychotropic/contraband substances from their possession. Besides two notorious drug peddlers have been detained under preventive detention under PIT NDPS Act in Kulgam. In Sopore, a police party of Police Post […]
POONCH — The bush fire that broke out in the intervening night of Sunday-Monday has engulfed many areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district. Reports said that LoC areas of Mendhar and Mankote sectors of Mendhar sub division are under forest fire, which started in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday and […]
JAMMU — Students of lower classes thronged their schools in most parts of Jammu province early Monday to attend offline classes after a gap of nearly two years, a week after Jammu and Kashmir administration announced phased opening of educational institutions amid declining trend of COVID-19 cases. However, the schools in Kashmir and winter zones […]
BUDGAM — After busting the gang of vehicle lifters, recovering stolen vehicles from the, police in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district have made two more arrests in this regard and have recovered two more stolen vehicles. Pertinently, police in Budgam district recently had busted an inter-district gang of vehicle lifters, arrested four accused and recovered eleven […]
ANANTNAG — A local court at Anantnag has directed the Police Station Kokernag for registration of FIR against the BJP leader namely Mohammad Sidiq Khan and Shahid Ahmad Bhat on serious allegations of sexual exploitation and blackmailing of the applicants leveled in the complaint. The court order dated 11-02-2022 reads that the complainants (name withheld) […]
SRINAGAR — A man was killed in an oxygen cylinder blast in Lal Nagar, Chanapora area of Srinagar on Monday. Official sources said that a 55-year-old man identified as Qaisar Ahmad Naqashbandi resident of Budshah Nagar was injured critically when an oxygen cylinder exploded in his shop. They said he was shifted to nearby Florence […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking ban on practice of slaughtering animals as part of religious sacrifices, reported Bar and Bench. A bench comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sindhu Sharma said that the practice of killing innocent animals is […]
BUDGAM — A man was crushed to death by a moving train in between Nowgam-Budgam railway section in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. Officials said that a man was hit by a train and died on the spot near 69/0 to 70/2/3 km (Bdgm Sina section). The man died on the spot and his […]
SRINAGAR — The Pakistani wives of former militants of Jammu and Kashmir Monday yet again staged a protest demonstration along with their children, demanding citizenship or travel documents. The protesters were carrying placards seeking justice. The female protesters marched through the city center and assembled at Press Enclave Srinagar to register their protest. They appealed […]
SRINAGAR — Parents and students Monday staged a protest against the merging of a private school against their will in Srinagar. The school in question is ‘Orbit Girls School’ located in Peerbagh Srinagar that according to parents has been merged with ‘World Foundation School’ without taking them into confidence. The protesters raised slogans against the […]