SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police Monday urged the Auto-Rikshaw owners and drivers to remove the hidden cavities by concealing the rear seat stating that some crimes have been committed where in autos were used. Srinagar police tweeted: “All Auto-rickshaw owners/drivers are requested to remove the hidden cavities by concealing the rear seat wherein nothing […]
KABUL — Supreme leader of the Taliban Mullah Hebtullah Akhundzada has ordered military officials onot to recruit teenager members to their ranking. In a decree, Akhundzada said no teenager must be allowed in military bases of the Taliban regime and should not be given a part in any military operation, reports Khaama Press. “Teenagers are […]
BUDGAM — Jammu and Kashmir police have claimed to have arrested two Lashkar militants in Sunnergund area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Police in a statement said Budgam Police along with 62 RR arrested two active militants of proscribed militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba from Sunnergund area of Budgam. The arrested militants as per police have been […]
SRINAGAR — A day after attaching him with DPL Srinagar, Station House Officer at Nishat police station has been placed under suspension along with the Head Constable following a preliminary investigation into allegations of bribery against the duo, officials said on Monday. A police official told KDC that the police Head Constable had allegedly approached […]
BUDGAM — A 23-year-old mentally unsound youth was found hanging at his home in Khag area of Budgam on Monday morning. Sources said that a mentally unsound youth from Kokerbagh Khag was found hanging following which he was subsequently rushed to PHC Khag where doctors declared him brought dead. “The body will be handed over […]
SRINAGAR — A 25-year-old civil engineer from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district died of heart attack in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Reports said, one civil engineer namely Mustakeen Ahmad Pandit, son of Nazir Ahmad Pandit, a resident of Dessan Yaripora area in Kulgam was working with Tabook Alwaj Company in Saudi Arabia. On Sunday he suffered […]
RAJOURI — One person was killed while 56 passengers were injured in a road accident at Lam area of Nowshera sub division of Rajouri. Officials said that an accident took place when a bus on way to Nowshera from Lam plunged into a roadside gorge. “Fifty six persons were injured in this accident, who have […]
NEW DELHI — India has reported 1,270 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, continuing with its trend of clocking less than 2,000 daily cases for the last several days. The fresh number of infections takes the tally of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country to 4,30,20,723. The number of active coronavirus cases has […]
SRINAGAR — The weather remained dry with clear sky in J&K and Ladakh on Monday after Jammu city recorded the highest ever March temperature at 37.3 degrees Celsius the previous day. “Jammu recorded 37.3 degrees Celsius as the maximum temperature yesterday. This is the highest ever recorded in the month of March. The last highest […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol price on Monday was hiked by 30 paise a litre and diesel by 35 paise, taking the total increase in rates in the last one week to Rs 4-4.10 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 99.41 per litre as against Rs 99.11 previously while diesel rates have gone […]