SOPORE — Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a drug peddler during naka checking at Ahad Baba crossing in Sopre town of Noth Kashmir and recovered contraband substance from his possession. According to press release by Sopore Police, a Police party of Police Post Bus Stand Sopore under the supervision of SDPO Sopore during […]
SRINAGAR — After clearance of snow, Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumari (SSG) road was restored for one way traffic, officials said on Tuesday. The traffic has been released from Minimarg towards Sonamarg. The traffic movement on SSG road was suspended by authorities on Sunday after fresh snowfall at Zoji La Pass. The traffic movement is plying on Srinagar-Jammu National […]
BARAMULLA — An unidentified body of a man has been recovered from Badi Nambal Parihaspora Pattan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. Quoting sources news agency GNS reported that locals of Parihaspora Diver, spotted a body lying in Badi Nambal area of Parihaspora pattan on Tuesday afternoon and accordingly informed the concerned police […]
SRINAGAR — A trucker from Yaripora village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir was allegedly beaten by toll plaza employees in Mukerian area of Punjab. The truck driver identified as Sahil Iqbal of Yaripora was injured after he was beaten by toll plaza employees at Mukerian Punjab, news agency KNO quoted President J&K Truck Operators […]
ANANTNAG — Two persons working as labourers with private company were injured due to an electric shock in Buchoo village of Kokarnag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that two persons namely Javaid Ahmad Bhat and Shabir Ahmad Sheikh, both residents of Watnad, Anantnag working as labourers with Khanday […]
SRINAGAR — Widespread light to moderate rain/snow occurred in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Tuesday that generally cloudy weather is expected during the next 24 hours. “Generally cloudy weather with chances of light rain/snow are likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of […]
HANDWARA — At least 20 persons were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Watayin area of Handwara in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a bus turned turtle near Watayin when it was on way to Srinagar. He […]
SRINAGAR — A huge majority of those who received eye injuries due to gun pellets in Srinagar between July and November in 2016 have suffered some degree of vision loss, the Times of India reported. About 80 percent of them have vision limited to “counting fingers”, according to a review research paper on 777 eye […]
SRINAGAR — The government employees and pensioners will get Dearness Allowance at a hiked rate of 38 percent, with an increase of four percent to the existing rate, with effect from 1 July this year. According to an order issued by the Secretary Finance Department, the government employees working in regular pay levels under 7th […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday produced a chargesheet against five accused persons including three killed militants for kidnapping and murdering an armyman in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An armyman Mohammad Sameer Malla on leave was kidnapped and murdered at Lokipora Khag village in Budgam district in March this year. The persons who have been chargesheeted […]