SRINAGAR — The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has imposed Rs 10 Lakh as penalty on the government for forcible takeover of land of a private person five years ago for construction of a bridge in Bandipora district of north Kashmir. Apart from imposing Rs 10 Lakh penalty, a division bench of Chief Justice […]
BUDGAM — A 35-year-old woman was electrocuted to death in Khansahib area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday afternoon. An official said that the woman received electric shock when she was repairing electric heater and she died on the spot. He identified the deceased as Haseena Bano wife of Bashir Ahmad Bhat of Razgeer […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration on Friday announced summer vacation for schools falling in Kashmir division and Winter Zone of Jammu division. In a communique, the school education department said, “all the Government Educational Institutions and recognized private schools upto higher secondary level functioning in the Kashmir Division and winter zone […]
SRINAGAR — A sand extractor died after drowning in river Jhelum in Bijbehara of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon. Reports said that one Khalil Ahmad Chohan, son of Ab Raheem, resident of Tanghard Hiller Arhama Kokernag drowned in the river during extraction of sand. Soon after, the locals and police launched efforts to rescue […]
BANDIPORA — A teenage boy drowned to death in Wular Lake in Laharwalpora village of Bandipora district on Friday, officials said here. An official said that the boy identified as Muzaffar drowned to death while he was trying to cross his cattle over a stream along the Wular Lake in Laharwalpora village. He said that […]
GANDERBAL — A trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured after he shot himself with his service rifle in Gund area of Ganderbal district on Friday morning, officials said here. An official said that the trooper (name withheld) from Reasi, who shot himself today morning, was posted at CRPF Headquarter Gund. He said […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Friday forecast mainly dry weather in Kashmir and moderate rain in Jammu division during the next 24 hours. “Light to moderate rain is likely to occur in Jammu division while partly cloudy weather with light rain at one or two places is expected in Kashmir division during the […]
BEIJING — China on Thursday voiced its opposition to India’s reported plans to hold the next year’s meeting of G-20 leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, echoing close ally Pakistan’s objection, and underlined that relevant sides should avoid “politicising” the issue. “We have noted relevant information,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a media briefing […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit in Srinagar and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. Srinagar Police in a statement said, “based on specific input regarding movement of militants in the district, Srinagar Police laid special checkpoints at various locations. On one such […]
Mudasir Maqbool PULWAMA — Two social activists from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district meet on Thursday Principal Secretary Youth Services and sports. Tawseef Lateef and Muzamil Manzoor submit memoranda to the Alok kumar and demands Indoor stadium for Pulwama town. They also thanked Sports department to build infrastructure in Pulwama from last two year’s include Hockey […]