SRINAGAR — An improvised explosive device (IED) was detected and defused on Tuesday morning by the security forces in Humhama area of Airport road in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police official told that an IED planted in a steel container weighing approx 6 Kg’s was detected near Gogoo Gali at Humhama area of Airport […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday trapped and arrested Works Supervisor of Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED) Srinagar for accepting bribe in connection with issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC). ACB received a written complaint alleging therein that in connection with running a Guest House at Munwarabad Srinagar the complainant has been asked by the […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday has sought setting up of a medical university in Kashmir. “The medical university would strengthen and expand the health sector and transform the health care scenario in the valley,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “With expanding medical, nursing and other allied health sciences, medical university […]
KUPWARA — An army soldier has been killed in an alleged ‘fratricide’ incident in Sogam area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that there was a brawl between soldiers from 28 Rashtriya Rifles at Lassipora Sogam. One of the soldiers from the Road Opening Party allegedly fired upon another […]
SRINAGAR — The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) in its general council meeting today passed two resolutions to rename Botshah Mohalla Chowk in Lal Bazar area as Peer Shafi Chowk and Chowdhary Bagh to Moti Mohalla as Shaheed Aga Syed Mehdi road unanimously. According to news agency Kashmir Dot Com, the council decided to rename Botshah […]
JAMMU — The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will fight the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, party president Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday, ruling out an alliance with its erstwhile coalition partner the BJP. The former chief minister said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is far from normal which is evident from the […]
SRINAGAR — Government on Monday warned employees for bypassing proper channels and approaching higher offices like President, Prime Minister’ offices Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat or Chief Secretary for redressal of grievances pertaining to service matters. “It has been observed that some officers/officials working in various Government Departments of the Jammu and Kashmir are bypassing proper channels […]
SRINAGAR — A family of four members was rendered homeless after their houseboat sank in the river Jhelum at Rajbagh Ghat late last night. The owner of houseboat HB Delhi, Abdul Khaliq Guru said the houseboat sank all of a sudden last night and it has suffered extensive damage. He claimed that the houseboat has […]
SHOPIAN — An 18-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries on Monday, a day after he fell off a roof top in Pudsoo area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official told that the boy identified as Ubaid Ayoub Thokar son of Mohammad Ayoub Thokar of Pudoo was critically injured after he slipped and fell off […]
SRINAGAR — The National Crime Record Bureau’s report has vindicated the fact that Jammu and Kashmir continues to be a safe destination for foreign tourists. According to the NCRB report, only one minor offence against foreigners has been recorded in the last three from 2018 to 2002. “There was no case of violence, sexual assault, […]