Srinagar: A day after Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar said that bodies of 3 ‘militants’ killed in Srinagar encounter won’t be handed over to families in wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the father of one of the slain youth today said that he will give in writing that there will be no problem. […]
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Intense cold wave sweeps Kashmir valley
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures across Kashmir stayed several degrees below the freezing point as an intense cold wave sweeps the region, a meteroelogical department official said on Tuesday. Several water bodies, including the surface of the famous Dal Lake here, have frozen, while a thick layer of ice has formed on several roads in Srinagar and […]
Mechanical Irrigation Department gets over Rs 34.50 crore bill from PDD for a single water pump station
Bandipora: Mechanical Irrigation Department Shadipora Division here in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district was shocked when the Power Development Department (PDD) sent them over Rs 34.50 crore, electricity bill for the month of October, 2020. The total bill dispatched by PDD to ‘Baba Jangi Flood and Irrigation Pump Station’, located in Shilvat Sumbal is Rs 34 […]
Two militant operatives arrested in Samba, arms and ammunition recovered
Srinagar: Police Monday said that it arrested two militant associates who had smuggled weapons to Kashmir after a drone had dropped them at Vijaypore Samba along Line of Control in Jammu region. A police official said that Joint Forces after receiving input busted a militant module by arresting two Valley based militant operatives and recovered […]
Woman dies after coming under snow falling from rooftop in Srinagar
Srinagar: An elderly woman died on spot after she came under a mound of snow that came crashing from the roof of her house in Kashmir capital Srinagar. The incident occurred on Sunday night at Kani Devar Hawal area of old Srinagar city. Sources told KNT that the 50 year old woman ventured out from […]
Six Universities in J&K functioning without heads
Srinagar: For the last seven months, six universities of Jammu and Kashmir are run by the caretakers as the JK government has failed to appoint Vice-Chancellors which is hampering administrative work in the varsities. There are around 11 universities in Jammu and Kashmir including two central universities and out of these, 6 universities are run […]
Sumbal locals ‘distressed’ over the transfer of police officer
‘Bring him back in the interest of people’ Bandipora: Respectable citizens and locals from Sumbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district Monday appealed top brass of Jammu and Kashmir Police to bring back Station House Officer Sumbal in the interest of people. Station House Officer (SHO) Sumbal has recently been transferred and attached with District […]
Trio killed in Lawaypora were involved in militancy; will present ‘concrete evidence’ to families soon: IGP Vijay Kumar
‘Bodies of slain militants not to be given to families till Covid-19 prevails, tracking youth who are lured as OGWs’ Srinagar: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar Monday said that the three youth killed in Lawaypora gunfight were militants and the police will soon present ‘concrete evidence’ to their parents. He said […]
Dead-lock over meat prices: Mutton traders stage protest in Kashmir capital Srinagar
Srinagar, Jan 18: Mutton traders from Kashmir capital Srinagar Monday staged a protest demanding an end to row over meat prices. Over a dozen mutton traders assembled here in Press Enclave Srinagar carrying placards seeking justice. Pertinently, there is a dead-lock between the government and the mutton dealers over meat prices. Government has already directed […]
Two minor children of Bakerwal family die of severe cold in Kulgam
Kulgam: Two minor children of a Bakerwal family from Reasi died of severe cold in Brinal Lammar area of Devsar in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said here. An official told that a Bakerwal family from Reasi was putting up in a tent under open sky in Brinal Lammar area, adding that on Saturday late […]