BUDGAM — The Wildlife department on Friday morning caught a leopard alive in Arwah village of Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. An official told that the leopard was roaming in the residential areas of Beerwah locality and other adjoining areas from the past twenty days posing threat to locals especially to […]
JAMMU — Calling for a decisive fight against opening of Reliance Retail Stores in Jammu, traders of Nehru Market have warned the Jammu and Kashmir Government of strong protest if the Reliance Retail stores are allowed to open in Jammu. Addressing a press conference here, Deepak Gupta, president, Traders Federation Ware House (Nehru Market), expressed […]
NAVEED UL HAQ BUDGAM — Five residential houses were gutted in a massive blaze that broke out in Mukam Dadompora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday evening. An official told that the fire broke out at one of the residential houses and later engulfed another four nearby houses. He said that during the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) delegation here on Thursday called on Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda and apprised him about various issues of Tribal students in the J&K. According to a statement, the delegates who met including National Spokesperson of Nasir Khuehami, Coordinators of Tribal wing of Association Amir Anees and […]
SRINAGAR — A 17-year-old girl died while six other family members suffered injuries on Thursday evening after a mysterious explosion took place in Tarapora area of Handwara in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, official sources said here. Official sources told that an explosion took place in the house of Ghulam Mohammad Wani, son of Abdul Razak […]
BANDIPORA — A woman died due to electrocution in Shah Gund village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday evening. An official told that a 45-year-old woman identified as Shameema, wife of Ghulam Rasool Dar, was critically injured when she got in contact with a live wire at her home at village Shahgund, Bandipora. He […]
BUDGAM — Haryana police on Thursday arrested two persons including a Patwai in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources told that a Police team from Panipat with assistance of Budgam police arrested two persons identified as Ashiq Hussain Wani son of Mohammad Akbar, a resident of Durbal […]
SHOPIAN — Government of Jammu and Kashmir today named an educational institution on the name of a local slain army soldier. Official sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a function of renaming the Government Degree College Shopian here in South Kashmir was organized in which top officials from police, civil and army were […]
SRINAGAR — Amid concern expressed by Anti-Corruption Bureau, the government on Thursday made latest vigilance clearance mandatory for obtaining passport by an employee. “The passport to the citizens including Government employee is issued on the basis of verification carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The current system does not contain any mechanism as […]
KULGAM — A man was killed after being hit by a tractor in Chachumulla area of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Thursday afternoon. An official told that a pedestrian was hit by a speedy tractor near Chachimmulla, resulting in his on spot death. He identified the deceased as Javid Ahmad Ganie son of […]