SRINAGAR — Three notorious drug peddlers were arrested during naka checking at Barthana and Noorbagh area in Srinagar, police said on Friday. Police in a statement said, during naka checking at Barthana, two notorious drug peddlers namely Bilal Dar and Shabir Dar, both sons of Ghulam Mohiddin Dar of Barthana were arrested with approx. 30kgs […]
SRINAGAR — The Hurriyat Conference on Friday expressed concern over the changes in the land laws in Jammu and Kashmir and termed it as an attempt to “disempower” the people of the Union Territory. In a statement here, the separatist amalgam said the authorities should withdraw “such diktats and not further add to the people’s […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a chargesheet against four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including self-styled commander Talib Hussain Shah who had recruited many youths to revive militant ecosystem in different districts of the Jammu region, officials said on Friday. The chargesheet was filed against Shah and his three associates […]
QAZIGUND — A female tourist died and seven others were injured in a road accident in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that a vehicle coming from Jammu towards Srinagar rolled down into a deep gorge near Zig Post in Qazigund area of Anantnag district, […]
KULGAM — A patient suffering from kidney ailment from Banihal, who was admitted to district hospital Kulgam, died on Saturday morning even as his family alleged medical negligence on part of hospital authorities. Mohammad Imran Gujjar (22) son of Noor Alam of Tanka Trigam Banihal was admitted to district hospital Kulgam on Thursday died today […]
SRINAGAR — Rain and snow lashed J&K during the last 24 hours as Srinagar received the season’s first snowfall on Friday. Kupwara district in Northern Kashmir and famous tourist destinations Gulmarg and Pahalgam also received snowfall. “Scattered rain/snow at isolated places is likely to occur during the next 24 hours in J&K,” IANS quoted an […]
SRINAGAR — At least 13 inter-connected houses and around ten shops were gutted in a massive midnight fire, augmented by the blast of ten gas (LPG) cylinders, in Dangarpora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday. Leading firefighter of the concerned Fire and Emergency Services Department said that at least 200 houses […]
SHOPIAN — The Indian army on Thursday saved the lives of hundreds of people in south Kashmir’s Shopian district after a massive fire erupted in the locality. As per the local residents, on this evening a massive fire erupted in a structure at the Dagpora area and was spreading in the nearby structure. The locals […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has produced Challan against 7 accused persons for grabbing huge amount from complainants on the pretext of providing jobs in Jammu and Kashmir police. According to a statement, challan was filed in case FIR No.19/2015 U/S 419, 420, 120-B RPC before the court of JMIC […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department office on Thursday forecast scattered to widespread rain/snow in Jammu and Kashmir. “Scattered to widespread rain/snow is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours,” IANS quoted an official of the MeT department as having said. He said Srinagar recorded minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 4.5 degrees Celsius and […]