SRINAGAR — Militants managed to have fled from the encounter site at Radbugh village in Magam area of Budgam district in Central Kashmir on Sunday. Reports said an encounter had broken out between joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF and militants at Radbugh village in Budgam district this morning. […]
SRINAGAR — A 50-year-old man died after suffering a massive cardiac attack in Konan area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Minutes later, his 80-year-old mother died of shock when she came to know about his death. Locals of the area told news agency KDC that one Mohammad Shaban (50) son of Ghulam Qadir Bhat, a […]
JAMMU — Ruling out militant angle in the sensational murder of H K Lohia, a former director general of Jammu and Kashmir prisons, in October last year, the police investigation in the case has found accused Yassir Ahmad was driven by “deep grudges” against high-ranking officials. The Jammu and Kashmir crime branch Special Investigation Team […]
SHOPIAN — A government school teacher died of a massive cardiac arrest at his native village in Durpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. Quoting an official news agency KNO) reported that Fayaz Ahmad Sofi, son of Mohammad Shaban Sofi, a resident of Durpora Zainapora, posted at Primary School Mujmarg, suffered a massive […]
SRINAGAR — The administration has warned of an avalanche in eleven districs of Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. The Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Management Authority on Sunday warned of “medium danger level” above 2000 metres over Kupwara district in the next 24 hours. It further said that an avalanche with ‘low […]
SRINAGAR — The Indian Army after hectic efforts succeeded in evacuating 172 workers stranded at the Zojila Tunnel construction site in Ganderbal district. An Army statement said on Sunday, “Yesterday in a major avalanche occurrence near Sarbal Nilagrar workers of the construction company got stuck. “Avalanche rescue teams of Army and Ganderbal police got into […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Radbugh village in Magam area of Budgam district in Central Kashmir on Sunday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Radbugh village in Magam area of Budgam district following the […]
RAJOURI — A 23-year-old man died under mysterious circumstances in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Officials said, Sher Singh, a resident of Dagal village of Kalakote sub-division in Rajouri district, used to work in Sunderbani as a labourer and was reported missing while returning to his home on Thursday to celebrate Lohri […]
SRINAGAR — The School Education Department has asked the Head of Institutions of all schools to identify the students involved in cigarette smoking and other drug addiction activities for counselling to eradicate the menace. The official document states that the Chief Education Officer (CEO) had said this in a communique to principals, Zonal Education Officers […]
GANDERBAL — A workshop of Megha Engineering And Infrastructure Limited has got damaged after a snow avalanche hit Sarbal area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that an avalanche hit Sarbal area today, damaging workshop near the Tunnel project being executed by MEIL. He said the workshop […]