SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday upheld the Rs 5 lakh compensation to the family of Aamir Magrey, who was killed in the Hyderpora shootout last November and directed the government to allow the kin to perform some rituals at the graveyard of the slain youth. A division […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has imposed Rs 10 Lakh as penalty on the government for forcible takeover of land of a private person five years ago for construction of a bridge in Bandipora district of north Kashmir. Apart from imposing Rs 10 Lakh penalty, a division bench of Chief Justice […]
BUDGAM — A 35-year-old woman was electrocuted to death in Khansahib area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday afternoon. An official said that the woman received electric shock when she was repairing electric heater and she died on the spot. He identified the deceased as Haseena Bano wife of Bashir Ahmad Bhat of Razgeer […]
POONCH — Two persons were killed when a tipper they were travelling in met with an accident in Mendhar area of this mountainous district on Friday. Official sources told GNS that the tipper (JK12B-1569) on way from Mendhar to Poonch rolled down into a gorge on reaching near Nabna Major Morh Salnai, leading to on […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration on Friday announced summer vacation for schools falling in Kashmir division and Winter Zone of Jammu division. In a communique, the school education department said, “all the Government Educational Institutions and recognized private schools upto higher secondary level functioning in the Kashmir Division and winter zone […]
SRINAGAR — A sand extractor died after drowning in river Jhelum in Bijbehara of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon. Reports said that one Khalil Ahmad Chohan, son of Ab Raheem, resident of Tanghard Hiller Arhama Kokernag drowned in the river during extraction of sand. Soon after, the locals and police launched efforts to rescue […]
BANDIPORA — A teenage boy drowned to death in Wular Lake in Laharwalpora village of Bandipora district on Friday, officials said here. An official said that the boy identified as Muzaffar drowned to death while he was trying to cross his cattle over a stream along the Wular Lake in Laharwalpora village. He said that […]
GANDERBAL — A trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured after he shot himself with his service rifle in Gund area of Ganderbal district on Friday morning, officials said here. An official said that the trooper (name withheld) from Reasi, who shot himself today morning, was posted at CRPF Headquarter Gund. He said […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Friday forecast mainly dry weather in Kashmir and moderate rain in Jammu division during the next 24 hours. “Light to moderate rain is likely to occur in Jammu division while partly cloudy weather with light rain at one or two places is expected in Kashmir division during the […]
RAMBAN — Four Amarnath pilgrims, who were on way to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, were injured in a road accident in Banihal area of Ramban district on Friday morning, officials said. An official said that a tempo vehicle carrying the pilgrims turned turtle on Srinagar-Jammu national highway near Sherbabi area of […]