SRINAGAR — The villagers in Bakhar area of Rajouri have blocked Jammu Rajouri Poonch national highway over death of a local man killed in grenade explosion on Tuesday at a newly opened wine shop in Baramulla. Locals told that the family members and other villagers of deceased have blocked the main highway connecting Rajouri and […]
SRINAGAR — A 62-year-old tourist from India’s state Gujarat died of suspected heart attack at SMHS in summer capital Srinagar on Wednesday. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that one tourist identified Rashid Mansuri (62) son of Abdul Gani Mansuri, a resident of Gujarat fell ill at Tangmarg from where he was immediately shifted […]
SRINAGAR — Traffic headquarters office was partially gutted in a pre-dawn fire at Molana Azad (MA) road in Kashmir capital Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said. They told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a fire broke out on the last floor of the Traffic headquarters office this morning. Fire engines were rushed to spot immediately […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained cloudy with light rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy sky during the next 24 hours. “Weather is expected to remain mainly clear to partly cloudy in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the […]
SRINAGAR — One person was killed and three others were injured after militants attack wine shop in Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said militants lobbed grenade on newly opened wine shop at Dewan Bagh locality in Baramulla district resulting in injuries to four persons. All the injured persons were shifted to nearby […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested three persons including a Juvenile for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl in Malbagh area of Soura in Srinagar district. In a tweet Srinagar police wrote, “Three accused including one Juvenile apprehended for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl in Malbagh, Soura. […]
SRINAGAR — Government on Tuesday appointed Vivek Bhardwaj (IAS), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) Finance Department as Director on the Board of Directors of J&K Bank Ltd. “In exercise of powers vested under Article 69(1) of the Articles of Association of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited, Vivek Bhardwaj, IAS, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday directed security forces to conduct coordinated counter-militancy operations pro-actively in Jammu and Kashmir. He also said that to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a prosperous and peaceful Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces should ensure zero cross-border infiltration to wipe out terrorism in […]
JAMMU — The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Tuesday passed a resolution for the removal of loudspeakers and public address systems operating without permission from religious and public places, evoking criticism from the rival Congress. This decision comes after Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra implemented a similar order. Narotam Sharma, corporator of Ward 3, introduced […]
JAMMU — A man was killed after he was hit by a train while crossing a railway track on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place near Ratnu Chak, the railway officials said. The identity of the deceased has not been ascertained yet, they said, adding […]