RAMBAN — At least four residential houses were gutted in Pinglona Ukhral village of Ramban district on Sunday. An official said that the fire broke out in Pinglona Ukhral village of Ramban in this afternoon. “Attempts were made to douse the flames,” officials said, however, added that four residential houses got damaged completely. No loss […]
UDHAMPUR — The Jammu and Kashmir administration intends to make the union territory a developed society free of militant and corruption, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday. In his address at the attestation-cum-passing out parade of 636 newly recruited Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at the Subsidiary Training Centre here, Sinha lauded the role […]
SRINAGAR — A man from south Kashmir was found dead under mysterious circumstances at hotel Gulfam in summer capital Srinagar, officials said on Sunday. They said that a man identified as Showkat Ahmad Ahanger (28), a resident of Sangran Shopian was found dead under mysterious circumstance at hotel Gulfam room no 312 at court road […]
SRINAGAR — A court here has framed charges against two adults accused in acid attack on a woman at Hawal here earlier this year. Police in a statement said that charges under sections 120-B and 326A of IPC were framed against the accused. The case relates to the acid attack that on a young girl […]
GANDERBAL — A snow drive to Sonamarg was on Sunday organised by Ganderbal Police and district adminstration in collaboration with Extreme off roads. The event was flagged off by Nikhil Borker Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ganderbal near Manigam park. More than 15 vehicles participated in the event enthusiastically. The officers said that the event […]
KUPWARA — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said to have arrested two drug peddlers besides booking another under Public Safety Act in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Kupwara Police today arrested two notorious drug peddlers and recovered contraband narcotics from their possession”, […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained inclement in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Sunday as the Met Department has forecast partly cloudy sky and light rain during the next 24 hours. “We are expecting partly cloudy sky and light rain in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” a Department official said. Srinagar […]
SRINAGAR — A student from Rajouri area of Jammu division died after a basketball poll fell on him at Regional Institute of Management and Technology University in Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, sources said. They said that Faisal Ahmad Quershi, a resident of Rajouri pursuing BSC Radiology from RIMT Institute in Punjab died after a basketball poll […]
SRINAGAR — A policeman injured in a hit-and-run case in Handwara succumbed at a hospital here on Sunday morning, officials said. They told GNS that the policeman Khurshid Ahmad Mallik son of Abdul Ahad Malik, a resident of Hangah Mawer was fatally injured after hit by an unknown vehicle at Kralgund area in Handwara on […]
BARAMULLA — A casual labourer of Power Development Department (PDD), who was critically wounded while repairing a HT-wire at Batpora area of Kunzar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday. An official said that an employee identified as Waseem Ahmad Mir, son of Ghulam Muhammad Mir of Devbugh Kunzar was critically […]