SRINAGAR — An Army man has allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Awantipora area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday evening, official sources said. Official sources said that an Army man identified as Mohit belt number 21012196W shot himself dead at 34 RR D-Coy presently attached with victor force […]
SRINAGAR — Parents and students Monday staged a protest against the merging of a private school against their will in Srinagar. The school in question is ‘Orbit Girls School’ located in Peerbagh Srinagar that according to parents has been merged with ‘World Foundation School’ without taking them into confidence. The protesters raised slogans against the […]
SRINAGAR — Government on Monday constituted a Search Committee for suggesting panels for appointment of Chairman, JKBOSE and Director, JKSCERT. Headed by Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Health & Medical Education Department, the committee comprises of Principal Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department; Principal Secretary to the Government, School Education Department, Vice- Chancellor, University […]
SRINAGAR — Heart-wrenching wails filled the air as hundreds of mourners gathered on Monday for the last rites of 19-year-old Rafiya Nazir who succumbed to injuries received in a grenade attack by militants a day earlier in Chakanbagh locality here. Inconsolable relatives and friends recalled how the young girl, who had recently passed class 12 […]
HANDWARA — A woman died due to an alleged overdose of anesthesia at a private nursing home in North Kashmir’s Handwara town. Shameema Akhter, wife of Nazir Ahmed Mir, a resident of Sopernaghama Kralgund was admitted to “North Kashmir Nursing Home” (NKNH) on Monday and was scheduled for surgical removal of gallbladder stone in the […]
SRINAGAR — Two persons which included an alleged notorious drug peddler were on Monday booked under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) by police in Awantipora. “Acting tough against the drug dealings and to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police in Awantipora booked a notorious drug peddler under PSA”, reads a statement. “Police […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday claimed to have busted grenade throwing module by arrested four LeT militant associates in South Kashmir’s Awantipora. A police statement said that the arrested militant associates have been identified as Aqib Manzoor Bhat son of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, Mudasir Ahmed Bhat son of Gh Mohd Bhat, Gh Mohd Ahanger son […]
HANDWARA — A 37-year-old resident of Langate, Handwara in Kupwara district, drowned while extracting sand into a river at Mawer area on Monday, prompting authorities to start rescue operation. Officials said that the man identified as Muhammad Amin Bhat son of Ghulam Mohiudin Bhat of Langate drowned in the river near Daand Kadal area while […]
SRINAGAR — As upper reaches received fresh snowfall and rains lashed plains at most places of Kashmir Valley, weatherman on Monday forecast partly cloudy weather from March 8 to 13 in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here told GNS that reports of snowfall were received from upper reaches including Gurez, Zojila and Gulmarg. […]
SRINAGAR — A 20-year-old girl has succumbed to her injuries at SMHS hospital here taking the death toll to two in Amira Kadal grenade blast, officials said. Medical superintendent SMHS Dr Kawaljeet Singh told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a girl identified as Rafiya daughter of Nazir Ahmad Tinda, a resident of Hazratbal Srinagar […]