JAMMU — The mercury shattered all records for the month of March in Jammu city with winter capital of J&K recording an all-time high of 37.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The city’s previous high of 37.2 degrees Celsius was recorded 76 years ago on 31-March-1945. “At 37.3°C, Jammu broke the all-time maximum temperature record of […]
JAMMU — A 15-year-old abducted girl and a mentally challenged woman were reunited on Sunday with their families in Samba and Kathua districts, police said. The teenager was recovered from Doda five days after she had gone missing from Bari Brahmana, where she lived, a police spokesman said. A complaint was lodged by her father […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government Sunday announced that the 43-day long Amarnath pilgrimage will start from June 30 amid strict adherence to Covid protocols. “LG, Manoj Sinha chaired Board meeting of Shri #Amarnathji Shrine Board today. The 43-day holy pilgrimage will commence on 30th June with all covid protocols in place & culminate,as […]
SRINAGAR — Senior police officers including IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, DIG Central Kashmir Sujit Kumar Singh, and SSP Budgam Tahir Saleem Sunday visited the family of slain SPO and his brother at Chadabugh, Budgam. Officials said that the police officers extended their heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family of slain SPO Ishfaq Ahmed and his […]
BUDGAM — Amid tears and sobs, the slain Special Police Officer (SPO) and his brother were laid to rest in Chadabugh village of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday. Emotional scenes were witnessed when the body of SPO Ishfaq Ahmed, 24, and his brother Umer Jan, 23, reached their native village. Witnesses told that hundreds […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar Rakesh Balwal have suspended a cop and have attached the Station House Officer Nishat to DPL Srinagar for bribe allegations at Tulip garden in summer capital Srinagar. Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar, Rakesh Balwal told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that one head constable of Srinagar police was […]
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday raided the residence of jailed Human rights activist in summer capital Srinagar. Official sources said that sleuths of NIA are carrying out searches at the residence of prominent human rights activist Khurram Parvaiz here in Srinagar, in connection with a case already registered at NIA. They said […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry with clear sky in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday morning as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast same weather conditions during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry with clear sky in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” the MeT department officials said. Srinagar had 7.2, […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities have ordered suspension of train service in Kashmir Valley on Sunday due to “precautionary measures”. An official said that in view of the prevailing situation, the train services between Banihal to Baramullah and vice versa have been suspended in the Valley. “There is no specific reason for the suspension but it has […]
BUDGAM — The brother of slain Special Police Officer (SPO) who was seriously wounded in yesterday’s militant attack in Budgam, also succumbed this morning at Srinagar hospital, the the number of causlities in the incident to two. An official said that Umer Jan, a student and the brother of slain SPO succumbed to his injuries […]