Srinagar: Police on Thursday said four unidentified men decamped with cash and 12 bore rifle from a security guard at J&K Bank in Khore Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. News Agency Kashmir Dot Com quoting Senior Superintendent of Police Baramulla Rayees Ahmad reported that four unidentified men wearing PPE suits looted some cash […]
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Wife among two arrested for husband’s murder in Baramulla
Srinagar: Baramulla police on Thursday claimed to have solved a blind murder case by arresting two accused including the wife of the deceased, saying that further investigation into the matter is going on. “On intervening night of 8-9th March 2021, Muhammad Altaf Malik, 34, son of Ghulam Rasool Malik of Seriwarpora, son-in-law of Late Abdul […]
J&K admin sets up STF to scrutinise cases of govt employees involved in ‘suspected activities’
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday set up a special task force (STF) for identifying and scrutinising cases of government employees involved in “suspected activities” against the government. Additional director general of police (DGP) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will be the chairman of the six-member STF, according to an order issued […]
Despite India-Pakistan ‘engagement’, Kashmiri separatist leaders still under lock and key
Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist leaders continue to be clamped down despite the engagement between India and Pakistan at multiple levels leading to a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. The talks on Kashmir by the civil society groups and the think-tanks of India and Pakistan have assumed a new vigour after […]
OPD services at SKIMS Bemina shall be operational in online mode from 24th April
Srinagar: The hospital authorities at Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Science Medical College Hospital Bemina shall be operational in online mode of all OPD services from 24th April amid surge in corona virus cases across Jammu and Kashmir. An order by Medical Superintendent SKIMS MC Hospital Bemina reads “It is hereby circulated for information of […]
NIT Srinagar starts online classes, postpones examination, orders hostel closure within one week
Srinagar: National Institute of Technology Srinagar ordered starting online classes and closure of hostels within one week. NIT Srinagar in a statement said, “All the UG/PG/Research Scholars are hereby informed that all the academic activities will be held online henceforth till further orders. There will not be any offline interaction or activity with the faculty […]
Transporters in Jammu on strike as fresh COVID-19 guidelines come into effect
Jammu: Private transporters in Jammu went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday to protest a government order capping the seating capacity to 50 per cent in public transport vehicles in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new guidelines, which also include restrictions on opening of shops at market places and malls as part of steps […]
Classwork to remain suspended in all Higher Educational Institutions in Ladakh UT till April 30
Srinagar: The Government of Ladakh Union Territory on Wednesday ordered suspension of classwork / classroom activity in all the Higher Educational Institutions due to Covid-19 situation in the Union Territory. An order issued by Secretary Higher Education Padma Angmo, a copy of with lies with KIMS reads, “On the basis of the Covid-19 assessment, it […]
Youth dies of suicide in Budgam village
Srinagar: An 18-year-old boy has ended his life by allegedly committing suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at his home in a village in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. News Agency Kashmir Dot Com reported that a youth identified as Danish Ahmad Kumar son of Farooq Ahmad Kumar, a resident of Shogpora Budgam consumed some poisonous […]
South Kashmir resident’s flay govt over power cuts in Ramadan
People should desist from excessive use of heating appilences at Sehri, Ifter to get better power during Ramdhan:Cheif Engineer Sahil Gulzar Srinagar: Inhabitants of several villages of Southern Kashmir on Tuesday expressed resentment against the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL)for failing to provide adequate electricity during pre-dawn meal in the holy month of Ramadan. […]