SRINAGAR — Most places in Kashmir reeled under sub-zero night temperature as the winter chill gripped the Valley due to the recent snowfall in the higher reaches, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar and other places in Kashmir experienced sub-zero minimum temperature for the second straight night as the mercury settled below the freezing point, officials […]
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Rainawari fire victims to receive Rs 2.3 lakh relief, govt promises permanent rehabilitation
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said immediate action has been taken to provide relief to the victims of the fire incident in Rainawari area of the city. “I assigned my cabinet colleague Satish Sharma ji, my advisor Nasir Aslam Wani – Sogami sb and MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq sb […]
Srinagar records coldest night of season as minimum dips to 0.7 degree celsius
SRINAGAR — Srinagar and some other places in Kashmir on Wednesday experienced the coldest night of the season as the minimum plummeted below the freezing point in most places of the valley, officials said. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 0.7 degree Celsius. The officials said many other places in the valley also experienced […]
Three drug peddlers arrested in Srinagar; contraband substances, cash recovered
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested three drug peddlers in Soura and Rajbagh areas of Srinagar on Wednesday and recovered contraband substances and cash from their possession. “A Police party at a checkpoint established by Soura Police on 90 Feet Road near Treats, intercepted a vehicle (TATA NITER) bearing registration number PB53AM-7939 […]
Srinagar authorities chalk out road safety measures in the wake of Tengpora accident
SRINAGAR — Authorities here held a meeting to probe ways to minimise road casualties and enforce road safety rules on Saturday, two days after a couple of teenagers died in an accident. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat called for adopting a multi-pronged strategy involving the latest technology trends to safeguard human lives. The meeting […]
Two teens’ death in Srinagar road accident sparks calls to curb underage driving
SRINAGAR — Two teenage boys died and as many were injured when their car rammed into a stationary truck before hitting a divider, sparking calls from various quarters, including political parties, for strict action underage driving in Kashmir. The accident occurred on Thursday at Tengpora on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway, when the teenagers’ driving an SUV […]
Police seized heroin-like substance worth crores in Srinagar, two accused arrested
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday seized heroin-like substance worth crores in Batamaloo area of Srinagar and arrested two individuals in connection with this case. “During nakaa checking at Tengpora flood channel in Batamaloo, police team of Srinagar Police detained two individuals identified as Love Kumar from Shahdara Kastura Nagar, Delhi and […]
NIA attaches house of accused over murder of two non-locals in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached the houses of an accused on Wednesday, in a double murder case in J&K’s Srinagar. Officials said that the NIA team attached the two-storeyed residential house of an accused in Zaldagar area of Srinagar city. The NIA action comes on back of investigation into the murder of […]
No armed attack on Vice Chancellor Kashmir University: Police
SRINAGAR — Srinagar police Wednesday said, they could not establish the armed attack on the Kashmir University Vice Chancellor near Zakura even when they factored in all possible circumstances, they said. As per police, some reports claimed that the VC was attacked with firearms. However, they said, police teams who visited the spot did not […]
ACB registers case against former Chief Engineer, others over corruption charges
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau has registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act on outcome of a Verification conducted by ACB into the allegations relating to award of payments in the construction of Mughal Road from Bufliaz to Shopian-Pulwama, wherein Chief Engineer purportedly admitted the claims of the company, which […]