Two killed as rafting boat capsizes in Pahalgam
Eight others injured in fast flowing Lidder Nallah at Pahalgam
Srinagar: An employee of the tourism department and a participant of a rafting championship named after brave heart, Rouf Ahmad Dar died while as eight others were injured after a boat capsized in a river Lidder at Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday evening. Reports said that the boat carrying the employee identified […]
Tourism dept announces probe
Srinagar: The Department of Tourism Kashmir will conduct an inquiry into the tragic raft capsize at Pahalgam in which its employee and a participant drowned in river Lidder after the closure of the events for the day. An employee Rinku Raja from Udhampur and a participant Sanjna hailing from Reasi died in the incident when […]
Army men beat up cop, driver in separate incidents

Srinagar: A school bus driver and a traffic policeman were allegedly beaten up Tuesday by Army personnel in two separate incidents in Srinagar and Shopian districts of south Kashmir. A video of the terrified school children has gone viral on social media with the kids claiming that the “driver uncle” was thrashed by the Army […]
Irony: College in Old city has more faculty members than students

Srinagar: The government degree college (GDC) Bagh-i-Dilawar Khan in old city area continues to remain a blot on the face of the government as it has failed to attract the students for admission in under-graduate courses. The college was established some eight years ago but the enrollment of the college has never gone beyond 20. […]
Militant hideout busted in Poonch
Jammu: A major militant hideout was busted in Poonch district of Jammu division on Tuesday, leading to seizure of a huge cache of arms and ammunition, police said. The hideout was unearthed during a joint operation of the Army and police in Gursai area of the district, said Ramesh Kumar Angral, Senior Superintendent of Police, […]
Two soldiers injured in IED blast in Pulwama succumb
Srinagar: Two soldiers, who were injured in the IED blast in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, have succumbed to injuries, a defence spokesman said Tuesday. Nine soldiers and two civilians were injured as militants targeted an Army patrol with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Arihal in Pulwama district on Monday. “Two soldiers, brought to […]
SPO drowns in canal in Jammu
Jammu: A 44-year-old special police officer (SPO) drowned in a canal here on Tuesday, police said. The incident happened at Domana village on the outskirts of Jammu city, they said. The SPO, Vijay Kumar, from Purkhoo, accidently fell into the canal and drowned, a police official said. Kumar was posted at a local police station […]
Wild bear injures man at Chatta Pani
Poonch: A man sustained critical injuries on Tuesday after a wild bear attacked him near Chatta Pani along the Mughal Road in Surankote sub division of Poonch district, sources said. They said that the injured has been shifted to GMC Hospital Jammu for specialized treatment. The injured man has been identified as Mohammad Ayoub, son […]
Hajj 2019: First batch of pilgrims to leave for Saudi Arabia on July 04
SRINAGAR: The first batch of Hajj pilgrims from the Kashmir valley will leave on July 04, an official spokesman said Tuesday. He said that 70 flights, ferrying 150 pilgrims in each flight will fly from Srinagar Airport from July 04 up till July 29. Meanwhile, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan directed all Deputy Commissioners […]
Deposit insurance premium, transport charges
SRINAGAR: The Executive Officer, State Hajj Committee (SHC) Tuesday informed that all the selected Hajj pilgrims shall deposit the State Hajj dues including mandatory insurance premium, transport charges from Hajj House to Airport and other handling charges to be incurred by SHC. Giving break-up of the dues to be paid, the official handout issued from […]