Snowfall aftermath: Locals ferry two patients for several kilometers on stretchers
Kupwara: Braving bone chilling cold, people in Hangnikoot village of Villgam Handwara on Sunday morning carried a pregnant woman and a 90 yrs old male patient on stretchers for several kilometers towards the hospital. A woman (30) Reshma Begum developed some pregnancy related complications in the morning after which her husband, Muneer Ahmad Daded sought […]
Brother, sister dies of cardiac arrest in Ganderbal village
Ganderbal: In a shocking incident, two siblings died of a massive cardiac arrest in Shallabugh area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Sunday evening. An official said that a man from the Shallabugh fell unconscious at his home this evening following which he was rushed to SKIMS Soura for treatment. He said that at Soura doctors […]
CS chairs HLC meeting of Amarnath Shrine Board
Issues directions to undertake preparations for 6 lakh yatris this year
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Sunday chaired the 10th meeting of the High-Level Committee (HLC) of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) to review the preparations being made for a safe and hassle-free Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2021. The Chief Secretary reviewed in detail the facilities for safe, smooth, and secure movement of pilgrims particularly […]
Woman gave birth to triplets in Kupwara
Kupwara: A 38- year- old woman has successfully delivered triplets at District hospital Handwara, officials said. The woman who gave birth to triplets was identified as Aateeqa Begum, wife of Mohammed Sadeeq of Badnambal village in Kupwara. This female patient was referred from PHC Kralpora to Handwara Hospital and admitted in the hospital under MRD […]
Police arrests three drug peddlers in Srinagar, Handwara
Srinagar: Police in its recent action against drug dealings in Srinagar and Handwara have arrested three drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession. In Srinagar, officers at a check point established at Baba dem near fountain intercepted a person identified as Ashiq Hussain kumar resident of Kralpora Nunwani Anantnag. During search, officers were […]
Villagers pool money to lay pipes for potable water in Doda
Bhaderwah: Claiming neglect over the past seven decades, the villagers in remote Thanhala Panchayat in Doda district have set out on a mission this winter to bring potable water to their homes. To fulfil their objective, the mostly below poverty line (BPL) families of the snow-bound village in the lap of mighty Ashapati Glacier got […]
One held for hiding tenant details in Jammu
Jammu: A man was arrested here on Sunday for allegedly ignoring an executive order for landlords to have police verifications of their tenants. Jaswant Singh, a resident of Nanak Nagar in Jammu, was arrested after a man living in his house on the rent was found involved in a murder three days ago and it […]
73 fresh covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 73 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the tally to 1,24,019, even as no death due to the virus took place in the last 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 31 were from Jammu division and 42 from Kashmir division, they said. The officials […]
LoC firing: Injured soldier succumbs
Jammu: An Army soldier, who was critically injured in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district last week, succumbed to injuries in the command hospital in Udhampur district on Sunday, a defence spokesperson said. He is the third Army personnel to have died in the ceasefire violations by Pakistan this month. […]
Poppy straw recovered, man arrested
Jammu: A man was arrested on Sunday after 53 kgs of poppy straw was recovered from his apple-laden truck in Kathua district, police said. Harjinder Singh, a resident of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, was driving his truck from Kashmir to Punjab when he was stopped for checking by police at Ramkot, leading to the recovery of […]
