Man injured in firing in Jammu, 2 held
Jammu A 25-year-old man was critically injured on Saturday when he was fired upon by two people who were later arrested along with a revolver here, police said. Happy Jamwal was shot at near the main chowk Paloura in the city and was taken to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital, a police officer said. Soon […]
109 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar: Nine travelers were among 109 cases of covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, taking the total infection tally to 123217, officials said on Saturday. Among the fresh cases, 55 are from Jammu Division and 54 from Kashmir Division, officials added. Giving district-wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 20 […]
Jmu-Sgr highway reopens for one-way traffic
Srinagar, Jan 16: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has reopened for traffic after remaining closed for six days following the sudden collapsing of a key bridge’s retaining wall in Ramban district. The authorities have also decided to restrict the traffic on the thoroughfare to one-way only and […]
Seven DDC’s among 13 officers transferred
Srinagar, Jan 16: Seven Deputy Commissioners were among thirteen officers transferred by the government on Saturday, an official spokesman said. According to an order issued here, Bhupinder Kumar (IAS), Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla. Anshul Garg (IAS), Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, has been transferred and posted […]
Man injured in firing in Jammu; 2 held
Jammu, Jan 16 (PTI) A 25-year-old man was critically injured on Saturday when he was fired upon by two people who were later arrested along with a revolver here, police said. Happy Jamwal was shot at near the main chowk Paloura in the city and was taken to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital, a police […]
42kgs of Charas recovered from house in Anantnag
Srinagar, Jan 16: Police on Saturday said that 42Kgs of Charas were recovered from a residential house at Bonpora, Tukhan in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. “On specific information, a Police Party headed by SDPO Bijbehara along with Executive Magistrate Bijbehara raided a residential house of Bilal Ahmed Dar at Bonpora, Tulkhan. During searches, officers were […]
5 militant ‘associates’ held in Tral: Police
Srinagar, Jan 16: Five persons were arrested for pasting threat posters in Seer and Batagund villages of Tral area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Saturday. “On 13 January 2021 some threat posters of the (militant) outfit were found pasted in Seer and Batagund villages of Tral area,” a police spokesperson said in […]
Bailey Bridge trial run ends, Jammu-Srinagar Highway likely to reopen
Srinagar, Jan 16: The Srinagar-Jammu highway is likely to be opened for traffic after six days of closure as trial run on the Bailey bridge was completed on Saturday afternoon. The thoroughfare, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, was closed at 6:20 p.m. on January 10 after the retaining wall […]
Two sustain injuries as load carrier rolls into Jhelum
Bandipora, Jan 16: Two persons were injured after a load carrier they were travelling in plunged into a river Jhelum near Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday. Reports said that a Bandipora -bound Tata mobile bearing registration number (JK15A 5193) met with an accident after the driver purportedly lost control over the vehicle […]
PM launches India’s vaccination drive against COVID-19
New Delhi/Srinagar, Jan 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive and asserted that the made-in-India vaccines being rolled out will ensure a “decisive victory” for the country over the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing the nation ahead of the launch, Modi reminded people that two doses of vaccine are very important […]
