Young woman injured in fire caused by gas leak
Kulgam: A 20-year-old woman was injured in a fire that broke out after leakage from an LPG cylinder at her home in Larm village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday. An official said that the woman identified as Simran Jan (20) daughter of Khurshid Ahmad Shah suffered burn injuries when fire broke out due to […]
Motorcyclist killed, another injured in Bandipora road accident
Bandipora: An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed while another was injured in a road accident near Lowdara crossing on Bandipora-Srinagar highway in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Friday. An official said that the motorcyclist identified as Asgar Ahmad (18) son of Gulam Nabi, a resident of Saderkoot lost control over his bike and collided […]
Leopard mauls 8-yr-old to death in Budgam
Budgam, Sep 17: An eight-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Haran area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday evening, sources said. The boy was identified as Ahran Shoket Mir, son of Shoket Ahmad Mir of Haran Budgam. According to reports the locals said that the boy was taken away by […]
Non-Local Labourer shot dead in Kulgam
Srinagar, Sep 17: Unidentified militants shot dead a non-local labourer in Neehama area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district late on Friday. Official sources said that the 35-year-old labourer identified as Shankar Choudary of Bihar was brought to district hospital Kulgam from Neehama where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. Dr Muzaffar Zargar, Medical Superintendent […]
JK reports 155 new covid-19 cases, one death
Srinagar, Sep 17: Jammu and Kashmir reported 155 new covid-19 cases while one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. They said 22 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 133 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 327621. There was one death due to the […]
Cop shot dead in militant attack in Kulgam
Srinagar, Sep 17: Militants shot dead a railway cop in Wanpoh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday. A senior police official said that militants fired upon a railway constable identified as Bantu Sharma son of Nathji near Shamford School. He was shifted to to nearby hospital in critical condition, where doctors declared him […]
Police arrest man with 177 kgs of poppy husk
Jammu, Sep 17 (PTI) The police have recovered 177 kilograms of poppy husk from a Punjab-bound truck on the outskirts of Jammu city here, officials said. A driver of the truck has also been arrested, they said. Based on the specific inputs, a police team intercepted the truck coming from Srinagar on the Jammu-Srinagar national […]
Rs 40 crore transit camp for Kashmiri Pandits in Baramulla
Baramulla (JK), Sep 17 (PTI) A Rs 40-crore transit camp will be constructed for accommodation of 336 Kashmiri Pandit migrant families here as part of efforts to rehabilitate them in the Kashmir Valley, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Friday. After laying the foundation stone for the transit camp, he said that it was a […]
India records 34,403 COVID-19 cases, 320 deaths
New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) With 34,403 more people testing positive for COVID-19, India’s overall infection tally has increased to 3,33,81,728, while the count of active cases has dipped to 3,39,056, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,44,248 with 320 more fatalities being […]
