Fake currency racket busted in Jammu; three held
Jammu, Oct 16 (PTI) A fake currency racket was busted on Saturday with the arrest of three persons here, police said. The racket came to light after police arrested two persons along with fake currency notes with a face value of Rs 5,000 during vehicle checking near Babliana on the outskirts of the city, a police […]
JK reports 82 new COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 82 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Saturday, taking the union territory’s infection tally to 3,30,967. Fifteen of these were from Jammu division and 67 from Kashmir division, officials said. They said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 37 new cases, followed Baramulla with […]
Non-local carpenter shot at in Litter Pulwama
Pulwama, Oct 16: A non-local carpenter was on Saturday evening shot at by unknown gunmen in Litter area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that a non-local identified as Sajeer from Uttar Pradesh was fired upon at a shop in Litter area of Pulwama district. He said that Sajeer was working as carpenter […]
Non-local resident shot dead near Eidgah park in old city
Srinagar, Oct 16: A non-local resident was shot dead on Saturday evening in Eidgah area of Srinagar. Official sources said that a non-local, whose identification is being ascertained, was fired upon by the unidentified gunmen near Eidgah park, leaving him in a pool of blood They said that the injured was rushed to Srinagar’s SMHS […]
Deputy Labour commissioner from JK robbed in south Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) A deputy labour commissioner in the Jammu and Kashmir administration was allegedly robbed by members of a ‘Thak Thak’ gang in south Delhi’s Khanpur area, police said on Saturday. The 47-year-old official is a resident of Vasant Kunj, they said. According to the police, two to three days ago, when […]
Petrol, diesel price hiked again
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Petrol and diesel price on Saturday was hiked again by 35 paise a litre to take retail rates across the country to new record highs. With this hike, petrol is now at Rs 100-a-litre mark or more in all state capitals, while diesel has touched the 100-level in a dozen […]
NSG deployed to provide counter-drone protection to Srinagar, Jammu IAF bases: DG
Gurgaon, Oct 16 (PTI) Counter-terrorism commando force National Security Guard has been deployed at the IAF Srinagar and Jammu stations to provide anti-drone cover to these vital installations, the force’s director general M A Ganapathy said on Saturday. The first-ever drone attack took place on June 27 at the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in […]
Shopkeeper abducted in Pulwama village
Pulwama, Oct 16: Unknown gunmen on Saturday abducted a civilian in Nikloora area of Litter hamlet in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that suspected militants abducted a civilian identified as Shakeel Ahmad Sofi, son of Ghulam Mohammad Sofi of Nikloora Pulwama, who is a shopkeeper by profession. He said that police party has […]
Top LeT Commander among two militants killed in Pampore gunfight: Police
Srinagar, Oct 16: Top LeT Commander was among the two militants killed in an encounter at Drangal Pampore area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, police said. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that the top LeT Commander Umer Mushtaq Khanday was killed along with his associate in the gunfight. […]
Poonch encounter continues as para commandos called in
Poonch, Oct 16: The encounter between army and militants in dense forests entered sixth day on Saturday amid reports that there was “exchange” of fresh fire near Bhata Dhurian village of Mendhar along highway in Poonch district. Official sources said that the elite para commandos have been rushed to the area which is said to […]
