Fire breaks out in Srinagar’s Parimpora area
Srinagar, Oct 7: A massive blaze has broken out in Parimpora locality, adjacent to Fruit Mandi, engulfing several residential houses. Reports said that the blaze broke out this afternoon and soon after engulfed several residential houses besides few other structures. The fire tenders are on spot, however the flames continued to rage – when this […]
Elderly woman dies of electric shock in Kokernag
Kokernag, Oct 07: A 54-year-old woman died of electrocution after she received a shock from electric heater in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Thursday. Official sources said that Asha Begum wife of Mohammad Shafi Dar suffered burn injuries after receiving shock from an electric heater. “She was rushed to a hospital in Kokarnag, […]
UBGL shell detected in Kulgam, defused: Officials
Qazigund, Oct 07: A UBGL shell was detected and later defused in Mir Bazar area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Official sources said that the shell was detected at Malpora Mir bazar by locals following which police was called and they later informed the BDS. “The BDS rushed to the […]
Those behind civilian killings will be exposed: DGP
Srinagar, Oct 7: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Thursday said that those behind spate of civilian killings would be soon “exposed” and termed the attacks as attempt to damage communal harmony and brotherhood in Kashmir Valley. “Militants are targeting innocent people who are engaged in social services and have nothing to do with […]
Will give befitting reply, says L-G as two teachers killed
Srinagar, Oct 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the killing of two teachers belonging to minority communities on Thursday, saying a befitting reply will be given to the perpetrators of the terror attack. He said the militants and their patrons will not succeed in disturbing peace in the Union Territory. “I […]
Two teachers shot dead in Srinagar in latest attack on civilians
Srinagar, Oct 7 (PTI) Two government school teachers, including a woman, were shot dead by militants in Eidgah area of the city amid increasing attacks on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The killing of the teachers, which drew widespread condemnation, took the number of civilians killed in the last five days in Kashmir […]
Weapon smuggling bid foiled in Samba: BSF
Jammu, Oct 7: Border Security Forces on Thursday foiled “weapon smuggling” attempt near Samba Border and seized arms and ammunition, officials said. S P S Sandhu, DIG and Pro BSF Jammu said in a statement that a weapon smuggling attempt from across the International Border in Samba area was foiled and four Pistols, its magazines […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 204 days
New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) With 22,431 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,38,94,312, while the active cases declined to 2,44,198, the lowest in 204 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,49,856 with 318 […]
Mother-daughter duo dies in mysterious house fire in Surankote Poonch
Poonch, Oct 7: A 50-year-old woman and her 18-year-old daughter died when their house caught fire in Surankote area of Poonch district during intervening night of October 6 and 7, officials said. They said the fire erupted around 003 hours in a house of one Muzaffer Hussain Shah son of Sadiq Hussain Shah at Qazi […]
Situation in South Asia extremely dangerous due to Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: Fmr US NSA
Washington, Oct 7 (PTI) The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan resulting in the Pakistan-backed Taliban taking control of the country has created an extremely dangerous situation in South Asia, a former national security advisor has told lawmakers. I think it’s an extremely dangerous situation in South Asia broadly. I do think that it is […]
