Woman killed over dowry demand
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Feb 2 (PTI) A newly married woman was allegedly killed by her in-laws over dowry demand at Pakki Garhi village under Garhi Pukhta police station in Shamli district, officials said Saturday. The deceased Sana Khan, 28, had married one Ariz Hasan nine months ago. A case has been registered against the husband and […]
Forces lay siege over Habdipora Shopian, searches launched
Shopian: Government forces on Saturday morning laid siege over Habdipora area of Shopian district in South Kashmir. According to reports large contingent of forces arrived in the area and sealed all the entry and exit points of the village. The operation, sources said, is being conducted by 23Para Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police Shopian. […]
Highway closed after fresh landslides
Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the third consecutive day Saturday due to fresh landslides at Banihal and Ramban areas. A fresh landslide hit the road this morning while the debris clearance operation of earlier landslides was still going on, a traffic police official said. He said that no traffic will be allowed on […]
Avalanche at Aru: One among the missing retrieved alive, search for others on
Srinagar: One person among the missing people that came under an Avalanche at Gudkhamb point has been retrieved alive while search for the other missing is going on. An official said that three person came under the avalanche on Pahalgam-Aru road at Gudkhamb point. The JCB they were on was swept away by the […]
Four persons missing as avalanche hits Aru Pahalgam, rescue operation launched
Anantnag: Four persons on board a JCB are missing after a massive snow avalanche hit Aru Pahalagam area in Anantnag district on Friday. Reports said that while Pahalgam-Aru road was being cleared of snow, at Gudkhamb point snow avalanche struck the area and the persons on board a JCB were swept away. An official said that […]
M I Parray shunted as Director JKEDI, Govt withdraws reinstatement order that ‘suffers legel defect’
Srinagar: Government on Friday shunted Dr MI Parray as Director JK Entrepreneurship Development Institute striking down its previous order of his reinstatement saying it violated the service rules. The order issued by the government while withdrawing its previous order of reinstating him as Director JKEDI said that it ‘being violative of the JKEDI Organisational […]
Youth electrocuted to death in Anantnag
Anantnag: A youth died in Anantnag after a power line fell on him in Kanganhall area of district Anantnag on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Tawseef Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulan Mohammad Ganie resident of Kanganhall Anantnag. He was 26. According to reports an LT line fell on him in the Kanganhall village and […]
Forces launch search operations in city center Lal Chowk ahead of PM Modi’s visit
Srinagar: Government forces on Friday launched search operations in the city center Lal Chowk ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. According to eyewitnesses large contingent of forces including Army, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police arrived and quickly took over the roof tops of the buildings […]
Assam: 161 people killed in witch-hunting in 18 years
Guwahati, Feb 1 (PTI) At least 161 people were killed in “witch-hunting” and other superstitious practices over the past 18 years in Assam, Social Welfare Minister Pramila Rani Brahma told the Assembly Friday. Cutting across party lines, the members of the House urged the government to take urgent steps to generate awareness and support the […]
Security beefed up in Kashmir for Modi’s visit
Srinagar (PTI) Security has been beefed up across Kashmir ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on February 3, officials said here on Friday. Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in strength around the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre, the venue for Modi’s engagements in the valley, a senior police official said. He said the […]