Woman, another person injured in bear attack in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 19: Two persons were injured in separate bear attacks in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday afternoon. Reports said that a woman identified as Fahmeeda Begum wife of Altaf Ahmad Wagay resident of Seer Chek was attacked and injured by a bear. She was evacuated to SDH Seer for treatment. In a separate […]
SIU conducts raid in Awantipora
Srinagar, Aug 19: Continuing its crackdown on terror elements, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Saturday conducted raids at Wopalwan area Awantipora. The raids were conducted in connection with a case under FIR number 01/2023 of GRP Awantipora. As per a statement issued here, the probe agency said that searches were conducted at the residential house […]
Solutions that succeed in India can be easily applied anywhere: PM Modi
Bengaluru, Aug 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is an ideal testing lab for solutions and underlined that the solutions that succeed in the country can be easily applied anywhere in the world. In his pre-recorded statement during the G20 Digital Economy Working Group Ministers Meet here in the city, the […]
Woman found hanging in Bandipora village
Bandipora, Aug 19: A 25-year-old woman was found hanging at her rented accommodation in Quailmuqam village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday morning. An official said that soon after getting the information police rushed to the spot. He said that the body was later shifted to hospital for postmortem examination. The official said that […]
Cyclist killed after being hit by school bus in Anantnag
Anantnag, Aug 19: A 45-year-old man was killed after a school bus hit his cycle in Harnag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official said that the cyclist identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Mohd Dar, a resident of Muniwar Anantnag was hit by the school bus near Harnag Anantnag. […]
Another setback to Azad-led DPAP as DDC member quits
Srinagar, Aug 19 : In another setback to Democratic Progressive Azad Party-led by former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, district development council member Verinag Peer Shahbaz on Friday evening quit the party, saying that the party is not acceptable to people in Kashmir. Talking to media persons, Shahbaz said that he has quit the party, […]
Mysterious blast at Drass, two killed 10 injured
Kargil, Aug 18: A mysterious blast in Drass, Kargil, on Friday left two people dead and ten others injured, officials said Friday. An official said that a mysterious blast near a scrap site in Kabadi Nallah, Drass late this evening, left two people dead and ten others injured. The injured were shifted to SDH Drass. […]
Lt Governor inaugurates State-of-the-Art CT Scan Centre at 92 Base Hospital, Srinagar
SRINAGAR, AUG 18: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the State-of-the-Art CT Scan Centre at 92 Base Hospital, Srinagar. In his address, the Lt Governor congratulated the doctors and entire team of 92 Base Hospital for getting the CT Scan Centre equipped with modern facilities. He expressed gratitude to the National Stock Exchange Foundation for their […]
Give fixed rate option on EMI-based loans while resetting interest rates, RBI to banks
Mumbai, Aug 18 (PTI) The RBI on Friday directed banks to allow individual borrowers paying loans through EMIs to opt for fixed interest rate system or extension of loan tenor, a move aimed at preventing loanees from falling into the trap of negative amortisation, in wake of rising interest rate. The interest rates have moved […]
Body of foreign terrorist found in Reasi, grenades, ammunition recovered
Jammu, Aug 18 (PTI) A foreign terrorist, who was injured in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district early this month, was found dead on Friday, officials said. While one terrorist was killed, another was injured in the gunbattle in Khawas area of Rajouri district on August five. The injured terrorist […]