Police arrests drug peddler in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police arrested a drug peddler in Baramulla and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that police personnel at a checkpoint established at Dhobiwan Kunzer arrested a drug peddler identified as Nazir Ahmad Malik son of Abdul Gani Malik resident of Wanigam Kunzer and recovered 150 grams of […]
JK reports 30 fresh covid-19 cases, Sgr tops list with 24 cases
Srinagar, Mar 30: Jammu and Kashmir reported 30 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said two of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 28 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453720. Giving district wise […]
Man dies during brawl over land dispute in Kulgam
Srinagar, Mar 30: A man was killed in scuffle, which broke out over a land dispute, in Muchawa village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district this afternoon, officials said. Identifying the deceased as Zahoor Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Mohammad Wani, the officials said that as per initial reports a scuffle broke out at the residence […]
Govt terminates five employees for alleged militant links
Srinagar, Mar 30: Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday terminated five Government employees for allegedly having militant links. An official said that five government employees from J&K have been terminated for having militant links. He said that the terminated employees include Police constable Tawseef Ahmed Mir from Pulwama, Computer operator Ghulam Hassan Parray from Srinagar, Arshid […]
No ‘new rules’ notified in J&K to dismiss employee found ‘sympathetic’ to UAPA accused: MHA
Srinagar, Mar 30: The government of India on Wednesday said that “no new rules” have been notified by the J&K administration under which employees can be dismissed from service if they or their family members are found to be “sympathetic” to people accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Public Safety Act (PSA). […]
GoC 15 Corps Lt Gen D P Pandey visits house of slain SPO, his brother in Budgam
Budgam, Mar 30: General officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based army’s 15 Corps, Lieutenant General D P Pandey Wednesday visited the house of slain SPO and his brother in Chadabugh area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and offered condolences to the bereaved family. This is for the first time that a top army officer has visited […]
SC to commence physical hearing of cases from April 4
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday said the Supreme Court will commence physical hearing of cases from April 4. The announcement from the CJI came before the commencement of proceedings in the top court for the day. “Monday and Friday we will provide links (for virtual hearing) if […]
India logs 1,233 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) With 1,233 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,23,215, while the active cases dipped to 14,704, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,101 with 31 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
Eight shops gutted in midnight blaze at Zaina Kadal
Srinagar, Mar 30: At least eight shops were damaged in a midnight blaze at Gadyar area of Zainakadal in Srinagar. Official’s and locals said that the fire broke out at Gadyar Zainakadal at around 01 am in the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. In the incident, five shops were gutted completely while three shops suffered partial […]
Transporters body ‘defers’ ‘Chaka Jam’ call for today
Srinagar, Mar 30: Kashmir Welfare Transporters Welfare Association, an amalgam of various transporters associations, on Wednesday deferred ‘Chaka Jam’ (stop wheels) strike scheduled today after midnight negotiations with the government. “There were two rounds of meeting with officers at Jammu during the day on Tuesday and both ended without any headway. However late last night […]