Rajouri deaths: Villagers living in isolation facilities protest, demand return to their hamlets
RAJOURI/JAMMU, Feb 6 (PTI): ?Villagers, who have been housed in one of the isolation facilities following the death of 17 people due to an unexplained illness in Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, on Thursday held protest demanding they be allowed to return to their hamlet. The protesters said while 17 people from […]
Baramulla firing incident: Police urges public to maintain peace and order
Srinagar, Feb 6: Police on Thursday urged the people to maintain peace and order after a driver was killed in a firing incident in Sangrama area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a hand out issued here, a police spokesman said that it received information that an RR party had established a Mobile Vehicle Check […]
Locals demolish structure in Kunzer raised by a mentally deranged man terming it the holy ‘Kaaba’
Srinagar, Feb 6: Locals in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district demolished a structure resembling the holy Kaaba, which was built by a mentally deranged man in Waripora village of Kunzar in north Kashmir. The man, had reportedly been claiming to be Sufi saint Sheikh Nooruddin Wali and had invited people to visit his site if they […]
Mysterious deaths in Rajouri: Authorities seal insecticide, pesticide shops in district
Rajouri/Jammu, Feb 5 (PTI) As part of an ongoing investigation into the deaths of 17 people due to a mysterious illness in Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, authorities on Wednesday conducted surprise inspections of all insecticide, pesticide, and fertilizer stores in the district and initiated their closure. Officials said eleven patients who […]
Driver killed after army men at check post fire towards truck in Baramulla
Srinagar, Feb 6: A truck driver was shot dead near a vehicle showroom in Chinned Sangrama, Baramulla, while traveling from Srinagar towards Baramulla. The deceased has been identified as Waseem Majeed Mir, 35, son of Abdul Majeed Mir, a resident of Goripora Darpora Bomai, Sopore. After sustaining bullet injuries, he was rushed to Government Medical […]
10 kg of gold coins seized from two Kashmiri passengers at IGI Airport, New Delhi
Srinagar, Feb 5: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi Wednesday seized 10.092 kg of gold coins, valued at Rs 7.8 crore, from two male passengers hailing from Kashmir. An official said that the passengers, aged 45 and 43, were intercepted after displaying suspicious behavior during profiling. […]
HM Amit Shah chairs high level security meet on JK
New Delhi, Feb 5: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah chairs a high-level review meeting on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government is committed to wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir, the HM told the meeting The […]
JTL Industries gets 3000 MT pipe supply order in Jammu
NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (PTI): Steel maker JTL Industries on Wednesday said it has secured an order to supply 3000 metric tonne (MT) of pipes under the government’s Jal Jeevan Mission. The order to supply galvanized iron pipes has been placed by Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, Jammu, JTL Industries said in an exchange filing. […]
Govt appoints (SHO’s) as Special Police Officers to crack down on human trafficking, sexual exploitation
Srinagar, Feb 5: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has issued an order appointing Station House Officers (SHOs) of J&K Police, not below the rank of Inspector, along with SDPOs/DySP Headquarters, as Special Police Officers within their respective jurisdictions under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA). An order issued by Chandraker Bharti, Principal Secretary […]
Maha Kumbh: PM Modi takes holy dip at Sangam
MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb 5 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the Maha Kumbh mela and took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam. Dressed in a full-sleeve deep orange jersey and blue lowers, Modi held ‘rudraksh’ beads in his hands during the bathing ritual amid chants of mantras. The prime minister, who was […]
