CB arrests fraudster
Jammu: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a fraudster in Jammu, a statement issued by the Crime Branch said. The statement said that police arrested the fraudster identified as Ghulam Qadir son of Abdul Sattar of Diwar Tral, presently putting up at Nikki Mohalla, Doctor Lane, Eidgah Road Sidhra, Jammu in case FIR No. […]
Lightning strike kills man in Uri
Srinagar: A 38-year old man died due to lightning at forest area of Gowhalan, Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday morning. Official sources said that the natural calamity struck forest area at Gowhalan today morning. Shabir Ahmad Tehklee son of Mir Alam who came under the lightening was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital […]
Unable to read doctors’ handwriting, court seeks printed medico legal reports
Lucknow: Fed up of summoning doctors to decipher medico-legal reports, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has ordered that computer printed reports be provided along with the original handwritten reports. Making the observation on Friday, a division bench of justice Ajai Lamba and justice D K Singh said the unreadable handwritten reports, produced before the […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian village
Shopian: Gunfight has started between Militants and Government Forces in the Khudpora Memander village of Arwani in South Kashmir’s Shopian District this evening amid heavy snowfall. Officials said that 44 RR of Indian Army, SOG of Jammu Kashmir Police, 23Para and CRPF jointly launched CASO. Forces had launched a Cordon and Search Operation in the area upon […]
Most of 33KV lines damaged by heavy snowfall, restoration underway: Chief Engineer PDD
Srinagar: Chief Engineer PDD Kashmir, Hashmat Qazi, Saturday evening said that heavy snowfall in the Valley has resulted in trees with thick foliage coming down heavily on electrical lines damaging most of the 33KV lines. He said intermittent rainfall and now heavy snowfall led to frequent faults in the electrical system affecting supply in most […]
Terrorism serious violation of human rights: India at UN
United Nations: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India at the UN said that terrorism is the most serious violation of human rights emanating from beyond its borders, urging the global community to take a resolute action against the menace in all its forms and manifestations. A lack of consensus in the Human Rights Council’s […]
Valley cut off due to heavy snowfall
Srinagar: Surface and air links between the Kashmir Valley and rest of the country were snapped due to heavy snowfall here, officials said. The season’s first snowfall in Srinagar began on Saturday afternoon and several inches of snow had accumulated in the city. An official of the MeT Department said this was the first time […]
Killings fallout: Massive protests rock Jammu region
Jammu: Massive protests rocked Jammu division Friday against the killings of senior BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother in a suspected militant attack in Kishtwar district. Protests were reported in Jammu, Reasi, Udhampur, Ramban, Kathua, Bhaderwah and Samba areas of the region. In Jammu city, BJP and BharatiyaJantaYuvaMorcha (BJYM) workers thronged various roads in […]
Former Dir Info apologizes for ‘defamatory’ posts against J&K Bank
Srinagar: Former Director, Information Department and Chairman at Kashmir Society International, Farooq Renzu Shah has tendered an apology in public for uploading defamatory posts against the state’s premier institution, J&K Bank. While clarifying about J&K Bank posts on social network site – Facebook – Renzu Shah has said that after the Governor of the state stated […]
