Cop injured after being assaulted in Shopian village, case filed
Srinagar, May 27: A policeman was injured after he was assaulted by some persons during execution of a court order in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday, officials said. An official said that a police team went to the house of one Manzoor Ahmad Khanday of Khurmpora village to execute a court warrant, however, they […]
PM Modi offers special congratulations to Anantnag-Rajouri voters on record turnout
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered “special congratulations” to voters of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday for a record turnout, saying it is a “vibrant testament to their democratic spirit”. The constituency, which went to the polls on May 25 in the sixth phase of […]
Fire engulfs forest belt in Rajouri
Rajouri/Poonch, May 27 (PTI) A massive blaze erupted in the forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. The fire broke out in the Bathuni forest belt late on Sunday, engulfing seven to eight acres and causing severe damage to trees and wildlife, they said. The Forest Protection Force launched an […]
Night temp hovers above normal amid heatwave forecast across J&K
Srinagar, May 27: The Night temperature continued to hover above normal in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir where weatherman forecast another dry and hot day on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that generally dry weather is expected till May 28 even though the possibility of thundershower activity at isolated places cannot be […]
Dead body with ‘throat-slit’ recovered at Awura Kupwara in north Kashmir
Srinagar, May 27: A throat-slit body of a person was on Monday morning recovered from Awura in Kupwara, officials said. They said that a person identified as Abdul Hamid Khan, son of Gulla Khan, of Mir Muqam Awura was found in a poll of blood with a slit throat inside his home. Confirming the incident […]
Kejriwal moves SC, seeks extension of interim bail in money laundering case on health grounds
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of his interim bail by seven more days on health grounds in a money laundering case linked to the excise policy scam. The top court had on May 10 granted him interim bail for a period of 21 […]
Seven newborns die in fire at east Delhi children’s hospital
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) A massive fire broke out at a children’s hospital in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar, leaving seven newborns dead, officials said on Sunday. The officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said the blaze broke out at the children’s hospital in Shahdara on Saturday night. Twelve newborns were rescued from the […]
‘Heatwave’ to continue for three more days, night temp rises in J&K
Srinagar, May 26: Amid forecast for continuation of “heatwave” in plains of both Jammu and Kashmir divisions, night temperature recorded an increase in J&K on Sunday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that generally dry weather is expected till May 28 even through possibility of thundershower activity at isolated places cannot be ruled […]
DDMA issues Advisory, cautions against swimming in open Water bodies
SRINAGAR, MAY 25 In view of the prevailing weather conditions and forecast of sustained high temperatures till 29th of May 2024 by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Srinagar Station, the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Saturday issued an advisory asking masses especially children to desist from swimming in open water bodies. As per the advisory, […]
Police books three drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act
Srinagar, May 25: Police booked three notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla after obtaining formal detention order from competent authority, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that the notorious drug smugglers identified as Irfan Ahmad Sheikh son of Mushtaq Ahmad resident of Dewanbagh Baramulla, Ishfaq Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Rashid […]