Two dead as minibus falls into river in Jammu

26 people injured in Udhampur road mishap

Jammu: Two people were killed when a minibus fell into the Tawi river after the driver lost control of the vehicle while crossing a bridge here, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred near Bikram Chowk late Friday night, they said. The bus driver, who was speeding, lost control of the vehicle while crossing the […]

Lt Guv visits family of cop killed in Baramulla encounter

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday visited the residence of Mudasir Sheikh, a policeman who was killed in an encounter with terrorists earlier this week, in Baramulla district, officials said. Sinha was accompanied by senior police and civil administration officials. The LG visited Sheikh’s family in the north Kashmir district’s Uri. He interacted with […]

Rains bring down night temperature at many places across JK

Srinagar: Night temperature recorded a fall in the twin capitals of J&K and world famous tourist resort Gulmarg following overnight rainfall, officials said on Saturday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 12.2 mm of rain in 24 hours till 8:30 a.m. today and recorded a low of 13.2°C against 13.6°C on the […]

Increased tourist footfall: Govt to revive ‘home stays’ in Kashmir to avoid space crunch

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to revive home stays in Kashmir amid tourism boom to avoid space crunch as all hotels, lodges and guest houses are booked for next two months, officials said. In the past four months, 7,00, 000, tourists visited Kashmir breaking the past ten year’s record. This year, March month […]

JK reports seven new covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that six of the cases were reported from Jammu and one from Srinagar districts, taking the overall tally to 454234—166458 in Jammu and 287776 in Kashmir. […]

LeT terror associate arrested in Baramulla: Police

Srinagar: Police on late Friday evening claimed to have arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba terror associate in Authoora Bala, Kreeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A senior police officer said that acting on specific input about the movement of a terror associate in Kreeri area, one LeT operative was apprehended along with arms and ammunition at […]

Youth found dead in Ganderbal

Srinagar: A 28-year-old youth was found dead in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday. Reports said that the locals spotted the body in the paddy fields at Gadoora and accordingly informed the concerned police station. A team soon after reached the spot and took the body into its possession. A police official said that the […]

Woman among three held with narcotics, IEDs in Kupwara

Kupwara: Police on Saturday claimed to have recovered huge quantity of narcotics and two IEDs from a vehicle during a routine check up at Sadhna Top in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police in statement issued here said that a joint team of Police and Army 7 RR has recovered huge quantity of narcotics and IED […]