Cop on leave dies of electrocution
Baramulla: A 29-year-old policeman, who was on leave, died due to electrocution in north Kashmir’s Pattan village on Thursday. Reports said that a 29-year-old policeman who was posted at IRP Battalion Parihaspora Pattan was electrocuted to death while repairing an electric wire when he came in contact with live wire at his home at Wanigam […]
Poonch man slips from slope, dies
Poonch, Aug 20: A 62-year-old man slipped off from a slope and died on the spot in this mountainous district, official sources said on Thursday. They said Barkit Hussain (62) son of Shah Wali was cutting grass around 500 meters away from his house in village Kalaban Mendhàr. While cutting the grass, the official sources […]
Valley traders aghast as govt orders to clear tax dues till Oct 31
Srinagar: The business community in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed serious concerns after the government has directed them to pay the taxes till October 31st, 2020. The traders have said that they have already suffered huge losses and are not a position to pay taxes at this juncture, saying that the deadline for paying the […]
Dangling electric wires, decaying electric poles pose threat to Tral residents
Pulwama: Dangling electric wires tied with trees, worn out wooden poles are posing grave threat to the lives of people as well as to their property in several villages of Tral belt in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The residents of Nahir, Khasipora and its adjacent villages in Tral area of Pulwama alleged that they are […]
BJP promising Nagas what it snatched from people in JK: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday has welcomed the Naga peace accord, terming such initiative a way forward towards conflict resolution at large. In a statement, a PDP spokesman has said that while the out of box solution to a long-pending humanitarian and political problems facing the country is a welcome measure, it is […]
Drug peddler arrested with 600 grams of cannabis
Jammu: A drug peddler was arrested with 600 grams of cannabis here on Wednesday, police said. The accused has been identified as Sohan Lal (28), a resident of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, they said. A police team intercepted a tanker in Panama Chowk area here for checking, officials said. During the checking, 34 rolls […]
