Hand grenade found in Pulwama
Srinagar: A hand grenade was found lying in a tehsil office in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Police detected the grenade in the afternoon, a police official said. A bomb disposal squad later defused the grenade. There was no loss of life or property in the incident, the official said. […]
Drug peddlers arrested in Udhampur
Jammu: Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested after 70 kg of poppy was seized from a vehicle in Udhampur district of Jammu division, officials said. During a routine check, a police team stopped one vehicle for checking on the highway at Jakhani area on Wednesday evening, they said. During the search, 70 kg of poppy […]
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 […]
