Sweeper found dead in Budgam’s Beerwah
Budgam: A 56-year-old man who was working as a sweeper at Tehsil office Beerwah was found dead in Nallah Sukhnag at Beerwah in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday, officials said. They said that on Thursday morning a group of people found the body and accordingly informed the police. The body was later shifted to […]
Petrol pump sealed in Budgam
Srinagar: Authorities have seized a petrol pump at Gowherpora in central-Kashmir’s Budgam district after people lodged a protest into the alleged adulteration of fuel with kerosene and water by the filling station. Reports said that the filling station was closed after locals in the area blocked the main-road leading to Pulwama at Gowherpora, Chadoora. The […]
Woman attempts suicide, sets herself ablaze
Budgam: A 32-year-old woman allegedly attempted to commit suicide by setting herself ablaze at her home in Hafroo area of Chadoora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday, reports said. They said that the a lady (name withheld ) from Punjab and married to one at Hufroo tried to end her life after sprinkling some […]
Carpenter falls off rooftop in Bijbehara, dies
Bijbehera: A carpenter died after he fell off from a rooftop of a residential house in Kanelwan locality of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday afternoon. Officials said that the carpenter identified as Manzoor Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ramzan Bhat, resident of Magraypora Kanelwan fell from the rooftop of a residential house […]
Conversion row: Journalists accused of biased reporting, media boycotts event
Srinagar: Media personnel boycotted a press conference of a Sikh body after some Sikh leaders tried to manhandle them before the start of the presser here in Kashmir capital Srinagar. Leaders of Sikh Community were scheduled to hold a press conference at Gurudwara Shaheed Bunga Sahib, Baghat Barzulla at 11 AM on Thursday. The organizers […]
Elderly woman ends life in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: A 75-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at her home in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday. An official said that the woman was rushed to SMHS hospital for treatment, where doctors declared her dead on arrival. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and have started investigation into […]
Elderly man killed during scuffle between two nomad groups
Bandipora: A 52-year-old man was killed while several others including a female were injured after a scuffle broke out between members of two nomad groups at Kachi Behak in Vewan village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday morning. Reports said that the scuffle between nomad parties of Pannar in Bandipora and Rajouri purportedly broke […]
COVID-19: JK launches social security scheme for affected families
Committed to help children who lost parents: Lt Guv
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday rolled out its Special Assistance Scheme for COVID Mortalities (SASCM) to help out families affected by the coronavirus in the union territory. J-K Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha took to Twitter to announce the launch of the social security scheme. “Today Rolled out SASCM social protection scheme […]