Positivity rate down enormously in Budgam district: DC
BUDGAM: Deputy commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza Thursday informed that the positivity rate has come down enormously in the district, and called for strict adherence to Covid-19 SOPs, guidelines to come out of red zone and prevent further spread of virus in the district. While briefing the Media persons, the DC said that till […]
Excise enforcement team destroys illicit poppy
SRINAGAR: The Excise enforcement teams headed by Excise & Taxation Officer, South, North and Central Excise Range Wednesday destroyed illicit poppy crops spread over a total of 44 kanals and 10 marlas of land. The poppy crop was destroyed on the directions of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir and Excise Commissioner, J&K Government and under the close […]
Injured soldier from south Kashmir succumbs
Anantnag: A local Army soldier who had sustained injuries after his service rifle went off accidentally yesterday succumbed to his injuries Thursday. Official sources said that an army soldier identified as Muneer Ramzan Ganaie who was part of 52 Rashtriya Rifles was injured in Sopore where he was posted when his service rifle went off […]
Two burglars including an SPO arrested in Sopore
Sopore: Police have arrested two burglars including a cop in North Kashmir’s Sopore town and recovered the stolen property from their possession. Police sources said that a team from Police Station Tarzoo headed by Station House Officer, Inspector Bilal Khanday arrested two burglars during patrolling and recovered stolen property from their possession. “A three wheeler […]
Dozens of cattle perish, several missing in cloudburst
Kokarnag: More than a dozen sheep died and several went missing after a cloudburst hit Mathindoo Larnoo forest area of Kokarnag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag, officials said on Thursday. They said that the cloudburst hit Mathindoo Larnoo area and left around a dozen sheep dead while scores of livestock were still missing. “The livestock belonged […]
BJP leader shot dead in Tral
Tral: Unknown gunmen on Wednesday evening shot dead a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader while another associate of the party was wounded in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. An official said that suspected militants shot at a BJP leader in Tral, adding that he was shifted to a nearby hospital, where […]