12-year-old girl killed in Pattan mishap
Baramulla: A 12-year-old girl was killed in a road mishap that took place in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday morning. Reports said a four wheeler vehicle (Xylo) bearing registration number JK09-8170 was on its way to Kupwara from Srinagar when the driver of the vehicle lost control on his speed and slipped and rolled […]
Burglary case solved, three arrested in Sopore
Police says stolen goods also recovered
Sopore: Police on Friday claimed to have solved a burglary case by arresting three persons and recovered stolen property worth lakhs of rupees. They also said that a vehicle bearing registration no. JK04-4363 was also seized. “A written complaint was lodged by Mehraj Ahmad Malla, son of Mohammad Akbar Malla of Botingoo Sopore at Police […]
PDP district Prez Bla resigns from party
Baramulla: Peoples Democratic Party’s Baramulla district president, Irshad Rasool Kar on Thursday resigned from the basic membership of the party. Kar was Incharge President of Bandipora district for PDP in Bandipora as well. The dissidence in the party continued since the party parted ways from the government after its ally BJP took away its support. […]
Road Safety Week: MVD Bla organizes essay competition
Sopore: In the ongoing 30th Road Safety Week, the Motor Vehicle department Baramulla in collaboration with Sanctorum College of Education LaladSopore on Tuesday organised Inter School and Inter College essay competition on ‘Road Safety Education for Children’ in which students from various schools and colleges participated. Speaking on the occasion, ARTO BaramullaDr Mohammad ZubairLattoo said […]
Paucity of electricity, water triggers protest in Sopore
Sopore: The residents of Warpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday staged a protest against Power Development Department (PDD) and Public Health Engineering (PHE) departments for failing to provide adequate electricity and drinking water to the area. Witnesses said that scores of residents took to the streets to protest against the […]
Burglars on prowl in Sopore, loot two shops again
Sopore: For the past some time, the burglars have wreaked havoc in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In yet another instance, the burglars once again struck and looted two Mobile phone shops during the intervening night of Friday-Saturday and decamped with goods worth lakhs of Rupees and cash in Sopore town. The burglars […]
WUCMA celebrates World Wetlands Day
Sopore: Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) on Saturday celebrated the World Wetlands Day at Zurmanz village, situated on the lake shore of Asia’s largest lake (Wular Lake) in north Kashmir. On this occasion, importance of Wular Lake was highlighted, which provides various ecological, hydrological and cultural services. Wular Lake, which is one of the […]
Charge sheet produced before court against 4 accused persons
Sopore: Police on Thursday produced a charge sheet against four accused persons under ULA (P) Act who were arrested in June last year. The four accused persons were identified as MohammadAyoubMalla, son of Ghulam Hassan Malla of Malmapampora, Fayaz Ahmad War, son of GhulamMohi-ud-din War of Warpora, Javid Ahmad War, son of Abdul Rehman War […]
Three drug peddlers arrested
Handwara: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three drug peddlers and recovered charas from their possession. Police sources said that it has arrested three drug peddlers and recovered Charas and other drugs from their possession in Qaziabad area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. They said that acting on specific information, Kralgund police […]
Scooty rider wounded in Sopore mishap
Sopore: A scooty rider sustained serious injuries on Saturday after he met with an accident in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The scooty he was riding was hit by a speedy four-wheeler in Sopore, thus leaving him severely wounded. According to reports a Scooty rider identified as Imran Salam Kana 25, son of […]