Minor drowns to death in Sopore
Sopore: A 4-year-old boy drowned in Nallah in Arampora area in Sopore of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district while he was playing near the Nallah, witnesses said. The deceased was identified as Hazik Nabi Ganie, 4-year-old, son of Ghulam Nabi Ganie, resident of Arampora Sopore. His body was recovered from the Nallah and was taken to […]
Editorial: Need to learn some lessons
Srinagar: A large portion of Jhelum embankment caved in on January 24 this year near Pantha Chowk-Lasjan area of Srinagar, triggering scare among the local population. The mishap happened after the local administration failed to check the movement of heavy vehicles that were using the embankment to carry out the silt and sand that is […]
Pak govt, not India, behind my house arrest: JuD chief Saeed
Lahore: JuD chief Hafiz Saeed today backtracked from his earlier statement about the alleged role of India and the US in his house arrest, claiming he was detained by the Pakistan government to stop him from raising the Kashmir issue. “It was not the Modi government…but our own Pakistani government that had detained me for […]
Registration for annual Amarnath yatra to begin on March 1
Jammu: The registration for 60-day annual Amarnath yatra, which will commence on June 28, will begin on March 1, a senior official said today. The registration will take place through 440 branches of the Punjab National Bank, the Jammu and Kashmir Bank and the YES Bank across the country, said Umang Narula, Principal Secretary […]
03 soldiers killed as snow avalanche hits army post in Machil sector
Srinagar: Three soldiers were killed and another was injured after an army post came under an avalanche at Machil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday afternoon. A senior army officer told Srinagar-based news agency GNS that an army post of 21 Rajput came under an avalanche today at around 4:30 pm at Sona […]
Jammu city has 21 unauthorised colonies: JK govt
Jammu: The winter capital of Jammu has 21 unauthorised colonies and the high court has stayed their regularisation, the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was told today. Replying to a question by BJP MLA Sat Paul Sharma, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Asiea Naqash informed the House that there were 31 authorised […]
‘Terror funding’: Court takes cognizance of charge sheet against Salahuddin, others
New Delhi: A special court here today took cognizance of the NIA charge sheet against LeT chief Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin and others in the ‘terror’ funding case. They have been accused by the NIA of “conspiring to wage war against the government” and fomenting trouble in the Kashmir Valley. […]
Impersonator appearing in JKSSB test at Rangreth centre arrested
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) Friday handed over an impersonator to police who was trying to appear in the type test for the post of Junior Assistant at the NIELIT test Centre in Rangreth in Srinagar. According to a JKSSB spokesman, the impersonator namely Lukman Fayaz S/O Fayaz Ahmed Khan R/O […]
3 die, 14 injured in Budhal accident
JAMMU: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (FCS&CA) Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali informed the House that 3 persons died and 14 were injured when a Mini Bus they were travelling in, met with an accident at Budhal, Nowshera today. He said out of the injured, four critically injured persons were airlifted […]
Minor drowns to death in Sopore
Sopore: A 4-year old minor died on Friday afternoon after he drowned into a Nallah in Arampora Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to reports the 4 year old drowned in a stream ( nallah) when he was playing near it. The deceased has been identified as Hazik Nabi Ganie 4 year old […]