Commercial building damaged in fire mishap in Batamaloo Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 17: A commercial building was damaged in an overnight fire mishap in Batamaloo area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district, officials said. They said that a three-storey commercial building, housing six shops including non-functional hotel “New Akber Hotel”, and restaurant, caught fire at around 3:30 AM at Batamaloo, following which men and machinery were […]
Landslide blocks J-K highway
Ramban/Jammu, Oct 17 (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Tuesday due to landslides in Ramban district, leaving over 200 vehicles stranded. Snowfall in the high altitude areas and rains in plains of Jammu region continued for the second day, triggering cold wave conditions. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking […]
Soldier dies after rifle goes off accidently in Rajouri
Rajouri, Oct 17: An army personnel deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri sector died after his weapon went off accidentally, officials said on Tuesday. They said that the incident took place late last evening when an operation team of army was on routine duty at a forward location. They said that the […]
ED conducts searches in PMLA case against educational trust run by J-K’s ex-minister Lal Singh’s wife
Jammu, Oct 17 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday conducted searches in Jammu and adjoining areas as part of a money laundering probe against an educational trust run by ex-minister Lal Singh’s wife and a former government official in connection with alleged irregularities in land purchase to set up the trust, official sources said. The federal agency […]
Woman found dead in Bemina Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 17: A dead body of a woman was recovered in Bemina area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Tuesday morning, officials said here. They said that the body of the woman identified as Tanveera wife of Showkat Ahmad Kaloo, of Nundresh Colony, Bemina was found in mysterious conditions in Durbal area by some […]
UNSC rejects Russian-drafted resolution on Israel-Hamas war
United Nations, Oct 17 (PTI) The UN Security Council has rejected a draft resolution proposed by Russia that called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza but made no mention of Hamas’ attack on Israel, while a vote on a rival Brazilian text will be held on Today. The 15-nation Council met on Monday evening to […]
Israel-Hamas war: Biden to travel to Israel, Jordan on Wednesday
Washington, Oct 17 (PTI) US President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to demonstrate his support for Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attack, the White House announced Monday, adding that he would also travel to Jordan for a summit meeting with the heads of States of Jordan, Egypt and the president […]
Petrol, diesel sales fall ahead of start of festive season
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Petrol and diesel sales fell in the first half of October ahead of the start of festival season that is expected to boost consumption, preliminary data of state-owned firms showed. Last year, Durga Puja/Dussehra as well as Diwali fell in October. This year the festival season, when consumption picks up, […]
Father-son duo forge school certificate for govt job in J&K
Jammu, Oct 16 (PTI) A father-son duo were booked for fraud and a chargesheet was produced in a court on Monday for allegedly prepared a false school-leaving certificate (SLC) to get a government job in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. Economic offences wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch (CB) filed a chargesheet against Bashir […]
Snow, rains bring mercury down in Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 16 (PTI) Kashmir is witnessing an early onset of winter as the higher reaches of the valley received another spell of light snowfall on Monday while rains lashed the plains, forcing people to use heating gadgets and opt for warm clothes. “The weather changed on October 14. There have been rains at many […]