SIA attaches property of proclaimed offender in Sopore, north Kashmir
Sopore, Jan 04: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday said it attached a property of a proclaimed offender in Amarghar area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that the SIA attached the property of Abdul Rashid Mir son of Mohammad Sultan Mir of Amargrah He said that the property comprising […]
Dhankhar skips Sher-e-Kashmir University convocation as aircraft fails to land due to bad weather
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will skip the convocation of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology on Thursday as the aircraft ferrying him could not land in Jammu due to adverse weather conditions, officials said. The vice president is heading to Kathua to inaugurate the Biotech Startup Expo at the […]
Active Covid cases in country recorded at 4,423
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 760 new cases of Covid while two more people succumbed to the viral disease, the health ministry said on Thursday. The number of active cases of the infection has been recorded at 4,423, it said. The new fatalities — one each from Kerala and Karnataka […]
Tractor driver found dead in Heff, Shopian in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 04: A driver was found dead on his tractor in Heff Shirmal area of south Kashmir’s Shopian on Thursday morning. An official said that a tractor driver identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar resident of Heff Shirmal, was found dead on the tractor seat at Heff. Officials said that […]
Residential House, over one dozen shops gutted in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
Kupwara, Jan 04: Over one dozen shops and a residential house were gutted in a fire incident on Thursday morning at Dar Gali in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that fire that broke out in the wee hours of Thursday morning damaging an old structure. The structure belongs to Haji Abdul Gani Dar. […]
Slight respite from severe cold conditions in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 4 (PTI) Kashmir got some respite from intense cold wave conditions as the minimum temperature rose slightly across the valley, officials said here on Thursday. As the minimum stayed several degrees below freezing point several waterbodies, including Dal Lake, froze overnight. A thin layer of ice had formed over the surface of Dal […]
Encounter between security forces, terrorists in Kulgam
Srinagar, Jan 4 (PTI) An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district late on Wednesday, police said. “Encounter has started at Hadigam area of Kulgam district,” the Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X around 10.30 pm. They said Kulgam Police ,Army and CRPF are on […]
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake hits Kishtwar
JAMMU, Jan 4 (PTI) : A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. There were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, they added. The earthquake, with its epicentre near Kishtwar, occurred at 12.38 am, the National Centre for Seismology said.
Over Rs 10,300 crore siphoned off by cyber criminals since 2021: I4C
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Over Rs 10,300 crore were siphoned off from the country by cybercriminals since April 1, 2021, of which agencies managed to successfully block around Rs 1,127 crore in the country, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) said Wednesday. Over 4.52 lakh cyber crime cases were reported on the National Cybercrime […]
Truck drivers coming back to work, normalcy would return in a day or two: AIMTC
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Truck drivers, who went on strike to protest against the new stringent law on hit-and-run cases, have started coming back to work and normalcy will return in a day or two, truckers’ body All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) said on Wednesday. AIMTC on Tuesday appealed to protesting truck drivers […]