DG Prison’s murder: Police says ‘Domestic Help’ is the main suspect
Srinagar, Oct 4: Police on Tuesday said that its initial investigations into the murder of Director General of prisons J&K, Hemant Kumar Lohia, have ruled any terror angle even as it identified main accused to be his domestic help. Officials said that the throat-slit body of the senior IPS officer was found at his residence […]
DG Prisons found murdered under suspicious circumstances in Jammu: Police
Jammu, Oct 4 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia was found murdered at his residence here on Monday night with police suspecting his domestic help as the main culprit, police said. Director General of Police Dilbag Singh described it as an “extremely unfortunate” incident and said a manhunt had been launched […]
Several delegations call on HM Amit Shah in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 4 (PTI) Several delegations, including representatives of the Dogra community, called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday after he arrived here on a three-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh were also present during the meetings, the officials said. A delegation […]
JK reports 11 Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 3: Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said all cases were reported from Kashmir Valley and none from Jammu, taking the overall tally to 479174. Among the cases, 173990 are from […]
Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right: SC
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Appointment on compassionate ground is a concession not a right and the object of granting such employment is to enable the affected family to tide over a sudden crisis, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court last week set aside the judgement of a division bench of the Kerala […]
PM Modi to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur, attend Kullu Dussehra celebrations
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate AIIMS, Bilaspur, and participate in the famous Kullu Dussehra celebrations during his visit to Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. He will inaugurate and lay foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 3,650 crore and also address a public meeting in the poll-bound state, an […]
Security stepped up across JK ahead of Home Minister Shah’s visit
Srinagar, Oct 03: Security has been stepped up across Jammu and Kashmir with additional troops being deployed on highways and vital road links while as check points have been increased in Srinagar, Baramulla, Rajouri and other parts of the UT in view of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit commencing today. A police official […]
Soldier found dead with gunshot wounds in Uri Baramulla
Srinagar, Oct 3: An army soldier died of gunshot wounds under mysterious circumstances in Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Possibility of him having committed suicide and reasons under that eventuality are being also investigated, official sources said. They said the soldier identified as Rahul Bhagat son of Anand Bhagat of Maharashtra […]
Man killed, 14 others injured in mini bus accident in Udhampur
Jammu, Oct 3: One person was killed and fourteen others injured when a mini-bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into roadside area in Udhampur district on Monday. The bus bearing registration number (JK14C-5286) hit a tree adjacent to the roadside parapet and otherwise it would have rolled down into the […]
MeT forecasts mainly dry weather in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 3: Mainly dry weather has been forecast over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours by meteorological department here on Monday. An official of the department here said that no large change was expected in the weather for subsequent two days. As regards the mercury, he said that Srinagar recorded a low […]