Bodies of two cloudburst victims recovered in Ramban, search on for 5 missing persons
RAMBAN/JAMMU, Aug 27 (PTI): Two bodies, including that of a 12-year-old boy, were recovered on Tuesday as rescue operation continued in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district to trace five other missing people following a cloudburst, officials said. The cloudburst occurred in Panchayats Kumate, Dhraman and Halla in Rajgarh tehsil late Monday afternoon, causing flash floods […]
Man dies of electric shock in south Kashmir’s Shopian
Srinagar, Aug 27: A man died after receiving a severe electric shock in Hurpora area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, an official said Tuesday. He said that a person was electrocuted while repairing electricity at his home in Makani Dangarpora in Hurpora this morning. “The person was soon after evacuated to District Hospital Shopian, where […]
Assembly polls: Srinagar Admin imposes ban on carrying licenced arms
Srinagar, Aug 27: Ahead of the coming Assembly elections in, District Magistrate Srinagar has issued prohibitory orders for carrying licenced arms within the district till the completion of elections. In an order, district magistrate Srinagar Dr Bilal Mohi Ud Din Bhat said the directive has been issued under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha […]
Jailed south Kashmir cleric Sarjan Barkati to contest assembly polls as independent candidate
Srinagar, Aug 27: A popular religious cleric Sarjan Ahmad Wagay, who is in jail in a terror funding case, is set to contest the upcoming legislative assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir as independent candidate. Family sources said that they are filing nominations papers today at DC office Shopian. They said that they have already […]
VDGs open fire on observing suspicious movement in Rajouri
JAMMU, Aug 27 (PTI): A group of Village Defence Guards opened fire on observing suspicious movement in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The guards noticed two unidentified persons near the house of a political activist at village Meira-Nagrota, eight km from Rajouri district headquarters, late Monday night, […]
Three of family missing after cloudburst in Ramban
RAMBAN/JAMMU, Aug 26 (PTI) : A woman and her two children were reported missing following a cloudburst in a remote area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Monday, officials said. Deputy Commissioner, Ramban Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary said the cloudburst occurred in Panchayats Kumate, Dhraman and Halla and rescue teams are on the spot as district […]
NC, Cong finalise seat-sharing formula for J&K assembly polls
SRINAGAR. Aug 26 (PTI): Following hectic negotiations, the National Conference (NC) and the Congress Monday agreed on a seat-sharing formula for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, with the parties set to contest 51 and 32 seats respectively. The alliance partners also allotted one seat each to the CPI(M) and the Jammu and Kashmir […]
Gunmen kill 23 bus passengers in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan
Karachi, Aug 26 (PTI) Unidentified gunmen in a targeted attack shot and killed at least 23 people from Pakistan’s Punjab province on Monday in the restive Balochistan province after offloading them from buses and checking their identities. The incident happened in Balochistan’s Musakhel district. Senior Superintendent of Police Ayub Khoso said that militants of an […]
Creation of 5 districts in Ladakh step towards better governance, prosperity:PM
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the creation of five new districts in Ladakh as a step towards better governance and prosperity. Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang will now receive more focused attention, bringing services and opportunities even closer to people, he said, congratulating them. He said on […]
Differences over seat-sharing: Cong, NC leaders hold deliberations
Srinagar, Aug 26 (PTI) Senior Congress leaders arrived here on Monday to hold deliberations with the National Conference to iron out differences over seat-sharing for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. Congress leaders, including party’s general secretary organisation, K C Venugopal, Salman Khurshid, and J-K in-charge Bharat Solanki, arrived at the residence of NC president […]
