Man dies of electric shock at Sopore’s Zaingeer village
Sopore, Jun 09: A man in his 30’s was electrocuted to death after receiving an electric shock at his home in Zaingeer village in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, official said here on Sunday morning. Ishfaq Ahmad Gojree (31), son of Ghulam Mohammad Gojree, a resident of Harwan Bomai, an auto driver by profession received electric […]
Neighbourhood leaders accept invite to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony
New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) A host of heads of government from neighbouring countries will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as prime minister for a third consecutive term on Sunday evening. An official statement said Sri Lanka’s president Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldives’ Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Bhutan’s Tshering Tobgay, Nepal’s Pushpa […]
Properties of 2 Pak-based terror handlers seized in Baramulla
Srinagar, Jun 8 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police attached properties worth crores of rupees belonging to two Pakistan-based terror handlers hailing from Baramulla district on Saturday. According to officials, terror handlers Jaleel Ahmad Rather and Mohammad Ashraf Mir, both residents of Baramulla’s Tilgam, have been operating from Pakistan for some time now. After obtaining an […]
Two minor girls raped in Udhampur, accused held
Jammu, Jun 8 (PTI) Two minor girls were allegedly raped by two men in a forest area in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. The police identified the accused as Dalip Kumar and Ravinder Kumar, both residents of Panchound. According to the police, the girls aged 16 and 17, were on […]
J&K govt terminates four employees
Srinagar, June 08: The Jammu & Kashmir government has terminated four employees including two police constables for their alleged involvement in anti-national and terror- related activities. In four separate orders, the government ordered the termination of two Constables, one from Jal Shakti department and one teacher. (KDC)
Timber dealer’s house raided in 2013 terror attack in Sopore
Srinagar, Jun 8 (PTI) The State Investigation Agency on Saturday raided the residence of a timber dealer in the old city here in connection with an 11-year-old terror attack in Sopore which left four policemen dead, officials said. The SIA sleuths carried out the searches at the residence of Ahmadullah Malla in the Nawab Bazar […]
MeT forecasts fresh spell of ‘heat wave’ in J&K from June 10
SRINAGAR, June 8: The weatherman on Saturday forecast fresh spell of “heat wave” from June 10 onwards in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official said that partly to generally cloudy weather with possibility of light rain/thunder at scattered places was expected towards afternoon of June 8 in J&K. From June 9-17, generally dry weather […]
INDIA bloc must function cohesively both in Parliament and outside: Kharge at CWC meet
NEW DELHI, June 8 (PTI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Saturday said the Lok Sabha poll mandate is a “decisive rejection” of the politics of divisiveness and hate, and stressed that the INDIA bloc must continue functioning cohesively both inside and outside Parliament. In his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee meeting here, Kharge also […]
Media baron Ramoji Rao no more, condolences pour in
HYDERABAD, June 8 (PTI): Veteran media personality and Ramoji group chairman Ch Ramoji Rao, who revolutionised the news and entertainment industry, died at a hospital here early on Saturday. He was 88.
Cook killed in suspected firing along IB in Samba
SAMBA/JAMMU, June 8 (PTI): A 26-year-old man was killed after being shot in the chest near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Vasudeva, a resident of Akhnoor area of Jammu district, they said. The officials said that the deceased was working as […]
