Man injured after attacked by brother over land dispute in Pattan
Pattan, Feb 10: A man was injured after being attacked by his brother in Pattan village in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon. An official said that the man identified as Muzaffar Hussain Dar (30) was critical injured after being attacked by his younger brother in Hanjiveera village of Pattan. Following the incident, the […]
Four people injured in Uri accident, 2 critical
Baramulla, Feb 10: Four persons were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon. An official said that the accident took place in Garkoot area of Uri. He said that soon after the incident locals and a police party reached […]
NIA carries out raids to dismantle terror infrastructure in J&K
Jammu, Feb 10 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids here on Saturday as part of its crackdown against elements allegedly involved in terror funding and radicalisation of youngsters, officials said. The raids are underway at different places, including Gujjar Nagar and Shaheedi Chowk in Jammu city, they added. The officials said a private […]
Indian-origin executive dies after being assaulted in US
Washington, Feb 10 (PTI) In yet another disturbing incident, a 41-year-old Indian-origin executive died in the US, days after he was assaulted during an altercation outside a restaurant in downtown Washington. According to investigators, officers responded to the 1100 block of 15th Street Northwest outside Shoto Restaurant around 2 am for an assault on February […]
Govt bringing laws, taking steps to make social media platforms accountable: IT Min
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) The government is bringing laws and is taking other steps to make social media platforms more accountable for any slanderous content posted on their platforms, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The minister, who was responding to supplementaries during question hour, said the government is amending […]
Two terrorist hideouts unearthed in JK
Srinagar, Feb 9 (PTI) Security forces have unearthed two terrorist hideouts in Sopore area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, officials said on Friday. Two suspected terror associates were also arrested during the search operation which yielded the arms and ammunition haul, the officials said. They said […]
Govt wants all AIIMS to be fully functional, hiring taking place: Union Minister
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) Recruitment for 29,000 posts at various All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have taken place in the last six months, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. Emphasising that the government is focusing on providing the best tertiary care to people in their own states, the Health and […]
If judges can go to National Judicial Academy for training, why not lawyers: SC
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) If judges can go to the National Judicial Academy for training, why not lawyers, the Supreme Court said on Friday while asserting that all advocates should undergo compulsory training and they should not be allowed to practise unless they have a certificate from a recognised law university. The remark was […]
Woman’s body found in power canal in Ganderbal, police starts investigation
Ganderbal, Feb 09: A woman was found dead in a power canal in Gund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. An official said that the body was spotted by some locals, who informed the police, following which team reached to the spot. He said that the body was later retrieved from […]
Sub-zero temp continue in Kashmir, Srinagar records minus 4.8°C
Srinagar, Feb 9: Sub-zero temperatures continued in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.8°C. A meteorological department official here said that while the temperature in Srinagar was slightly higher than previous night’s minus 5.2°C, it was below normal by 4.4°C for the summer capital of J&K for this time […]
