Congress workers stage protest against power crisis in Jammu
Jammu: Scores of Congress workers including former youth president Pranav Shagotra were detained here after they tried to take out a march in protest against the unprecedented power crisis in Jammu and Kashmir. The Congress workers gathered at Exhibition Ground for a protest demonstration to highlight the power crisis being faced by the public, especially […]
DC Srinagar holds interaction with Market Associations, other Stakeholders
Adapting Fire Safety measures
SRINAGAR: In wake of recent fire instances in Srinagar city, the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Saturday held an interaction with Market Associations, Trade bodies, Houseboat Associations & other Stakeholders and officers of Line Departments to discuss the modalities regarding the safety measures to be taken to reduce and avoid the fire incidents. Additional […]
Industrial unit holders rue power outage at Lassipora estate
Pulwama: The unit holders at industrial estate Lassipora in Pulwama district have complained of frequent power cuts saying that their output has been hit during the peak season. The industrial estate established by State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) in Lassipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district is the biggest industrial estate in south Kashmir. The […]
Tangmarg youth dies in road mishap in Saudi Arabia
Srinagar: A 27-year-old youth from Tangmarg area was killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Saturday while the family here has appealed the Lieutenant Governor led administration in Jammu and Kashmir to help them in returning the body for last rites. Reports said that a youth identified as Muhammed Yunis Mir, son of […]
30 kg ganja seized in Jammu, 6 held
Jammu: Six suspected drug peddlers were arrested in Jammu city on Friday and 30 kg ganja was seized from them, police said. The seizure and the arrests were made at checkpoints set up at the Bahu Fort and the Satwari areas of the city, Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Chandan Kohli said. Two separate cases […]
5 kg heroin seized near LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: The Army on Friday evening seized over five kilograms of heroin along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, officials said. Soldiers of the Army’s Ace of Spades division noticed some suspicious movement in the area along the LoC and launched a search and sanitisation operation there, they said. During the search, a […]
Three army personnel injured in mine blast near LoC
Jammu: Three Indian Army personnel, including a major, were injured in a landmine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Friday, police said. “During a routine patrol along the LoC in Krishna Ghati (KG) sector of Poonch district there was a landmine explosion in which three army personnel were injured. They […]
Two youth drown in Poonch river, one dies another rescued
Poonch: A teenage boy died and another was rescued after the duo drowned in a river in Mandi in Poonch district on Friday afternoon, officials said. They said that the two boys identified as Sajad Ahmed, (15) son of Bashir Ahmed and Mohammad Arif Shiekh (17), both residents of Baila drowned in a river while […]
Old motar shells defused in Kulgam
Kulgam: Security forces on Friday evening recovered and diffused four rusted mortar shells from Qaimoh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam, official said. They said that acting on a tip off, joint team of army’s 1 RR, police found four live mortar shells besides other material in the plant nursery at Toliowpora Nopora area of Qaimoh […]
CBI arrests Tax Officer in Kathua for accepting bribe
Srinagar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a State Taxes Officer, Circle Kathua (J&K) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 13,000 from the complainant. As per a statement issued here a case was registered on a complaint against the accused on allegations of demanding bribe. It was alleged that the complainant had […]
