Vaishno Devi pilgrim dies in Reasi
Jammu: A 55-year-old Vaishno Devi pilgrim from Gujarat died after apparently suffering a cardiac arrest in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. ParkashBhai, a resident of Ahmedabad, fell unconscious on reaching his hotel room at Katra last evening after paying obeisance at the shrine, a police official said. He said the […]
Mehbooba seeks separatist leader’s release on humanitarian grounds
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday sought the release of separatist leader Shahid-ul-Islam, who is in the NIA’s custody, on humanitarian grounds as his wife was not feeling well. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister spoke to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh over phone after reports of Islam’s wife having suffered a brain […]
LD incident shocking: PDP
Says mis-governance in JK has touched new heights
Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday stated that the misgovernance in Jammu and Kashmir has touched new heights and common man is bearing the brunt of government’s non-serious approach to address the crises on ground. Addressing a press conference here at PDP head office Jammu, senior Party leader Nizam-ud-din Bhat said that amid harsh […]
Three youth booked under PSA in Pulwama
Family seeks help from Governor
Pulwama: Three youth from South Kashmir’s Pulwamadistrict were on Saturday booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and have been shifted to Kotbalwal Jail in Jammu jail for allegedly working as Over Ground Workers (OGW). Officials identified the trio as AamirShafi (25), son of Mohammad ShafiBhat of KarimabadPulwama, Mohammad Shafi Mir (28), son of Mohammad Ramzan […]
Rajouri man killed in Saudi two weeks back
Family appeals MEA to help bring body home
Rajouri: A 44-year-old man from Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir was killed after being hit with some sharp object in Saudi Arabia, his family said Saturday. The poor family has no means to bring the body back home and urged the government of India through Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to see that the […]
Newborn found dead in garbage dump
Kishtwar: A newborn baby girl was dead at a garbage dump here on Saturday, officials said. Sweepers of Municipal Committee Kishtwar found the body at a roadside dump in the town, when collecting garbage, they added. Upon being alerted, a police party rushed to the spot and shifted the body to District Hospital Kishtwar, they […]
Khardung La avalanche: Toll rises to seven
Leh: Two more bodies were recovered on Saturday from the site where an avalanche struck two trucks in Ladakh, taking the death toll to seven, officials said. “Another two bodies have been recovered at Khardungla avalanche site. In total, seven bodies have been recovered so far,” a State Disaster Management Department official said. He said […]
Militants lob grenade on police station
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Saturday attacked a Police Station in Yaripora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district by hurling a grenade towards it, reports said. They said that a grenade was lobbed at the police station Yaripora by unknown men however, the grenade exploded on the bridge near the police station. No injury was reported […]
KP’s demand creation of a separate township within Kashmir
New Delhi: Some members of the Kashmiri Pandit community gathered at the Raj Ghat here Saturday to mark the 29th anniversary of their forced exile from Kashmir and demanded creation of a separate township in the valley for them. They took an oath to return to Kashmir Valley and appealed to the government to fulfill […]
Two PDS department officials charged in bribery case
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau filed charge sheet against two officials of the consumer affairs and public distribution (CAPD) department in a bribery case on Saturday. The charge sheet against then tehsil supply officer Nazir Ahmad Wani and then storekeeper Farooq Ahmad Mir was filed in the court of the special judge (anti-corruption) […]
