Two leopard cubs captured in Pulwama village
Pulwama: Two leopards were captured by the wildlife department in Koil area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday evening. Mudasir Ahmad, wildlife in charge for Pulwama and Shopian district said that on Thursday evening, they received a call that a leopard is roaming in Koil area of Pulwama. “Within no time we reached the […]
Srinagar youth slips to death at Ramban
Jammu: A 31-year-old man was killed after he slipped and rolled down into a gorge near Battery Chasma area along Jammu-Srinagar highway on Friday. Official sources said that the man was travelling in a vehicle and stopped near Battery Chashma to answer nature’s call. However, they said, he slipped and rolled down into a very […]
Two women killed in road mishaps
Srinagar: Two women were killed in two separate road mishaps across Kashmir valley on Friday, officials said. They said that an unidentified woman died after she was hit by a passenger cab in Bramri locality along Kupwara-Srinagar Highway on Friday evening. Reports said that the woman was hit by an Eco – passenger cab – […]
JK reports 498 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 498 new covid-19 cases while seven more people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 209 of fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 289 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 313974. Regarding deaths, the officials said that five […]
Cross-LoC arms smuggling case: NIA files charge sheet against 7 TuM militants
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said it has filed a charge sheet against seven militants of the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) who were “smuggling” arms and explosives into India with the help of handlers based in PaK. The charge sheet was filed before a special NIA court in Jammu on Thursday against Mohammad […]
Four cattle smugglers arrested in Jammu
Jammu: Four men were arrested while they were trying to smuggle cattle into the Kashmir valley from Jammu district on Thursday, police said. In a series of raids at Nagrota and Jhajjar Kotli, police apprehended the men and rescued 17 animals which were being transported to Kashmir, they said. Four vehicles were also seized. Mohammad […]
KU’s Geography department condoles demise of Prof Shah Manzoor Alam
Srinagar: The Department of Geography & Disaster Management, University of Kashmir, organised a virtual condolence meet to mourn the demise of Prof Shah Manzoor Alam, renowned geographer and former Vice-Chancellor of the varsity, who passed away in Hyderabad on June 22. The meeting was attended by geographers and academicians from different parts of the country, […]
PMDP Projects in JK to be completed during 2021-22: CS
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting to review the sector-wise implementation of PMDP projects in terms of the physical and financial progress achieved till date. The departments were directed to complete all projects during this fiscal as there would be no spillovers to the next financial year. Administrative Secretaries of departments […]
Lt Guv greets people n Kabir Jayanti
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended his warm greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the auspicious occasion of Sant Kabir Das Ji Jayanti. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor observed that Sant Kabir, mystic poet and a weaver, had brought great social reforms with his writings, popularly known as […]
Secretary Tourism reviews functioning of departments in Kupwara
KUPWARA: Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Sarmad Hafeez, Thursday exhorted upon officers and field functionaries to be proactive in resolving public issues maintaining that LG administration is determined towards providing more responsive, accountable and transparent governance to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Secretary, who is also Mentor Secretary for Kupwara district, was addressing a review […]