Woman injured in bear attack
Jammu: A woman was injured after a bear attacked her near her house close to a forested area in Doda district, officials said. Hajra Begum, a resident of Void Drubel in Chatroo, was attacked on Sunday evening. She was saved by locals and later hospitalised, they said. She has suffered critical injuries, the officials said. […]
Young employee’s death due to fever crates panic in Lolab
Kupwara: Panic gripped Warnu Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district after a 25 year old government employee died at SMHS Hospital Srinagar on Monday. A rumour spread in the area that the youth died of Covid-19, however, doctors said that body has been detained and samples taken for conducting coronavirus tests. Locals said that […]
Employees stage protest against unbundling of PDD
Srinagar: Employees of Power Development Department (PDD) Monday staged a peaceful protest demonstration in Srinagar against the move of the Government to unbundle the department. Led by the President Power Employees Coordination Committee Sub-Division Hazuri Bagh Srinagar, Muhammad Hayat and others, many engineers, technical staff and clerical employees of PDD said no transparency was involved […]
Driver found dead in Sopore village
Sopore: A 30 year old man was found dead in mysterious circumstance at his home in Hardushiva area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday morning. Reports said that 30 year old deceased Muhammad Akbar Sheikh son of Ghulam Muhammad Sheikh was found dead at his house. According to his family the deceased […]
‘Narco Militant’ module busted, 6 JeM associates held: Police
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police Monday claimed to have busted a narco militant module working with Pakistan based prescribed outfit JeM and transporting arms, ammunition to active militants in the Kashmir valley. Officials said that a narco militant module linked with banned militant outfit Jaish e Mohammad was busted and six people involved were […]
Search operation launched in Srinagar outskirts
Srinagar: Government forces on Monday morning launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Khimber village of Zakura area of district Srinagar. Official said that forces including 5 RR, SOG Srinagar and Jammu Kashmir police launched searches after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in Khimber village of Zakura area in Srinagar. Sources added […]
DDC holds consultations with trade bodies, other groups
Srinagar: Continuing with the ongoing week-long deliberations and discussions with stakeholders and trade organisations, Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary held detailed discussions with Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kashmir Economic Alliance, Kashmir Traders and Manufacturer Federation, Federation of Chambers of Industry in Kashmir among others. The discussions were aimed at finalising strategy for […]
Gas agency, 09 shopkeepers booked for defying govt orders
Srinagar: Police Saturday sealed a gas agency and booked nine shopkeepers in various areas of Srinagar for defying lockdown orders. A police spokesman said that acting tough against the violators of prohibitory orders, police have booked 09 shopkeepers for defying restriction orders in Srinagar, besides seized Gas Agency at Hassanul Bannat Colony Umerhair area of […]
101,170 stranded JK residents arrive in their home state: Govt
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 101,170 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, the administrations […]
Prosecuting officer held with contraband suspended
Jammu: A prosecuting officer was placed under suspension on Saturday after he was caught with eight grams of contraband substance by police in Rajouri district early this month, an official order said. Waseem Ahmad Qureshi, assistant public prosecutor in the court of judicial magistrate, Ukhral, was arrested and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic […]
