Truck carrying fodder damaged in fire

Jammu: A truck carrying fodder was damaged in a fire on Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The truck reached Pla-Morh from Punjab and was being unloaded when it suddenly caught fire as the driver tried to move it forward, a police official said. He said fire and […]

Locals accuse forces of vandalizing property in Budgam village

Police refutes claim saying ‘miscreants’ resorted to stone-pelting

Budgam: Locals from a Budgam village here in Central Kashmir Saturday accused combined forces of vandalizing property and arresting innocent people. Locals from Nasrullah Pora, Budgam said that combined forces including Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF entered in the village at around 11:30 on Friday night and started vandalizing public property. “The Forces damaged […]

Fogging off corona: Young women go on ‘mission fogging’ in Udhampur

Udhampur: Joining the efforts of the government to combat coronavirus, a group of young women equipped with a latest hi-tech machine is conducting fogging in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. The five women, aged between 18 and 22, have already covered six villages in the district and are also distributing masks and educating people about […]

After movement of vehicles on roads Bhaderwah witnesses strict curbs

Bhadarwah: Police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in greater strength on Saturday to curb free movement, a day after some people under quarantine were caught in a traffic jam in Bhadarwah’s Doda district, officials said. Out of the total 20 districts in the Union territory, Doda and Poonch in Jammu division are coronavirus free with […]

Kashmir’s marginalized facing starvation: NC

Srinagar: National Conference on Saturday expressed anguish over the pathetic situation the poor and the underprivileged are going through owing to lockdown across the valley. In a statement party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said, “It’s really unfortunate that a huge number of people who have been left without work for the past 50 days are […]

Tractor driver killed in road mishap

Rajouri: A 30-year-old tractor driver was killed in an accident as the vehicle rolled down around 350-ft into a gorge in this mountainous district on Saturday. Official sources said that the driver Mohammad Aslam (30) son of Faiz Hussain of Bhangai village of Thannamandi died on spot in the accident which took place near Hasplot-Bhangai […]

Helpline: 2992 patients provided treatment, medicines: DDC Srinagar

SRINAGAR: The District Administration, Srinagar provided assistance for treatment and medicines to 2892 patients through it’s Call Centre Helpline made available for citizens in view of non-covid health emergencies requiring special attention amid lockdown. The IVRS based Call Centre was inaugurated by Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on 17th April 2020 and it replaced series […]

COVID-19: 709 persons discharged from Administrative Quarantine

DODA: Over 709 persons who were shifted into various administrative quarantine facilities after their return back from outside J&K UT in Doda were discharged Saturday after being tested negative. It was informed that all these persons who were discharged from various quarantine facilities have returned back from various states and were put into administrative quarantine […]

Native village of Hizb Commander witnesses frequent searches

Anantnag: A hamlet in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has been brought under siege multiple times since the past one week. Durnu that falls in Dooru town of the Anantnag district witnessed several searches during the past few days. Sources said that from past one week, this village was brought under siege and massive search operations […]