Two dozen sheep killed in leopard attacks in Pulwama, Anantnag
Pulwama: Around two dozen sheep were killed during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday in a leopard attack in South Kashmir’s Anantnag and Pulwama districts. Official sources said that wild animals barged into the cowsheds in Bellow Pulwama and Watnad Naibasti Anantnag and killed 9 and 15 sheep respectively. Locals from Bellow village said […]
Isolation facility for Covid-19 ‘mis-used’ by private hospital, admin lodges FIR
Pulwama: The authorities in Pulwama district have got an FIR lodged against the owners of a private hospital for carrying out routine functions including caesarean section despite it being acquired for isolation facilities for Covid-19 management in south Kashmir. While taking cognisance of violation of Government orders, District Magistrate Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer got FIR […]
Villagers in Kulgam beat Leopard to death
Kulgam: Villagers in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district beat a leopard to death with sticks after it attacked seven persons among which two were shifted to hospital in a critical condition. Official sources said that a leopard emerged in Khudhanjipora village of Kulgam and attacked people on Thursday. Seven persons were injured in the attack while […]
324 persons quarantined at multiple locations test negative, sent back to homes
281 to complete quarantine tomorrow: ADC Srinagar
Srinagar: At least 324 persons who were quarantined here in different hotels and other Government Buildings have been tested negative. All these persons have been sent back to their homes with a direction that they should quarantine themselves in homes for next 14 days. Out of these 324 persons, 103 are from Srinagar, 6 from […]
35 FIR’s registered in Kupwara against lockdown violators
Srinagar: District Administration Kupwara has created 14 quarantine centres at different places. “Though Kupwara is Coronavirus free zone as on date but, yet we have established quarantine centres at 14 different locations. We have total bed capacity of 900 out of which 85 have been occupied by those who have a travel history and are […]
Aggressive contact tracing campaign helping to contain spread of coronavirus in JK: Govt
Srinagar: An aggressive contact tracing campaign is underway in Jammu and Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus with nearly 2000 contacts of positive cases identified so far, officials said. Hot spots have been isolated and sealed and all movements in those areas have been fully restricted, the officials said. On Wednesday, chief secretary, BVR […]
Burglars take advantage of lockdown, steal chest at deserted Tral shrine
Tral: Amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, burglars stole a cash filled chest at a shrine in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police sources said that burglars broke into the shrine of ‘Astan Mehmood Bukhari’ (RA) and stole a cash filled chest. The burglars after stealing the chest broke it into a nearby paddy […]
Another person tests positive for coronavirus in Ladakh
Ladakh: After a brief lull for nearly two weeks a man has tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh union territory. The person hails from Kargil, officials said on Thursday. Three persons tested positive for coronavirus on March 18 and since then no person tested positive in Ladakh Union territory, officials added. The total number of […]
Gurez avalanche: Body of missing man recovered after 47 days
Srinagar, Apr 02: The body of a man who went missing on February 15 when an avalanche hit Chak Nallah area of Gurez in north Kashmir was recovered on Thursday, sources said. They said that the body of Javid Ahmad Lone, son of Abdul Aziz Lone of Dangithal village in Tulail was recovered from Kishen […]
Drug peddler escapes from custody, re-arrested
Ganderbal: A drug peddler who managed to escape from a police station has been arrested again in Ganderbal district. Reports said that a drug peddler identified as Maqsood Ganai son Muhmmad Maqbool, a resident of Wakoora Ganderbal was arrested by police a day ago. However, he managed to escape from the police station Safapora late […]
