Non-local domestic helper found dead
Srinagar: A 55-year-old non-local man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Bemina area of Srinagar City on Monday, police said. Reports said that Kaloo Kami (55) son of Saila Kaloo of Machpara, Kalchini, Alipora West Bengali, hanged himself inside a residential house at Iqbalabad area of Bemina where he was working as a domestic […]
Missing Tral man’s dead body recovered
Srinagar: Body of a 60-year-old man who was missing since March 6 was recovered from a marshy land in Soura area of Srinagar district on Monday. Station House Officer (SHO) Soura, Tanveer Ahmad said that soon after receiving the information, a police team rushed to the spot and recovered the body from the marshy land. […]
Pak shells forward areas in Poonch
Jammu: The Pakistan Army engaged in mortar shelling and small arms firing at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday in violation of a ceasefire agreement, a defence spokesman said. The shelling and firing from across the border in Kirni and Qasba sectors started around […]
Army Subedar dies of heart attack
Srinagar: An army soldier died of cardiac arrest in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police sources said Monday. They said that Subedar Omjeet Singh (JC-45231) suffered heart attack in the army camp at Trona Baramulla. He was shifted to nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Police has registered a case in this regard, the […]
Traffic restored on Jmu-Sgr highway after fresh landslides
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was once again temporarily closed for traffic on Monday due to a fresh landslide in Ramban district leaving more than 2,000 vehicles stranded. Official sources said that fresh landslides along the highway were witnessed near Cafeteria Mode in Ramban district that resulted in the highway getting blocked. Due to closure of […]
Court quashes detention of Bar Secretary under PSA
Srinagar: State High Court Monday directed the government to release High Court Bar Association General Secretary Muhammad Ashraf Bhat. Bhat is currently facing detention under Public Safety Act at Srinagar Central Jail. He was arrested in October 2019 after Tehsildar issued his detention order vide number 107/151 and subsequently, PSA was slapped against him. Court […]
WhatsApp group Admins beware
Spreading false info on coronavirus will invite trouble
Srinagar: District magistrate Doda Dr Sagar D Doifode has issued on order on Monday which said that no whatsapp group administrator or any person is allowed to upload any false information or unconfirmed fabricated news or rumour with regards to conformation of positive Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in district Doda unless and until confirmation from the […]
Facebook user booked for ‘sensitive remarks’
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday booked a Facebook user for posting “sensitive remarks” on the social media platform in Rajouri district, an official said. A case under relevant sections of the law has been registered against the accused and further investigation is on, a senior police officer said. We appeal to people […]
Landslide damages dozens of houses in DH Pora
Locals stage protest demand rehabilitation
Anantnag: Residents of Check Ranbir pora village in Damhal Hanjipora belt in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday staged protest against district administration for falling to rehabilitate the locals as landslides continue in the area thereby damaging their residential houses. Locals said that landslides continue in the area from last 15 days but authorities have […]
Cylinder blast at Budgam: Hundreds attend funeral of deceased youth
Budgam: Amid sobs, thousands of people on Friday night attended the funeral prayer of the youth who was charred to death while rescuing the family who were trapped in the blaze that broke out in a residential house in Wadwan village in Budgam. Notably, a youth identified as Umar Abdullah Malik, was charred to death […]
