Truck catches fire at Jawhar Tunnel, traffic suspended on NH1
Qazigund: The vehicular movement along Jammu-Srinagar highway was temporarily suspended on Saturday after a truck caught fire at Jawahar Tunnel in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Officials said that a truck bearing registration number (JK13B-2215) was parked on the roadside at Jawahar Tunnel when it suddenly caught fire and flames engulfed the entire […]
Anantnag village craves for potable water from past three weeks
Anantnag: Residents of Poshkreeri Village of Srigufwara area in south Kashmir’s district is without drinking water supply from the last 20 days. Locals said that since there has been no rainfall from the last 4 months the water level of the canal from where they were getting water for drinking purposes has decreased. “This has […]
LG’s gold medal for public servants announced
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday announced the Lieutenant Governor’s gold medal for honesty, integrity and meritorious public service for the year 2020. The officers who have been awarded for the medal include Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Mohit Gera, Anti Corruption Bureau director Anand Jain, Finance Department special secretary Shamim Ahmad Wani, […]
Secular ethos, democratic spirit should be preserved in JK: NC
JAMMU: Describing secular character and democratic foundations as the biggest strength of India, National Conference (NC) Devender Singh Rana Saturday underscored the crucial need for amity, brotherhood and harmony between various segments of the society. Hoisting tricolour on 74th Independence Day at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here Rana said the best way to celebrate this auspicious occasion […]
KU announces PG Entrance Exam-2020 from Sep
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir (KU) is going to conduct entrance examination for admission to various PG courses for the session 2020 tentatively from the first week of September, 2020, a spokesman of the varsity said. “ It is notified for information of all candidates who have submitted online application form and have deposited the […]
Massive landslide closes Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Friday due to a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said. Vehicular traffic on the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was suspended on Friday, leaving hundreds […]
Cop held while taking bribe from truck driver
Jammu: A police sub-inspector was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths while taking bribe from a truck driver in Srinagar, an official said on Friday. The ACB swung into action on a complaint by the truck driver who said Sub-inspector Farooq Ahmad Abassi of Batamaloo police station in Srinagar has confiscated documents […]
13-year-old girl rescued from child marriage in Udhampur, six held
Jammu: Police on Friday rescued a 13-year-old girl in Udhampur district who was allegedly forced to marry a man almost three times her age and arrested six people, including her parents, officials said. The girl was rescued after the sarpanch of Katwalt village (Ramnagar) informed police that the minor was being forcibly married to a […]
Pandit body blames govt of sabotaging their return to Valley
Jammu: The All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) on Friday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of sabotaging the multipronged plan of the return of displaced Kashmiri Hindus to the Valley. The organisation also blamed the administration for reportedly harassing the Kashmiri migrants employed in the Valley under the prime minister’s special economic package. “The […]
2 JeM associates arrested in Pulwama
Srinagar: Two militant associates belonging to proscribed outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were arrested from Pulwama district of south Kashmir and explosive material recovered from their possession, police said on Friday. The militant associates were nabbed by security forces from the district’s Tral area, a police spokesperson said. They have been identified as Reyaz Ahmad Bhat, a […]