Army evacuates stranded civilians from Gurez
Jammu: The Indian Army on Monday said over 160 stranded civilians, including four critical patients, were airlifted from snow-clad Gurez in north Kashmir. The evacuation was carried out by the Dawar Battalion of Snow Leopard Brigade on Sunday, Udhampur-based defence PRO Lt Col Abhinav Navneet said in a statement here. Gurez Valley along the Line […]
Police recovers body of newborn in Kupwara village
Kupwara: Body of a male newborn baby was found abandoned near a forest area of Vilgam here in this north Kashmir district, officials said on Monday. This is the second male body of a newborn found in the area—Hafrada Shaldoora Vilgam—in as many as four days. They said that some passersby, who visit the forest […]
Coronavirus scare: Govt says no driving license test till Mar 31
Srinagar: The government on Monday asked all officials of the motor vehicle department to suspend the test for acquiring new driving licenses. The directives were issued as part of the directions towards stopping the transmission of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir. The directions to be implemented by all regional Transport Officer, Assistant Regional Transport Officers, […]
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 […]