Three casual labourers attempt ‘self-immolation’ at Kokernag
Srinagar, Jul 3: Three casual labourers were timely rescued and hospitalised after they made a self-immolation bid at Botanical Garden Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon, official sources said. They said that panic gripped the people present in the Garden after three persons tried to self-immolate themselves. “The onlookers timely intervened to rescue […]
Driver killed as oil tanker plunges into gorge in Ramban
Ramban: A driver of an oil tanker died after his vehicle fell into a deep gorge near Shaitani Nallah in Banihal area of Ramban district on Monday morning, officials said. An official said that oil tanker rolled down and fell into a deep gorge near Shaitani Nallah. He said that soon after a rescue operation […]
KU organises maiden ‘Library Meet’, VC chairs inaugural session KV News Network Srinagar: The Allama Iqbal Library, University of Kashmir, on Monday held its maiden Library Meet to provide a common platform to the former and present library professionals to exchange ideas and expertise on giving a further fillip to the library culture in the […]
Zahid Bagh village in Pulwama lacks basic facilities: Locals
Seek upgradation of services, basic amenities
Pulwama:-A village in Litter tehsil of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is carving for facilities as authorities aren’t paying any attention towards the village, locals alleged. Locals from Zahid Bagh village said that the village falls on the boundary of Pulwama and Shopian district and lacks all basic facilities. They said that a water supply scheme […]
Batamaloo firefighting operation ends after six hours
Personnel from 19 stations, 20 vehicles were on job, one vehicle on stand-by for precautions: DFO
Srinagar: A massive fire broke out in a three-storey hardware store building on Sunday afternoon in the Batamaloo area here and was controlled after hectic efforts of firefighters for six long hours, even as one vehicle has been put on standby at the spot as a precautionary measure. An official from the Fire & Emergency […]
Vice chief of Army staff visits Ladakh
Leh: Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar visited different forward areas in the Union Territory of Ladakh and interacted with the troops deployed at the inhospitable terrain, Army said on Sunday. Lt Gen Kumar was also briefed on the operational and logistics aspects at Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps, […]
Tourist vehicle crashes into divider in Udhampur, six injured
Jammu: Six persons were injured when a Kashmir-bound tourist vehicle crashed into a divider near the Tikri area in Udhampur district on Sunday, police said. The accident took place on the along Jammu-Srinagar national highway, they added. The injured passengers, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, have been admitted to the district hospital in Udhampur, the police […]
Search operation conducted in Poonch
Jammu: Security forces on Sunday launched a search operation in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The joint search and cordon operation by army and police was launched in Dabi Dharti area of Balakote sector at around 9 am following inputs about suspicious movement, the officials said. […]
Police refute allegations of lathi charge on Amarnath pilgrims
Says committed to safety, security of yatris
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday termed the allegations of lathi charge on Amarnath Yatris as baseless and fabricated. In a statement issued to the news agency—, a police spokesman said that a video is circulating on social media wherein it is alleged that Police did Lathicharge on yatries. However, the news is totally […]
Six arrested for murder over land dispute in Jammu
Jammu: Three couples were arrested for allegedly killing a relative over a land dispute here last month, a police official said on Sunday. Darshan Lal was allegedly knocked to death by a tractor near his house in Chak Malal village of Khour on the outskirts of Jammu on June 21, the official said. He said […]
