Police arrests drug peddler in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Police arrested a drug peddler in Ganderbal and recovered psychotropic substances from his possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Baroosa Chowk, intercepted a suspicious person who on seeing naka party tried to flee from the spot and was apprehended tactfully. He has been […]
Police seized five vehicles involved in illegal extraction of minerals
Srinagar: Police in Awantipora seized five tippers used in illegal excavation and transportation of minerals in Patalbagh Pampore, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that acting tough against the persons involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, a police party seized Five tippers bearing registration numbers JK02AH-8984, JK04E-1427, JK03B-3251, JKO4B-3681, JK03B-3314. Accordingly, case […]
Students suffer as GHSS Khiram faces staff shortage
Locals demand intervention of higher ups Anantnag: Government Higher Secondary School Khiram is facing a severe staff crunch, which has significantly impacted the academic performance of its students, especially in the recently declared Class 10th and 12th board results. Locals from Khiram area said that the results of the School were not upto the expectations […]
Nomad woman’s alleged ‘Rape and Murder’ in Nishat Triggers outrage
Local committee demands stern action against the accused Srinagar: A horrifying incident involving the alleged rape and murder of a nomadic woman in Srinagar’s Nishat area has shocked the local community and sparked widespread condemnation. The woman, (name withheld), wife of Mohammad Rafiq, originally from Reasi and presently residing in the Nishat area, was reportedly […]
Nomad woman dies after being ‘assaulted’ by 2 men in Srinagar; 1 held
Srinagar: A nomad woman died on Sunday after she was allegedly assaulted by two men in an inebriated condition in the Nishat area of the city, officials said here. The woman, whose identity has been withheld, was assaulted by the men as they tried to rape her, the officials said. They said the nomad woman […]
Army vehicle plunges into gorge in Ramban, JCO among three soldiers killed
Ramban/Jammu: Three Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 500-metre deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday, officials said. The Army truck was part of a convoy moving from Jammu to Srinagar along national highway-44. The accident occurred near […]
22 injured in wall collapse during marriage function in J-K’s Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: At least 22 persons, including 12 women and eight children, were injured when the wall of a house collapsed during a marriage function at Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. The incident took place at Dhani Dhar village soon after the bride reached the house in the evening, they said. The […]
Ahead of NEET-UG, mock drills conducted to check readiness
New Delhi: Mock drills were held at all NEET-UG centres on Saturday to ensure smooth conduct of the nationwide medical entrance exam, according to an official source. The crucial exam is scheduled for May 4 at 5,453 centres in over 500 cities across the country. This year, over 22.7 lakh candidates have registered for the […]
Survey Ramban to spot landslide-prone zones, engage GSI: Jitendra Singh to officials
Jammu: Union Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh Saturday directed officers to conduct an extensive survey to identify landslide-prone zones in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district for long-term disaster mitigation and suggested engaging the Geological Survey of India for the study. Chairing a high-level review meeting in the cloudburst-hit district, which is part of his Udhampur […]
Farooq Abdullah urges people to take stand against perpetrators of Pahalgam-like attacks
Anantnag: National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah on Saturday urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir to stand against the perpetrators of Pahalgam-like attacks for progress and prosperity, asserting that those behind the April 22 massacre would “rot in hell”. The former chief minister of the erstwhile state visited the residence of Adil Hussain Shah, a […]