Wanted criminal dies in scuffle with police while trying to escape custody
Jammu: A wanted criminal died in a scuffle with cops while trying to escape from police custody along with an aide near here, an official said on Tuesday. Four cops escorting wanted criminal Mushtaq Ali alias Raj Ali alias Bacchu Don from Punjab to Jammu were also got injured in the incident, a police spokesman […]
Teenager’s bullet ridden body found in Jammu park, suicide suspected
Jammu: The body of a young man with a bullet injury was found inside a park near here on Tuesday, police said. The 18-year-old was missing for the last couple of days, and it appears that he committed suicide, they said, adding that a pistol was recovered from the park in the Digiana area of […]
CM Omar meets flood, landslide-hit victims in Ramban
Ramban: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday assessed the ground situation in the aftermath of the destruction caused by heavy rains coupled with cloudbursts and landslides here, and met with the affected families. This was his second visit to the affected areas in as many days. On Monday, the chief minister drove from Srinagar to […]
Police arrests three drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested three drug peddlers in Srinagar, Anantnag and Budgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Tuesday. In Srinagar, a police team at a checkpoint established at Bohri Kadal Srinagar intercepted a suspicious person. He has been identified as Farooq Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Akbar Dar resident of […]
Husband killed, wife injured as vehicle skids into Dal Lake in Srinagar
Srinagar: A speedy car skidded off the road and plunged into the Dal Lake on Tuesday afternoon—leaving a man dead and his wife injured, officials said. An official said that the incident took place around 4:45 PM when a Swift car bearing registration number JK01N-7373 lost control near SKICC and fell into the lake. He […]
People donate 10 Lakh for driver who lost his vehicle in Ramban mudslide
Srinagar: In an extraordinary display of compassion, the people of Kashmir united overnight to raise Rs. 10 lakh for Ferooz Ahmad Dar, a humble and hardworking driver from the Kema area of Bandipora. His vehicle, which served as his sole means of income was tragically buried under debris in Ramban on Sunday, leaving him in […]
Ramban landslide- It is a major natural disaster: Dr Farooq Abdullah
Jammu: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday termed the Ramban cloudburst a major natural disaster and urged the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take serious note of the situation. Speaking to reporters in Jammu, Dr Abdullah said the entire village in Ramban has come down due to the disaster […]
Security forces destroy highly explosive mortar shell in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: The security forces detected and destroyed a highly explosive mortar shell in Rajouri district on Monday evening, officials said. The mortar shell was recovered at the Manyal village of Thanamandi, where villagers discovered the shell in a field and promptly informed the Army and police, they said. The Bomb Disposal Squad of the security […]
NC, Farooq should clarify stand on Dalut’s Article 370 claim: Mehbooba
Jammu: PDP supremo Mehbooba Mufti on Monday demanded the NC and its president Farooq Abdullah clarify ex-RAW chief A S Dulat’s claim in his latest book that the senior Abdullah would have “helped” pass the proposal to abrogate Jammu and Kashmir’s special status had he been taken into confidence. Describing the revelation made in Dulat’s […]
MLA Banihal seeks operationalisation of Baramulla-Katra Railway Service
Demands Relief and Rehabilitation package from for affected families Ramban: Expressing serious concern over the widespread devastation caused by incessant rains, hailstorms, landslides, and cloudbursts across parts of Jammu and Kashmir—particularly in Ramban, Banihal, Gool, and Dharamkund—Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) Banihal, Sajjad Shaheen urged the government to take immediate and comprehensive measures to mitigate the […]