Hundreds participate in last rites of slain cop
Sopore: Hundreds of people participated in the funeral prayers of slain police constable Ghulam Nabi at his native village Rohama, Rafiabad as he was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard. Ghulam Nabi was among the four constables, killed in a powerful mine blast at Sopore Saturday morning.Constable Ghulam Nabi, father of a 4-year-old baby […]
Kupwara avalanche: Death toll reaches 11
SRINAGAR: At least eleven dead bodies have been recovered so far in the rescue operations that was launched after two vehicles came under multiple snow avalanches at Khoni Nallah near Sadhna Top in Tangdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Friday evening.In the first incident, two beacon officials travelling in a vehicle came under a […]
Six killed, 15 injured after mini-bus plunges into gorge
Udhampur: Six persons were killed and 15 others injured when a mini-bus skidded off the road and fell into a 100-feet deep gorge in this hilly district of Jammu division, police said.The accident took place near Karowa, about 30 km from here, around 1.30 pm, a police spokesperson said.He said that the passenger vehicle was […]
Leh remains coldest place in JK, Valley to witness cooler nights
Srinagar: Leh, in the Ladakh region of the state, was the coldest recorded place as the mercury dropped over 15 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, even as few areas in the higher reaches of the Valley received fresh snowfall.There was light snowfall in Gulmarg, Pahalgam and few other areas in the higher reaches of […]
Pak inciting JK youths against India, says Rajnath
Tekanpur (MP): Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said terror infrastructure in Pakistan continue to exist and the neighbouring country is leaving no stone unturned to instigate the youths of Jammu and Kashmir against India. He also asked the country’s top police brass to take strong action in cases of riots and desecration of religious places. […]
All options against Pakistan are on table, says US
Washington: The US is keeping “all options” on the table apart from suspending about USD 2 billion in security aid to Pakistan to put pressure on it to take decisive action against the Taliban and the Haqqani network and eliminate their safe havens, the White House warned today.The US yesterday suspended about USD 2 billion […]
Govt orders transfers
Srinagar: An IAS and four KAS officers were among 14 others transferred by the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday.According to separate orders, Owais Ahmed (IAS), Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Karnah-Tangdhar, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to the Government, Finance Department.Ghulam Mustafa Andrabi (KAS), Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kangan, has been transferred and posted as Deputy […]
Jail inmate dies in north Kashmir
Srinagar: An inmate of sub-jail Baramulla in north Kashmir died due to “brain haemorrhage” on Saturday.“Ghulam Nabi Bhat son of Abdul Khaliq (45), a resident of Hakbara, Hajin, Bandipora was immediately taken to hospital after he complained of severe headache”, a police officer said.The doctors in the hospital, however, declared him brought dead on arrival, […]
CM grieved over deaths
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed grief and sorrow over the burying alive of ten persons in a snow avalanche at the Sadhna Top in Kupwara district.The Chief Minister has conveyed her sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for solace to the departed souls.Meanwhile, the Chief Minister has directed the Kupwara district administration […]
CM hands over appointment orders to pellet victims
SRINAGAR: As another step towards their social integration, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today distributed appointment orders among yet another group of victims of pellet injuries during the law and order situations in the Valley.The Chief Minister, it may be mentioned here, had distributed appointment orders among a similar group of pellet victims on December 05, […]
