The Jammu and Kashmir administration has placed thirty-five senior officers under suspension for their alleged involvement in corruption, IANS reported. According to the report, five officials from the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution, two from transport department, one each from Revenue department and Rural Development department, 24 from forest, ecology and environment […]
Hajin: A 30-year old labourer from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district died while another was injured in electrocution in Hajin area of Bandipora district on Wednesday, officials said. They identified the deceased as Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Rastum Bhat a resident of Watapora village of Handwara area of Kupwara. Bhat as per officials worked […]
Srinagar: Union Home Ministry has ordered the deployment of 49 additional battalions of paramilitary CRPF to Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the ensuing Panchayat election, officials sources said on Wednesday. They said the deployments are being moved from various states to J-K and concerned quarters have been asked to make the arrangements including […]
Srinagar: An army captain was injured in a blast while handling a grenade at a post on Line of Control in Balakot sector of Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the incident occurred at about 1230 hours last night and a Captain of (19 Kamoon) namely Saurav Kumar was injured. He was shifted […]
Srinagar: A sero survey conducted in Kashmir has found that two out of every five people in the valley have developed antibodies against the coronavirus. The survey carried out in October found the highest prevalence of antibodies in Pulwama at 43.1 per cent and the lowest in Kulgam at 28.5 per cent. “We conducted a sero […]
Ganderbal: The traffic movement on 434 km long Srinagar-Leh highway which was suspended last week after fresh snowfall at Zojila Pass, was restored on Wednesday morning, officials said. They said the road, which was closed on Saturday, was opened for one way traffic from Leh to Srinagar this morning. However, people have been asked to […]
Srinagar: A CRPF trooper ended his life by shooting self dead with his service rifle in Wadura area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla District on Wednesday morning. A police official confirming the incident identified the deceased as Head Constable Rajan Kumar of 92 Batallion hailing from Odisha. The cause of him taking such an extreme step […]
Kupwara: An army soldier was killed and two others were injured after a snow avalanche hit a post in Tanghdar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the snow mass hit Roshan post at around 8 pm last night and three soldiers were swept away. They were immediately rescued and […]
Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday directed the government to release Muslim League Chairman Masarat Alam Bhat from preventive custody forthwith if he is not required in any other case. A division bench of Justice Saneev Kumar and Justice Rajnesh Oswal issued the direction after noticing that the detention order against Bhat has outlived […]
Srinagar : The Srinagar administration Tuesday ordered the exhumation and conduct of post mortem of a Srinagar woman who died a day before her wedding earlier this month. The would-be-husband of 29 year old Shahnaza Sultan of Sultan Mohallah area of Saidakadal Srinagar outskirts alleged that Shahnaza died without exhibiting any complications and he has […]