Woman found dead in Doodganga nallah
Budgam: A woman’s dead body was recovered from Nallah Doodganga at Wathora area of Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday afternoon. Quoting official sources, news agency KNO reported that the body of a woman was found by locals near Wathora playground, who later informed the police accordingly. Locals identified the woman as Jameela, […]
Minor boy drowns in Bemina flood channel
Srinagar: A minor boy drowned in a flood channel in the Hamdaniya Colony locality of Bemina in Srinagar on Sunday afternoon following which a rescue operation was launched to trace him. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the boy drowned while he was playing football with friends, and soon after people present at […]
12 persons injured in road accident in Rajouri
Srinagar: At least twelve persons were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Rajouri on Sunday afternoon, officials said. GNS reported that a bus (JK02AK 4299) while on its way from Udhan to Teryath met with an accident at Teryath due to the ‘rash and negligent’ driving of the […]
4 drug peddlers arrested
Srinagar: Police have arrested four drug peddlers in Ganderbal and Baramulla and recovered contraband substances from their possession, officials informed Sunday. They said police during patrolling at Dudarhuma arrested a “notorious” drug peddler Shabir Ahmad Shah, son of Ghulam Rasool Shah of Dudarhuma Ganderbal. During the search, psychotropic substance (Codeine Phosphate) was recovered from his […]
Blinken kicks off meetings in Beijing on high-stakes mission to cool soaring US-China tensions
Beijing: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday kicked off two days of high-stakes diplomatic talks in Beijing aimed at trying to cool exploding U.S.-China tensions that have set many around the world on edge. Blinken opened his programme by meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for an extended discussion to be followed by […]
Mild earthquake hits J&K
Jammu: A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday but there was no report of any damage, officials said. The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 2.03 pm, was the hilly Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, an official of the meteorological department said. He said the depth of the earthquake […]
Body of missing non-local man found in Sopore
Sopore: The body of a non-local man, who had gone missing on June 13, was recovered from the Tulibal area of Sopore town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the body of Pintu of Uttar Pradesh was recovered from river Jhelum near the Tulibal […]
Man axed to death in Doda, accused arrested
Jammu: A 66-year-old man was axed to death over a dispute related to the extraction of stones in Doda district, police said on Saturday. The accused, Bharov Singh (31), was arrested from the forested Gandoh area within four hours of the murder, a police official said. Singh attacked Ram Krishan with an axe in Gandoh […]
Drug peddler arrested in Handwara
Srinagar: Police have arrested a drug peddler in Handwara and recovered contraband substance from his possession, officials said Saturday. They said police intercepted a suspicious person at Kralgund near Eidgah. Identified as Mohammad Amin Bhat alias Umar, son of Rayaz Ahmad, resident of Kralgund, the person was arrested after his personal search yielded 40 grams […]
NC forms committee to devise strategy to fight substance abuse in J&K
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Friday constituted an 11-member committee to address the “pressing issue” of substance abuse in Jammu and Kashmir, party spokesperson said. The committee will be headed by senior NC leader and former finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather, he said. “As approved by the competent authority, a committee has been established […]
