Woman killed after Poplar tree falls on her
Winds, hail storm wreak havoc in Baramulla
Baramulla, Jun 05: A woman was killed when a Poplar tree fell on her at Kachwa Muqam in Wagoora tehsil of Baramulla district on Tuesday afternoon. She was identified as Hajira Begum (55), wife of Ghulam Rasool Mir, a resident of Kachwa Muqam. Locals said the woman was transplanting paddy saplings in the fields when […]
Medicos, para-medicos pledge to contribute to healthy environment
World Environment observed in DH Baramulla
Baramulla: In a bid to contribute to a healthy environment campaign, District Hospital Baramulla under the aegis of Directorate of Health Services Kashmir observed World Environment Day on Tuesday in Baramulla. Encouraging mass awareness and action for the protection of environment, District Hospital Baramulla created awareness among its staff and trainees and urged the staff […]
Fire destroys power infra at NHPC receiving station Boniyar
Baramulla, Jun 03: Massive fire that broke out in a receiving station of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) at Boniyar Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday destroyed some important power infrastructure there. Sources said that fire broke out inside the NHPC receiving station and later engulfed adjoining huts. Locals living in the area, […]
Massive fire broke out in power receiving station Boniyar
Baramulla: Massive fire broke out in power receiving station Boniyar Uri due to heavy electric short circuit in its main transformer. Massive fire flames have engulfed the compound and several fire tenders are on job to douse the inferno. The electric short circuit have affected power supply in the area. More details are waited. Reyaz […]
Army trooper slips to death, officer injured in Uri
Baramulla, June 01: An Army trooper was killed while as a Major was injured after they slipped off a mountain and fell down into a gorge in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Javid Ahmed said that duo was part of the patrolling party when they slipped […]
2 militants killed in Handwara forests
Handwara, May 31: Two militants were killed in an overnight gunfight in Qaziabad Kralgund forest area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. The gunfight erupted when militants opened fire on a patrolling party of Army’s 32 RR late last night in forest area of Qaziabad in Kralgund, an Army officials said. “The […]
Two militants killed in Handwara gunfight
Handwara: Two militants were killed in an overnight gunfight in Qaziabad Kralgund forest area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. The gunfight erupted on militants opened fire upon patrolling party of army’s 32 RR late last night in forest area of Qaziabad in Kralgund. “The fire was retaliated triggering a fierce gunfight […]
Two vehicles seized with illicit timbers
Driver set free under political pressure, allege locals
Rafiabad : While forest department claims to have launched ‘war’ against timber smuggling, forest officials in Rafiabad have allegedly set free the divers of two vehicles seized with illicit timber. The drivers and few smugglers were arrested along with illicit timber in Rafiabad area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday midnight The forest officials […]
Youth killed in Sumbal after tree branch hits him
Hajin, May 29: Protests erupted in Sumbal town against administration for failing to chop off branches of decades-old Chinar trees after a youth was killed when a decaying branch of fell upon him. The slain youth was identified as 25-year-old Imtiyaz Ahmad Kumar, son of Ghulam Qadir Kumar, a resident of Asham area of Sumbal […]
DC Baramulla kick starts fortnightly IDCF in DH Baramulla
Towards ‘zero’ deaths of children due to diarrhea
Baramulla: With a goal to contain deaths due to diarrhoea, health department in Baramulla lunched the Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) 2018 program under the theme ‘Zero child death due to childhood diarrhoea’ from 28 May to 9 June in District Hospital Baramulla to create awareness among common masses of Baramulla district. Deputy Commissioner Baramulla […]
