Rusted mortar shell found in Poonch
MENDHAR/JAMMU: A rusted mortar shell was found in a farm in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. The shell was found by a villager in a farm land in Uchhad area of Mendhar and informed police, they said. A police team and a bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot on getting […]
Youth injured after stabbed in Srinagar
Srinagar: A youth was injured after being stabbed in Karan nagar area Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Saturday afternoon. A police official told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Scroll that unknown person stabbed a 17 year old youth at Karanagar. He said that he was referred to SMHS hospital in injured condition Meanwhile police have […]
Mehbooba likely to skip INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi
SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said Saturday she is likely to skip the opposition INDIA bloc meeting to be held in New Delhi later in the day due to personal reasons. “I may not go as my mom has undergone an eye surgery,” she told PTI. Top leaders of the opposition grouping […]
Tourist falls unconscious in Srinagar, dies
Srinagar: A tourist from Madhya Pradesh died after he fell unconscious in Srinagar district on Friday last night. An official told News Agency Kashmir Scroll that a domestic tourist namely Morasing Parmar (42) resident of Madhya Pradesh who was staying at houseboat Shah Jahan Srinagar fell unconscious and subsequently shifted to SMHS hospital Srinagar for […]
Barring Gulmarg, night temp rises in J&K
Srinagar: Amid forecast for isolated light rain and thunders over Kashmir and Pirpanjal region and hot and dry weather in the plains of Jammu division, night temperature recorded an increase in J&K except Gulmarg on Saturday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 15.0°C against 13.4°C on the previous […]
Srinagar records 28.0 degree Celsius, Jammu sizzles at 43.7 degree Celsius
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley is set to breathe a sigh of relief as the weatherman here has predicted no heatwave conditions for the next nine days. On Friday, Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 28.0 degree Celsius while Jammu areas continued to witness intense heat wave conditions. As per the Meteorological (MeT) department, Qazigund was the […]
Wildfires rage in several forest, urban areas in Jammu region
Jammu: Fire engulfed several forest and urban areas in the Jammu region, devastating vast tracts of land, officials on Friday said. The fire, which spread to Rajouri, Samba, Reasi and Udhampur districts, and urban parts of Jammu city, destroyed large areas of plantation and other forest wealth, they said. In Samba, the fire broke out […]
Security forces launch searches in Poonch
Poonch/Jammu: Security forces and police launched a cordon-and-search operation in Poonch district on Friday following reports of movement of suspected terrorists, officials said. They said there were intelligence inputs about suspicious movement in the Dera Ki Gali-Bafliaz area of the district. According to sources, around three armed men were spotted in the area and there […]
2 drug smugglers booked under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police have booked two “notorious” drug smugglers under the PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla after obtaining formal detention orders from competent authority, a police spokesperson informed Friday. He said the “notorious” drug smugglers — Ehtisham ud Din Khan, son of Late Bahsir Ahmad of Gousia Mohalla Ladoora Watergam, and Farhat Begum alias Fancy, wife […]
Akhnoor Accident: 6 officials of Lakhanpur check post suspended, probe ordered
Jammu: Day after 22 people were killed and 57 injured, Jammu and Kashmir Transport Department suspended six officials deployed in Lakhanpur for alleged dereliction of duty by allowing overcrowded bus into the Union Territory. As per an order, a copy of which lies with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) six officials including motor vehicle inspector […]
