2 dead, 16 injured as bus overturns in Jammu
Jammu: Two passengers were killed and 16 sustained injuries when a bus overturned in the Akhnoor sub-division here on Sunday, police said. A police official said the accident occurred near Kaleeth village in the evening after the driver lost control of the vehicle. Kewal Kumar and V Bhagat died on the spot, he said. The […]
Two held with over two kg heroin in Rajouri
Jammu: Two suspected narcotic smugglers were arrested along with over two kg heroin worth over Rs 10 crore in the international market from the border district of Rajouri, officials on Sunday said. Sajad Hussain of Thandi Kasi village and Fateh Mohammad of Chitti Bakri were arrested with the contraband substance from Parran village in Chingus […]
Wildlife official injured in bear attack in Kulgam
Srinagar: A wildlife official was injured after being attacked by a bear in Parigam area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday. An official said that Bashir Ahmed Bhat, son of Ghulam Ahmad Bhat of Devsar, was attacked by a bear in Parigam. He said that Bhat received injuries and was shifted to hospital, news […]
Murder accused arrested after 16 years in Kishtwar
Jammu: A man wanted for killing a Sarpanch in 2008, was arrested in Kishtwar district on Sunday, police said. Mir Hussain, a resident of Keshwan, was the “most wanted fugitive” in the district and was arrested by a special team following specific information from Kishtwar, a police spokesman said. Hussain had gone underground after abducting […]
Drug peddler held in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police have arrested a drug peddler in Baramulla and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesperson informed Sunday. He said at a checkpoint at Wanigam Bala, police intercepted and later arrested one Ghulam Hassan Hajam, son of Ali Mohammad of Wanigam Bala, after 12 kgs of green poppy-like contraband substance was recovered […]
Police arrests 171 drug peddlers in past five months in Baramulla
Illegal properties of 16 notorious drug peddlers also attached Srinagar: Police in Baramulla have registered 95 cases under NDPS Act and arrested 171 drug peddlers including 44 “hard-core” drug peddlers who have been booked under PIT NDPS in the first five months of 2024, a police spokesperson informed in a statement Saturday. He said contraband […]
Cop dead as service rifle goes off accidentally
Srinagar: A policeman died Saturday allegedly after his service weapon went off accidentally at Zewan in Srinagar, officials said. Head constable Bashir Ahmad sustained injuries when the rifle went off accidentally, the officials said. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to the injuries, they said. KI NewsKashmir Images is an English […]
Man jumps into river Jhelum at Chattabal
Srinagar: A rescue operation was launched on Saturday after an unknown person jumped into River Jhelum in Chattabal area of Srinagar. News agency KNO reported that an unknown person jumped into the river at Bharave Ghat in Chattabal, following which a rescue operation was launched at the spot. KI NewsKashmir Images is an English […]
Drowned man’s body retrieved from Jhelum
Srinagar: The dead body of a 55-year-old man was recovered today after 11 days of search in River Jhelum in north Kashmir’s Baramulla. Quoting official sources, news agency KNS reported that Mohammad Subhan Dhobi of Kakar Hamam, Baramulla, had drowned in Jhelum on May 21. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) led the search operation, […]
Online money scam solved in Ganderbal: Police
Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved online frauds and put on hold lakhs of rupees, besides having traced out 16 missing/lost smartphones worth lakhs of rupees in Ganderbal. A police spokesperson said that acting on complaints about online money scams and missing cell phones, a team of Cyber Cell Ganderbal “solved a huge […]