India created world record with 64.2 cr people voting in LS polls: CEC Rajiv Kumar
NEW DELHI: India created a world record with 64.2 crore voters, including 31.2 crore women, participating in the Lok Sabha elections this year, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Monday. Addressing a press briefing, he said over 68,000 monitoring teams and 1.5 crore polling and security personnel were involved in the world’s largest electoral […]
Night temp rises amid forecast for very light rains in J&K
Srinagar: Amid forecast for partly cloudy weather with possibility of very light rain at a few places till June 4, night temperature recorded an increase at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that while partly cloudy weather with possibility of light rain/thunder at few places was […]
Thajwas Incident: Missing labouer’s body retrieved
Srinagar: The body of a missing Sledgeman was retrieved from Nallah Sindh on Monday, officials said. Pertinently, the Sledgeman went missing yesterday after a portion of Thajwas glacier fell in Sonamarg area of Ganderbal while two tourists rescued immediately after the incident took place. However, the officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that […]
Encounter breaks out in Pulwama
Pulwama: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Nihama Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, Officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an encounter broke out at Nihama, Pulwama after Security forces started a search operation on credible inputs in the area. “Encounter has started […]
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 […]
