Former AIR Srinagar announcer Altaf Bukhari passes away
Srinagar: Former senior announcer of All India Radio (AIR) Srinagar – then Radio Kashmir Srinagar – Syed Altaf Bukhari passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76. Altaf Bukhari was the father of the well-known journalist late Shahid Bukhari. ‘Nimaz-i-Jinazah’ (funeral prayers) of the deceased was offered around noon today at his ancestral graveyard […]
Elderly man dies waiting in queue for old age pension
Srinagar: A 62-year-old man died on Tuesday while waiting for verification of his credentials to get an old-age pension at the Social Welfare office in Bandipora district of the north Kashmir, officials said here. Sonaullah Bhat, a resident of Malangam in Bandipora, died at the Tehsil Social Welfare office Tuesday morning as he was waiting […]
Cold conditions intensify in Kashmir ahead of Chilla-i-Kalan
Srinagar: Cold wave across Kashmir intensified on Tuesday as the temperatures fell several degrees below the freezing point, a day ahead of ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’, the 40-day harshest winter period, officials said on Tuesday. The minimum temperature in Srinagar recorded last night was minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, while Gulmarg resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district recorded a […]
Major General Mohit Seth takes over as GoC of Army’s Kilo Force
Srinagar: Major General Mohit Seth on Tuesday took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Indian Army’s counter-insurgency Kilo Force. He took over from Major General Sanjiv Singh Slaria who has been moved to Northern Command headquarters in Udhampur, a defence spokesperson said. Major General Slaria’s tenure saw the Kilo Force take distinctive […]
3 feared dead as car plunges into Chenab river in Doda
Doda: At least three people were feared dead after a car plunged into the river Chenab in the Gaddoo area of Doda Tuesday early morning, officials said here. An official told the mews agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the vehicle rolled down into the river Chenab near Gaddoo on Doda-Kishtwar road. He said soon after […]
Active Covid cases across India dip to 3,490
New Delhi: India recorded 112 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 3,490, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The Covid tally stood at 4.46 crore (4,46,76,199). The death toll stands at 5,30,677 with three fatalities, which includes two deaths reconciled by Kerala and one from Maharashtra in the […]
3 Let terrorists killed in encounter in Shopian: Police
Srinagar: Three Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. Sharing details of the encounter, a police spokesman in a statement said that acting on specific information regarding the presence of terrorists in Munj Marg area of Shopian, a joint cordon and search […]
Robbery case solved in Budgam, 3 persons arrested: Police
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have solved a robbery case within 24 hours by arresting three accused persons. A police spokesman in a handout said on December 18, Police Station Chadoora received a written complaint from one Shakir Bashir, son of Bashir Ahmad Shergojri of Nowpora, Chadoora, saying that he along with his brother […]
4 drug-peddlers booked under PSA in Awantipora
Srinagar: Police on Monday said it has booked four notorious drug peddlers under PIT NDPS Act in Awantipora, and arrested a drug-peddler along with huge quantity of contraband substance in Budgam. In Awantipora, four notorious drug-peddlers identified as Bakhtawar Ahmad Makroo, son of Late Abdul Rahim Makroo of Gulzapora Batpora; Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, son of […]
DAP’s newly appointed Jammu provincial secretary resigns
Jammu: Days after being appointed as Jammu provincial secretary, Democratic Azad Party (DAP) leader Jai Singh on Monday submitted his resignation from the post, citing “personal reasons”. DAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad made various appointments in the party over the past two days – nearly three months after its launch in Jammu. “Due to my […]
