Man crushed to death by police armoured vehicle in Hawal
Incident sparks protest, police registers FIR Srinagar: An elderly man lost his life after being struck by an armoured vehicle while crossing the road in the Hawal area of the old city on Friday. The accidental death of the 75-year-old man sparked protests in the area. The incident, according to witnesses, occurred around 12:45 PM […]
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 […]
Phase III of e-Courts Project would transform Indian Judicial System incredibly: Chief Justice
JAMMU: Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, today virtually inaugurated a two-day e-Courts Phase III Regional Cluster Workshop for North Zone, High Court(s), which is being held at J&K Judicial Academy, Srinagar. The delegates from the High Courts of Delhi, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan and Allahabad along with the High Court […]
Educationists’ role essential in achieving tobacco-free society: Justice Tashi
J&K LSA organises awareness programme on World No Tobacco Day SRINAGAR: Commemorating the World No Tabacco Day, the J&K Legal Services Authority in collaboration with Crescent Public School, Naseem Bagh, Srinagar, Bilaliya Educational Institute, Srinagar, Nageen Lake Conservation organization, Kashmir Concern, Agri Industries Vikaas Chamber and District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Srinagar, organized an awareness […]
DHSK observes World No Tobacco Day
Speakers advocate collective action to weed out the menace SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) today observed World No Tobacco Day here in which the participants deliberated upon the health challenges posed by consumption of all forms of tobacco, for smokers as well as non-smokers. To commemorate the global celebration, a grand function […]
Crackdown on underweight cylinders: LMD Kulgam slaps LPG bottling plant with penalty of Rs 1 lakh
SRINAGAR: Legal Metrology Department (LMD) Kulgam has slapped a Samba-based LPG bottling plant with a penalty of one lakh rupees for supplying underweight LPG Cylinders for public distribution through retailers. The field executives of the Legal Metrology Department under the supervision of the Assistant Controller, Legal Metrology, Kulgam, apprehended a consignment of 324 domestic LPG […]
DC Ramban stresses hindrance-free NH-44 for SANJY-2024, tourist & fruit season
Inspects, widening maintenance work on Nashri–Banihal stretch RAMBAN: Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Baseer-Ul-Haq Chaudhary, along with SSP Traffic NHW, Rohit Basotra and Additional Deputy Commissioner Varunjeet Singh Charak, inspected the measures being taken by executing agencies on National Highway-44 for smooth traffic movement from Nashri to Banihal, especially in view of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2024, […]
