Woman dies in Ganderbal accident
Srinagar, Apr 09: A woman was killed and her husband injured in a road accident in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday, police said. An official said Dilshada Begum from Kangan area died in an accident when a truck hit a motorcycle she was riding with her husband in Margund area. Her husband Mohammad Sharif […]
APMCC welcome’s CM’s taking up Sharda temple issue with PM
Jammu, April 09: The All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) today hailed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for taking up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the long-pending demand to reopen the Sharda temple in Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK). Mufti today called on Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi and pleaded for working to reopen Sharda Peeth, an ancient […]
11 SPs transferred
Jammu, Apr 09: In a minor reshuffle, 11 Superintendents of Police (SPs) including three traffic police officers in Jammu and Kashmir were transferred today. Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic, City) Jammu Nisha Nathyal, SSP (Traffic, Rural) Kashmir Aijaz Ahmed Bhat, Additional SP (Traffic, Srinagar) Muzaffar Ahmed Shah and SP Traffic Rural Jammu Shaheen Wahid were […]
Low intensity quake felt in J&K
Srinagar, Apr 09: A low intensity earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Monday although there were no reports of casualties or any damage. A state disaster management department official said: “An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale occurred at 6.06 a.m. on Monday. “The epicentre of the quake was in Punjab’s Amritsar district.” Images […]
Abducted girl rescued in Rajouri, kidnapper held
Jammu, Apr 09: A girl, allegedly abducted by a youth a week ago, was rescued and her kidnapper arrested in Rajouri district, police said. The girl was rescued after a series of raids at various places in Nowshera area of the district, a police spokesman said. He said the family of the girl lodged a […]
IUST tampers selection criteria, bends UGC guidelines to favour blue-eyed
Srinagar, Apr 06: Right from its inception, the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has always attracted criticism for bending and breaking rules to favour “chosen ones” in matters of recruitment. This time too it is no different. Some candidates up in arms against the varsity for having edged them out by violating the […]
Drought, water scarcity stare Valley in face
28.3 degrees Celsius, highest in the history, recorded on last day of March; earlier highest was 27.3 on 27 March 1971
Srinagar, Apr 08 : A long dry spell sent the mercury soaring in summer capital of Srinagar, which recorded its hottest-ever March this year, and raised the spectre of drought-like conditions. Authorities have advised farmers in many areas not to cultivate paddy – a water-intensive crop – and the Agricultural department is preparing a contingency […]
Hit by stone, cop battling for life at AIIMS
Srinagar: A police officer, who was hit in the head by a stone during a stone pelting incident, is battling for life at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. Inspector Manzoor Ahmad, posted as Station House Officer (SHO), Nigeen near Hazratbal was badly injured in a stone-pelting incident on the Foreshore Road area […]
Charge-sheet in Kathua rape-n-murder case next week: Police
Jammu, Apr 08: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police is likely to submit the charge-sheet before the High Court in the rape-and-murder case of a minor girl in Kathua district next week, a senior police officer said today. The incident had sparked an outrage across the state. “The over two-and-a-half-month long investigation is […]
Traffic on Sgr-Jmu highway suspended temporarily
Banihal, Apr 08: Stones rolling from a hillock overlooking the nearly 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway forced suspension of traffic on the arterial road this afternoon, officials said. However, efforts are on to clear the debris and ensure early reopening of the highway they said. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Deeraj Singh Katoch said the shooting […]
