Train crushes 40-year-old lady in Qazigund
Srinagar: Train crushed a 40-year-old woman to death in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, reports said. Zamrooda Akhtar, wife of Shabir Ahmad Bhat of Verinag, was hit by a train near Levdoora area of the district. A police official said that a case has been registered under relevant sections of law […]
Kishtwar accident: Guv announces special assistance for girl child who lost her parents
Agencies Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has announced special assistance for three-year-old girl who lost her parents and siblings in Monday”s accident in Kishtwar, a Raj Bhavan spokesman said here on Thursday. A bus met with an accident at Srigwari Kishtwar in which 35 people lost their lives and 17 others […]
Hurriyat (G) spokesperson booked under Public Safety Act, shifted to Udhampur jail
Srinagar : Authorities have booked Hurriyat (G) chief spokesperson under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Srinagar district and shifted him to Udhampur jail on Thursday morning. Hurriyat (G) senior leader and Chief Spokesperson, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, was arrested from his residence by police station Shergardi Srinagar more than a fortnight ago and was Wednesday booked […]
First batch of Hajj pilgrims leaves for Jeddah
Srinagar: The first batch of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday to perform this year’s pilgrimage. Special buses from the Srinagar Hajj House in Bemina area took the pilgrims to the Srinagar airport in the wee hours of Thursday. The passengers will first go to Delhi and afterwards will […]
Complaint against Mehbooba over ‘seditious’ statement forwarded to Jammu SSP
Agencies Jammu: A complaint against former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti over her “seditious” statement earlier this year has been forwarded by the Jammu district magistrate to a senior police officer for examination and necessary action as warranted by the law, a social activist said Wednesday. “The complaint seeking action against the PDP president for her […]
Two youth found dead in Anantnag
Srinagar : Two youth were found dead in a mysterious condition on Wednesday in Sherbag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Two bodies were recovered from a graveyard at Sherbagh, reported news agency GNS. A police official said that preliminary investigation suggests that the duo might have died due to overdose of drugs. He said […]
Fourth batch of 4,694 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave
Srinagar : A new batch of 4,694 pilgrims left Jammu for Kashmir on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. An official said that 4,694 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas Jammu in an escorted convoy of vehicles and headed towards the Baltal and Pahalgam base camps, an official said. He said of these, […]
Six drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla, brown sugar recovered: Police
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police Wednesday said it arrested six drug peddlers in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A huge quantity of brown sugar like substance was recovered from their possessions, a police spokesperson said, adding that they were on way to sell it to school children. The spokesperson identified […]
Amarnath yatra:Train services on Banihal-Qazigund section to be suspended from 10 am-3pm daily
Agencies Srinagar : Train services on Banihal-Qazigund rail section in Kashmir Valley will remain suspended from Wednesday for some duration daily till the completion of the annual Amarnath yatra, railway officials said. “Train service will remain suspended from 10 am to 3 pm from tomorrow till the completion of Amarnath yatra,” Chief Area Manager Northern […]
Girl found hanging in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Body of an 18-year old girl was recovered under mysterious conditions from an orchard at Batapora area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said that the locals of the area spotted the body of the girl hanging in a nearby orchard and immediately informed concerned police station. A police team reached the spot […]
