Girl allegedly gang-raped in Sumbal, woman among four held
Bandipora:- A 22 -year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Nowgam area of Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The incident took place months ago in the Nowgam area where a girl (name withheld) was first raped by a person who captured the video of the act and later balckmalied her till she was raped by […]
I&FC Official Falls From Under-Construction Building In Central Kashmir, Dies
Srinagar : A- 50-year old man who was working in Irrigation and Flood Control Department died on Tuesday after falling from an under-construction building in Gandebral district of central Kashmir, officials said. Reports said that Zafarullah Bhat (50) son of Mohammed Maqbool Bhat, of Tulumulla Ganderbal fell from the 2nd storey of the under construction […]
J-K Bank case: I-T dept initiates action; conducts raids
Agencies Srinagar: Within days of anti-corruption bureau action against J&K Bank, the Income-Tax Department Tuesday initiated probe into the alleged irregularities and conducted searches at 10 premises on a business firm of a senior Srinagar municipal corporation functionary, officials said. Tax sleuths raided eight premises in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar and one […]
Five hospitalised after taking poisonous tea in Tangmarg
Srinagar : Five persons including husband-wife duo and their son were admitted in a hospital in serious conditions after they consumed some poisonous substance mixed inadvertently with tea in Kunzer area of north Kashmir’s Tangmarg area. Reports said that the five persons consumed tea made by an elderly woman who mistook some poisonous substance to […]
Army personnel injured in cross-LoC shelling in Poonch succumbs
Agencies Jammu : An army soldier who was injured critically on Monday evening in Pakistani shelling at Shahpur sector along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir succumbed to injuries today morning. Army spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said that the soldier Lance Naik Mohammad Jawed succumbed to injuries today morning. […]
Income Tax dept raids private offices of deputy mayor SMC
SRINAGAR — Days after anti corruption bureau concluded raid on J&K Bank Corporate headquarters here, Income Tax Department Tuesday morning searched the business premises of Srinagar Deputy Mayor Sheikh Imran in Sangarmal shopping Complex and Bohri Kadal area of old city. Reports said the team of officers visited the private office of Sheikh Imran and were […]
Boy drowns in stream in Budgam, dies
Srinagar: A 3-year-old boy drowned after slipped into a nallah in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. Reports said that the boy Amir Ahmad Bhat (3) son of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat of Waragam Beerwah slipped into the nallah on Monday evening when he was playing with other kids. Soon after the incident, […]
Two militants killed in Shopian gunfight, Internet suspended
Srinagar : Two militants were killed in a gunfight with goverment forces in Awneera area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. A police official said that the two militants were killed and their bodies were recovered along with arms and ammunition from the site of the gunfight. The identity of the slain militants was […]
Open to scrutiny on every transaction, says Parvez Ahmad
Srinagar : Former chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Parvez Ahmad on Saturday said he was “open to scrutiny” on every transaction during his tenure with the bank. Pervez tweeted, which reads, “Absolutely no regrets. Did my job most diligently, honestly and in the best interest of the institution. Open to scrutiny on each and […]
Healthcare system
Health care system in J&K State is not so healthy. All the government run hospitals have not been able to cater to the needs of growing patients. Most of the rush finally comes to the few hospitals of Srinagar as they are overcrowded. Most of the modern equipment and hospital buildings constructed in the rural […]
