BSF shoots intruder dead at Punjab border
Chandigarh:A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the BSF along the International Border in Punjab’s Amritsar district, an official said on Friday. The force personnel noticed suspicious activity near the border fence on Thursday evening, said the BSF official. Sensing threat, troops shot him dead at around 8:30 pm, the official further said. PTI
Five persons injured in Poonch accident
Five persons were injured when a minibus met an accident in Poonch district of Jammu on Friday. Unnamed official sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that at 8:40 hours, the vehicle bearing Registration No. JK02V-8466 was on its way from Mandi towards Poonch when it met with the accident at Chandak […]
LIFE SHUT
One heavy snowfall in the current season has exposed all the claims of the government that they have taken all necessary precautions and steps to keep highways open during winters. Even before the snowfall, Srinagar-Jammu highway remains disrupted for days together and there was already shortage of fresh vegetables, fruits and other items which come […]
No respite from cold, Srinagar records -7.6°C
The deep freeze in Kashmir Valley shows no signs of relenting even as a thick layer of fog engulfed Srinagar on Friday. A meteorological department official told a local mews agency, Global News Service that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 7.6°C, an increase of nearly one […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 79 new positive cases, 119581 recovered so far JAMMU, JANUARY 14-The Government on Thursday informed that 79 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 30 from Jammu division and 49 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 122964. Also […]
Political Activists call on Lt Governor
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 14: Political activist and President, Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party (JKWP), Mir Junaid today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. Sh. Junaid submitted a memorandum of issues and demands to the Lt Governor highlighting various important political and socio-economic issues related to welfare of the marginalized and under privileged […]
CRPF officer sustains critical injuries in road mishap in south Kashmir
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was critically injured in a collision here in South Kashmir. The incident occurred late Wednesday night at Lower Munda area of Qazigund. Police sources said that there was a collision between a private truck (JK06A-4580) and CRPF Gypsy (HR55C-3665) resulting critical injuries to one CRPF Inspector namely Joshi […]
Walking on frozen Dal Lake could be dangerous: Srinagar admin
Srinagar: The authorities in Srinagar on Thursday advised people not to walk on the frozen surface of water bodies, especially the Dal Lake, underlining that it could be dangerous. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said that SDRF teams have been deployed to dissuade locals from taking to such risky adventures. “Walking on frozen […]
BIRD FLU
Since the bird flu has started spreading in several places the government of Jammu and Kashmir has started the process of keeping an eye on the situation. So far there have been no bird flu cases reported from anywhere from UT Jammu and Kashmir. A squad of experts from the Institute of Animal Health and […]
Naeem Akhter shifted to hospital
Srinagar: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar was on Thursday shifted to hospital for treatment. Naeem has been in detention for the past nearly 20 days at the MLA hostel here. PDP spokesman Najam-u-Saqib said that the detained leader was shifted to Khyber hospital after he developed some health issues. […]
