Snowfall in Baltal, Sonamarg hill stations; rainfall in Kashmir plains
Agencies Srinagar: Fresh snowfall occurred in the month of June in Baltal and Sonamarg areas of north Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. Reports of fresh snowfall have also come from the Zojila Pass and Drass town of Kargil district. Authorities are constantly monitoring the situation and have kept all staff connected with flood and emergency […]
Traffic Restored On Srinagar-Jammu Highway After Brief Closure Due To Shooting Stones In Ramban
Jammu : The traffic on the srinagar Jammu highway has been restored after closure for few hours following shooting stones near Digdol and Panthyal in Ramban district on Wednesday. An official of the traffic department told GNS that traffic was closed at around 7:00 am today following shooting stones at Digdol and Panthyal along the […]
Two women die after tree falls on them in north Kashmir’s Bandipora
Srinagar : In a tragic incident, two women died after a tree fell on a residential house on Tuesday at Chandaji village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The incident occurred during nonstop rains and thunderstorm. The deceased were identified as Shareefa Begum and Mubeena Bano, both residents of Chandaji village. Kashmir valley is in the […]
Investment in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir has seen very little investment in the past few decades. Almost nil outside investment has come to the State especially to Kashmir Valley. Despite efforts by the government, there has been very little headway for the investments in the State. With the result, there has been no economic turnaround in the State […]
Gunfight breaks out in Sopore’s Wadoora village
Sopore : Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Wadoora Payeen village of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. Official sources said that contingents of Army 22 RR, SOG Sopore, 177 and 179 CRPF, 92 BN, Baramulla QRT and Police cordoned off Wadoora Payeen village in the wee hours. As the […]
Probe against corruption, nepotism in JK Bank a better late than never step: Tarigami
Srinagar : CPI (M) senior leader and former MLA Kulgam, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami Tuesday said probe against corruption, nepotism and favouritism in Jammu and Kashmir Bank by the government is a better late than never step and “we had been maintaining from last several years that fraudulent recruitments exercises were going on in the Bank […]
Kangan missing boy: Police seek help from general public to trace
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday sought help of the general public in tracing a 10-year-old boy missing from his home in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. A police official said that Saneer Ahmad Gojar, son of Late Abdul Aziz Gojar, has gone missing from Anderwan area of Kangan. He said […]
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 […]
