Srinagar: Fresh snowfall lashed parts of Kashmir on Wednesday leading breaking the cold wave sweeping the Valley as the minimum temperatures rose above the freezing point. Weather officials said that fresh snowfall occurred everywhere in the Valley except capital city Srinagar which received light rains. Higher reaches including Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg, Pir Panchal mountain range […]
Jammu: The newly-appointed Jammu Inspector General of Police (IGP) M K Sinha on Tuesday directed all officers of the region to remain alert to thwart any nefarious designs of anti-social and anti-national elements ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election. After taking charge of the Jammu zone, Sinha interacted with and addressed officers in a darbar […]
Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, news gathering agency ANI reported. On Tuesday too, the two armies exchanged fire in Poonch. However, no casualty or injury was reported. More details are awaited.
Srinagar: Authorities in Wednesday suspended the traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway following snowfall at several places since morning hours. Officials said that the traffic on the highway has been suspended as a precautionary measure due to snowfall on both sides of the Jawahar tunnel, Shaitaan Nallah and Banihal. They said that several inches of snow has accumulated […]
Srinagar: A father tried to bury alive his infant son having deformity at Malkha graveyard in Srinagar’s Old City. Police arrested the man who claimed to be poor and unable to sustain the son. Reports said the person Manzoor Ahmad Banyari, a resident of Check Shopian, approached a gravedigger in Malkha asking him to dig […]
Poonch: A 10th class student was allegedly raped by a school teacher in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. A 14-year-old student (name withheld) was allegedly raped by Satish Sharma, a teacher at Government Middle School Mangnar, Poonch, a senior police officer said. The officer said police received the complaint regarding […]
Srinagar: A youth from Anantnag has been booked under PSA for the second time in succession while as he remained in custody. The youth Shabir Ahmad Rather son of Ghulam Hassan Rather of Mominabad, Dooru has been slapped with the second PSA while his previous one expired last week. The second PSA has been slapped […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Army on Tuesday shot down an Indian spy drone along the Line of Control (LoC). In a tweet, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor said, “Pakistan Army troops shot down Indian Spy Quadcopter in Bagh Sector along Line of Control. Not even a quadcopter will be allowed to […]
Srinagar: A special police officer (SPO) was killed after fired upon by suspected militants at Hanjan area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday evening. Official sources said that the gunmen fired upon Sameer Ahmad Mir son of Wali Mohammad Mir at his home. In the incident, Sameer, a resident of Hanjan Payeen village suffered […]
JAMMU:: J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has rescheduled the Interview and Counselling-cum-Document verification of the shortlisted candidates for the post of Naib Tehsildar. According to JKSSB spokesman, Interview and Counselling-cum-Document verification for Naib Tehsildar posts earlier scheduled to be held on 5 January 2019 shall be now held on 12 January 2019. The venue, time and […]
