Srinagar: Two schoolchildren were killed when a dumper they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, police said. The driver and five other students were critically injured in the accident which took place on the Karol-Kundi link road near Jaishwal bridge, a […]
Srinagar: J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has launched call & WhatsApp helpline number 9419678060 on which the citizens can report demands for bribe/ corruption through social messenger and also through call. The motive of the ACB behind the announcing a WhatsApp and call helpline is to encourage citizens to report cases of corruption and bribe demands, […]
Srinagar: Two persons died and at least five others were injured in a road accident in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. An official said that a Ramban-bound dumper (tipper) rolled down from the Karol-Kumet link road near Jaiswal bridge and plunged into Chenab. Soon after the accident, a rescue operation […]
Srinagar: Srinagar court has granted bail to the senior journalist, Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, in connection with the case filed 30 years ago. Qadri was arrested during the wee hours of Thursday after a Police party raided the house of Qadri (62), who is printer and publisher of one of the oldest Urdu newspaper ‘Daily Aafaq’, […]
Srinagar: Asserting that law for reservations in promotions was first brought by her father Mufti Mohammad Syed during his term as CM in 2004, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said she support it wholeheartedly, but the manner NDA adopted it is unconstitutional with sole motive of disempowering J&K’s constitution. ‘Law for reservations in […]
Srinagar: One person was electrocuted in Mochan village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district Tuesday. Reports identified the deceased as Shabir Ahmad Malik (25) son of Ghulam Mohammad of Mochan Beerwah. They said that he received an electric shock while repairing a transformer in the area today morning and received serious injuries. He was immediately […]
Srinagar: Traffic was suspended on Tuesday on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway, the only road connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir valley due to some repair work, a traffic police official said. However, the national highway, linking Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was through for two-way traffic for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) while Heavy […]
Srinagar: Home Minister of India Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days beginning June 26. The visit has been preponed due to the home minister’s busy schedule connected with the Union Budget, IANS reported quoting sources. The Home Minister will chair a high-level security meeting in Srinagar during his visit. He […]
Srinagar: An 18-year-old youth drowned in river Madhumati in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, official sources said here on Tuesday. They said Danish Manzoor was taking bath in the river when he drowned last evening. However, those present in the area immediately jumped into the river to rescue him but in vain, they said. Later, […]
Srinagar: Senior journalist Ghulam Jeelani Qadri was arrested by police from his Srinagar residence in the wee hours of Tuesday, official sources said. Police party raided the house of Qadri (62), printer and publisher of one of the oldest Urdu newspaper ‘Daily Aafaq’, published from Srinagar. Qadri was arrested in connection with a case registered […]
