Jammu, Mar 05: The Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border (IB) here on Saturday, officials said as a massive search operation was launched to ensure no weapons or narcotics were dropped by it. A BSF spokesperson said alert troops of the force fired at the suspected […]
Srinagar, Mar 05: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCC&I) on Saturday demanded authorities that the operation of international flights be started at Srinagar international airport ahead of tourism season as well as the holy month of Ramadan. Addressing a presser here, KCC&I president, Sheikh Ashiq, said that ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, […]
Gulmarg, Mar 05: General officer Commanding (GoC) of army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey on Saturday said that Kashmir was more peaceful compared to past few years as important security parameters—local militant recruitment, stone pelting, strike calls are all time low. He, however, said while youth between the age-group of 20 to […]
Srinagar, Mar 5 : A court in Srinagar on Saturday rejected bail to a man accused of raping a 21-year-old young woman last year. As per the prosecution on 8 May last year, a man lodged a written report with police station Shergari Srinagar that his daughter 21-year-old was abducted by the accused identified as […]
Srinagar, Mar 5: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, was closed for hours following shutting stones at Panthyal in Ramban district on Sunday. A senior traffic police officer said that the steel tunnel was extensively damaged and restoration work was delayed as time was taken to remove the […]
Srinagar, Mar 5: A major fire overnight gutted a building of Bone and joint hospital here and according to the firemen a major tragedy would have unfolded had 150 oxygen gas cylinders not removed timely. It took entire fleet of fire tenders in Srinagar city to fight the blaze and fortunately there was no casualty […]
Srinagar, Mar 5: Authorities here on Saturday announced that Bone and joint hospital, which was gutted in the overnight fire, would be made functional again within ten days. Talking to reporters after taking first hand appraisal of the hospital, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) Health and Medical Education Department Vivek Bhardwaj assured resumption of services […]
Jammu, Mar 5: Four members of a family were among five persons killed while one person was injured when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Samba district of Jammu on Saturday. Official sources said innova (JK01U-2234) met with an accident at Mansar in which four […]
Srinagar, Mar 5: A 27-year-old youth, who self immolated when a demolition squad was about to pull down his newly constructed complex at Harran Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, breathed his last at a hospital here on Saturday morning after 11-day long fight against death. Official sources said that the youth Amir Hamid Shah […]
Srinagar, Mar 4: Massive fire continues to rage in Bone and Joint hospital here as it spreads to another building which according to the officials houses records on Friday night. Apparently all patients have been evacuated as top officer of the fire and emergency services and police are at the spot. A number of fire […]
