Anantnag, June 23: Body of one of the two persons who drowned in Tarsar Lake was recovered on Thursday. Officials said that body of Shakeel Ahmad, tourist guide, of Gagangeer Ganderbal, was recovered at Lidderwath area in the south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Shakeel had drowned while saving group of tourists, they said. “Operation is on […]
Srinagar, Jun 22: National Investigation Agency carried raids at 11 places in Kashmir Valley, officials said on Wednesday. Official sources said that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and CRPF carried out raids in connection with a case related to militancy in Pulwama, Kulgam, Srinagar and Ganderbal districts. “Today (22.06.2022), NIA conducted searches at […]
Srinagar, Jun 22: Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away the shuttering of an under-construction bridge Peerah Bridge. Also a 150-foot stretch of the highway was washed away near Toldi Nallah in Udhampur district, officials said. A number of machines were […]
Srinagar, Jun 22: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday said J&K government is envisaging to double the size of the economy in the coming five years and banks have a huge role to play in realising the target. He made these comments while chairing the 7th Union Territory Level Bankers’ Committee meeting in […]
Srinagar, Jun 22: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday said to have filed a chargesheet against the then Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Kupwara and others for purchase of furniture items for MLA Hostel Kupwara at exorbitant rates. “Anti Corruption Bureau produced chargesheet against Mohammad Shafi Bhat, the then Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Kupwara and others […]
Jammu, Jun 22: Ahead of Amarnath Yatra, the Army conducted a Joint Security Coordinating Conference at Tiger Division, Jammu. Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Yol based Rising Star Corps or 9 Corps and Additional Director General of Police ADGP Mukesh Singh co-chaired the conference to coordinate operational preparedness of security forces […]
Srinagar, Jun 22: J&K is witnessing a fresh spike in COVID cases as 40 people tested positive on Wednesday while as one COVID positive patient also died, officials said. As per the details available, there are 209 active cases in J&K which includes 78 from Kashmir and 131 from Jammu division. Experts said that there […]
Srinagar, Jun 22: The fresh snowfall coupled with incessant rains across the Valley caused flash floods and landslides at many areas while as two people were feared dead. Kashmir witnessed heavy overnight spell of rain since Tuesday evening that continued till Wednesday morning triggering a flood like situation in many parts of the region. The […]
Kabul: Hundreds of people were killed and wounded in an earthquake that occurred early Wednesday morning in southeastern Afghanistan, according to a statement of the Ministry of State for Disaster Management, Tolo news reported. Mawlawi Sharafuddin Muslim, deputy Minister of State for Disaster Management, told a news conference that “920 people were killed and 610 […]
Srinagar, June 22: At least 52 sheep, eight horses and five cows have died due to cloud burst and inclement weather in the upper forest areas in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. District sheep officer Budgam, Dr Asrhraf said that as per initial details in Dishkhall, Durian, Lathermand, Ayud, Koreg, and other upper reaches […]
