Srinagar: One person was killed in flash floods triggered by multiple cloudbursts on Monday night and today in north Kashmir’s Tanghdar area. The floods also caused damage to a local power project and washed away a bahak (makeshift house). The number of people putting up there has not been yet confirmed by officials. While clearing the debris […]
Srinagar: There are around 1300 jobs recruitment cases, mostly filed by the aggrieved candidates, lying in the state courts. The aggrieved students have filed course cases and subsequently acquired ‘stay orders’ thus stalled the recruitment processes pertaining to jobs advertised by the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Service Selection Board (SSB). According to the government, […]
Srinagar: HDFC Bank Ltd., today touched the 74th branch milestone in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The new branch was opened in Banihal town in the Ramban district. With this launch, the Bank now has presence in all the 22 districts of the state. The branch was inaugurated by Mr. Showkat Ajaiz Bhat, District […]
Srinagar: A cloud burst has been reported on the Shamswari ridge in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district due to which water is flowing downwards towards Tanghdar area, the department of state disaster management said. The department said the threat arising after the huge quantum of water flowing downwards to the local population is being assessed. […]
Srinagar: A seriously wounded person who was injured along with two other persons at Tosamaidan in Khag area succumbed to injuries in SKIMS Soura on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Wajid Bashir Ahanger of Zago Khareen, Beerwah. Earlier, three persons including Wajid had suffered injuries after a shell exploded in Tosamaidan. According to Deputy Commissioner […]
Srinagar: One person was killed and seven others were injured in a road accident in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Monday. Official sources said that a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and fell into Dadi canal in village Khiram, Bijbehara in Anantnag, resulting in injuries to eight people. “The injured were immediately taken […]
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed they have arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militants in connection with Rifle snatching incident in Khrew Pampore. A police spokesperson in a statement said: “On August 10 two persons barged inside J&K Bank Branch Khrew and attacked Bank guard Mumtaz Ahmad with pepper spray and sharp-edged weapon in an […]
Anantnag: Normal life remained crippled for the fourth successive day on Monday against arrest of several youths during night raids at different places last week by Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police in Tral town and adjoining areas in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. People, mostly youths, hit the streets in some area […]
Solan: Intermittent rains played havoc across the district as at least four persons including two children buried alive following triggering of a landslide at Chakla village in Hinner panchayat under Kandaghat subdivision in this district, last night. The deceased were identified as Devender (30) his wife Poonam(28) and is 7 year daughter and 4 […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic party President and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has hailed two state Bhartiya Janta party legislators for supporting the protection of article 35-A. She said she feels relieved to see people of Jammu and Kashmir coming on the same page to defend article 35-A. In a series of tweets, Mehbooba said “Heartening […]
