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1300 school buildings lying unused in J&K

1300 school buildings lying unused in J&K

Srinagar, Aug 23: With 1300 school buildings lying vacant in Jammu and Kashmir, J&K’s chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta has directed the General Administration Department (GAD) and Planning Development & Monitoring department to coordinate with respective deputy commissioners for allotment of these buildings. Documents reveal that the directions were passed by the CS during a […]

Youth Killed, Another Injured In Budgam Road Accident

Youth Killed, Another Injured In Budgam Road Accident

Budgam, Aug 23: A youth died, another was injured in a road accident in Pandit Colony area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday. A Police official said that a bike bearing registration number JK01AD-7362 lost his control at Pandit Colony near CRPF Camp in Budgam resulting on spot death of Muzamil Rashid son of […]

CRPF man injured in Eidgah grenade attack

CRPF man injured in Eidgah grenade attack

Srinagar, Aug 23: A Central Reserve Police force (CRPF) Head Constable was on Monday evening injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade in Eidgah area of Srinagar. Official sources said that the militants lobbed a grenade on CRPF bunker of 161 battalion at Ali Masjid at Eidgah area of Srinagar. They said that a CRPF […]

Five persons including three jungle smugglers shifted to Jammu jail under Public Safety Act

Five persons including three jungle smugglers shifted to Jammu jail under Public Safety Act

Srinagar, Aug 23: Five persons including three jungle smugglers were shifted to Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu under Public Safety Act. Police sources said that police had arrested three jungle smugglers from South Kashmir’s Shopian district. On the recommendations of Forest Department, PSA was slapped upon them. All these three jungle smugglers were shifted to Kot […]

1 million Afghan children could die of malnutrition, warns UNICEF

1 million Afghan children could die of malnutrition, warns UNICEF

Kabul: An estimated one million Afghan children are projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition over the course of this year and could die without treatment, the UN warned on Monday, the Anadolu Agency reported.  In a statement, reports said, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said around 10 million children across Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance […]

Missing Girl’s Body Found In Poonch

Missing Girl’s Body Found In Poonch

Poonch, Aug 23: Body of a 17-year-old girl was found along the banks of a river, few days after she went missing from her residence at Kamsar area in Poonch district, officials said on Monday. They said the girl Mehak Bi of Mohalla Kamsar was missing from her home since August 21. Her dead body […]

Burglars strike residential house in Soura, Srinagar

Burglars strike residential house in Soura, Srinagar

Srinagar, Aug 22: Burglars sneaked into a house at Malbagh Al-huda colony KokarBagh area of zakura in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar city stealing jewellery and goods worth lakhs of rupees, the family said.  The family said that the burglars has sneaked into the house of Gulam Jelaani when the family was out. “Jewellery other things were […]