Efforts being made to restore essential services, says officials
BARAMULLA: Several villages in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have been hit by power and water shortage due to recent snowfall and the residents slam administration for failing to restore essential services. The worst hit areas are Pattan and LoC in Uri and Kupwara. Over 40 villages in Pattan are yet to receive power and water […]
BARAMULA: Five persons sustained injuries during firing and shelling along Line of Control in Kupwara Tangdhar on Thursday. The firing and shelling also resulted in damage to two houses. The house of Mohammad Sayed of Chatpadya caught fire after a shell exploded there. The firing, according to locals, started around 6am and continued till 11 […]
BARAMULA: Dozens of villages in north Kashmir are without electricity since last week after snow caused major damages to power infrastructure in the Valley. Villages in Pattan and Rafiabad are worst hit as electricity has not been restored to these areas yet. A similar situation exists in Narwav, Wagoora and adjoining areas. Locals expressed serious […]
BARAMULA: An unidentified militant killed in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal area was buried at Gantamula graveyard in north Kashmir Baramulla on late Tuesday. During the search operation, militants fired upon the forces that was retaliated leading to an encounter. Earlier, the police had said that the identity and affiliation of the killed militant was being ascertained. […]
Baramulla: Bodies of two army porters who were hit by an avalanche in Gulmarg area were retrieved and sent to their native place in Uri. The avalanche that according to officials struck near the Himat post area 35 Kilometers ahead of Gulmarg on Saturday with two army porters Sajad Ahamd Khan and Ishfaq Ahmad Khan […]
Baramulla: Unrelenting firing along Line of Control has forced several families from Churanda village in Uri to shift to safer places with many families now talking refuge at Uri Higher Secondary School. According to Sarpanch of the Churanda village Lal Din Ahmad almost 10 families that are more close to the LoC have moved to […]
Baramulla: Indian and Pakistan forces traded fire along the Line of Control in Uri village on Sunday resulting in injury to a civilian. The firing that according to locals started by noon and later subsided at 5:30 pm injured Bashir Ahmad Mir resident of Tiliwari area in Hajipir. He was removed to hospital where he […]
SRINAGAR: Two persons including a woman were apprehended by a joint team of police and army near LoC with six kilograms of brown sugar and some ammunition, police said on Tuesday. They said that a man and women were caught in Dulanja area in Uri with the contraband substance and some 900 bullets. SSP Baramulla […]
Baramulla: Frequent exchange of fire across the Line of Control has resulted in accumulation of live ammunition in Kamalkote area with residents demanding safe disposal. According to local residents, three big shells were lying outside the Jamia Masjid and Ward 6 in the area after the last nights firing. Haji Musadiq Hussain, a resident, told […]
Officials say electric short circuit behind mishap
BARAMULLA: A fire erupted at a hotel at Gulmarg on Sunday, which destroyed its structure. The fire, according to police, was brought under control at around 4 pm – that had started at 10 am. SHO Gulmarg, Athar Parvez said that one police official Shabir Ahamd was injured in the operation. The four storey of […]