Man Alleged of Poaching Bid on Migratory Birds Inside Dal Lake Arrested

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said to have arrested a poacher, alongwith double barrel rifle, after the latter allegedly made a poaching attempt on migratory birds inside Dal Lake here. “One poacher namely Mudasir Ah Wangnu S/o Fayaz Ah Wangnu R/o Bhagwanpora arrested alongwith unlicensed double barrel rifle while attempting poaching migratory birds […]

Rajouri Blast: Injured minor girl succumbs, toll 2

Rajouri: A minor girl who was among six persons injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on Monday in Dangri area of Rajouri district, succumbed to her injuries. Medical superintendent GMC Rajouri Dr Mehmood said the minor girl who was injured in the blast today morning has succumbed to her injuries during treatment. With […]

BGSBU Rajouri Postpones Examinations Scheduled Today

JAMMU – Amid protests following the killing of four people in a firing incident in Rajouri, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) on Monday postponed the semester-end examinations scheduled on Monday. “It is hereby notified for information of all the concerned that the University End Semester examinations scheduled for January 2, 2023 are hereby postponed. […]

Rajouri Firing Incident: LG Announces Rs 10 Lakh Ex-Gratia, Govt Job To NoK Of Killed Civilians

Rajouri Firing Incident: LG Announces Rs 10 Lakh Ex-Gratia, Govt Job To NoK Of Killed Civilians

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday announced Rs 10 Lakh ex-gratia and a government job to next of kin of each of those civilians killed in a firing incident in Upper Dhangri village of Rajouri district last evening. The Lieutenant Governor also “strongly condemned the cowardly” militant attack. “I assure the people that those […]

Mercury Plunges Across J&K; Gulmarg Records Minus 10°C, Pahalgam Minus 9.6°C

Srinagar: Amid overnight clear skies, the minimum temperature plummeted across Kashmir Valley with Gulmarg and Pahalgam recording season’s coldest night at minus 10.0°C and 9.6°C respectively on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.4°C against last night’s 0.5°C. The temperature was 3.3°C below normal for the summer […]

Passport Officer Cannot Act Arbitrarily, CID’s Mouthpiece: HC

Passport Officer Cannot Act Arbitrarily, CID’s Mouthpiece: HC

Asks Him To Pass Fresh Orders On Passport To Mehbooba’s Octogenarian Mother Srinagar: The J&K and Ladakh High Court has pulled up authorities for denying passport to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s mother, saying the passport officer cannot “act as a mouthpiece” of the CID. Justice M A Chowdhary, while hearing the petition of Mehbooba’s mother […]

3 Civilians Killed, 7 Others Injured In Firing Incident In Rajouri

Jammu: Three people were killed and seven others were injured in alleged indiscriminate firing at them by unknown gunmen in Dangri village of Rajouri district on Sunday. A police officer said that firing incident took place at 3 houses separated at a distance of around 50 metres from each other at upper Dangri village in […]