37-year-old man’s body found in Anantnag

      Anantnag:Body of a 37-year-old man was found along a nallah in Donipawa area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon, said an official.   The official said that one labourer Abdul Hameed Sheikh (37), son of Abdul Samad, of Donipawa was found along nallah Arpath.   “The police have recovered the body […]

Youth Drowns in Jhelum at Hajin

  Srinagar: 19 year-old youth drowned in the Jhelum River while taking bath in river Jehlum in Hajin town of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday. An official said that the youth, identified as Nadeem, 19, son of Zahoor Ahmad and a resident of Mir Mohalla Hajin, drowned near Jamia at Hajin Bandipora.   The […]

Cop dies in Srinagar road accident

Srinagar:- A cop lost his life in a road accident in 90 feet Soura area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Thursday.   An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that an accident took place at 90 feet Srinagar in between Scooty rider and a Truck resulting in on spot death of scooty rider.   […]

Sgr records hottest July day in over two decades with 35.6°C

Srinagar: Amidst the heatwave across the Kashmir Valley, Srinagar has recorded the hottest July day in over two decades at 35.6 degrees Celsius, while some other parts have recorded the highest-ever temperature on Wednesday.Kokernag, a famous tourist destination, has recorded an all-time highest maximum temperature in July at 33.3 degrees Celsius. The previous hottest July […]

Army chief reviews security situation along LoC in J-K

POONCH/JAMMU: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, exhorting the troops to remain steadfast to meet all security challenges, officials said.   This was his first visit to the Jammu region after taking charge as the 30th chief of the Indian […]

Labour Department launches special drive for truck drivers to register on e-Shram Portal

  Srinaagar: Labour Department, J&K Wednesday launched a special drive across the UT to facilitate the registration of truck drivers on the e-shram Portal. The initiative was taken on the directions of Labour Commissioner, J&K Charandeep Singh, and aims at safeguarding the rights and promoting welfare of the truck drivers. The registration cum awareness camps […]

Fight against terrorism in J-K in last stage: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its last stage, and a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to destroy the remaining terror network. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the prime minister emphasised that terror incidents have declined in the Union Territory in […]