SPO shot at, injured in Pulwama

Pulwama: A special police officer was shot at and injured in Gudoora area of Pulwama on Friday morning. An official said that suspected militants on Friday morning fired upon a SPO namely Riyaz Ahmad Thoker son of Ali Mohammad Thoker from Gudoora. He said that in the incident he received injuries and has been rushed […]

Monthly audit to curb ‘unnecessary referrals’ of patients to Srinagar, Jammu hospitals

Monthly audit to curb ‘unnecessary referrals’ of patients to Srinagar, Jammu hospitals

Srinagar: Unnecessary referrals from Sub District and District Hospitals to tertiary-care hospitals in Srinagar and Jammu are putting a huge burden on the doctors and staff at these hospitals, officials of the Health Department and doctors said. A doctor working at GMC Srinagar said that dozens of patients are referred on daily basis who can […]

Chief Engineer defends condition of roads, says funds ready to macadamise 1400 km this year

Chief Engineer defends condition of roads, says funds ready to macadamise 1400 km this year

Srinagar: The Roads and Buildings Department (R&B) is all set to start the macadamisation process of roads in the second quarter of this month, with officials claiming that about 1400 kilometers of Linear Road Length will be macadamised in the current financial year. Chief Engineer R&B Kashmir, Rafiq Ahmad Rafiq said that the department plans […]

1 Covid case in Kashmir

1 Covid case in Kashmir

Srinagar: One Covid case was reported from Kashmir while no positive case was reported in Jammu on Thursday, an official bulletin said. Moreover, 4 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals, 01 from Jammu division and 3 from Kashmir division. On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that18,494 doses of COVID vaccine […]

Injured employee of Tehsil office Chadoora succumbs at SMHS hospital

Budgam: An employee of Revenue department, who was shot at by the unidentified gunmen at Tehsil office Chadoora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday afternoon, succumbed to his injuries. Official sources said that an employee at Tehsil office identified as Rahul Bhatt was fired upon by the unidentified gunmen in the office premises. The […]

Man Shot At, Injured In Chadoora Budgam, hospitalized

Srinagar: A person was shot and injured by militants in Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday. A police official said that the gunmen fired upon the man identified as Rahul, an employee in local Tehsil office, at Chadoora this afternoon. He was immediately shifted to Sub District Hospital Chadoora wherefrom he was […]

CISF personnel found dead at NHPC B’pora

Baramulla: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel was found dead  under mysterious circumstances at National HydroElectric Power Corporation Private Limited (NHPC) in Bandipora. Police official said that CISF personnel identified as Asgar Ali son of Nizamudin, a resident of Bihar was found dead in his room at NHPC Bandipora. “The deceased’s body has been […]

Militants flee after brief gunfight in Anantnag

Anantnag: After brief exchange of fire last evening, the militants have managed to give slip to the security forces in Marhama area of Bijebhera in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district while the searches in the Bandipora woods are going on for the second consecutive day. An official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 3 […]