Grenade attack at Hari Singh High street

  Srinagar:Suspected militants hurled a grenade on security forces at Hari Singh High street area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Tuesday.   A top Police officer said that militants attacked by lobbing a grenade towards security forces. However In this incident no one was injured so far as per the reports received.   Meanwhile […]

Man arrested for ‘derogatory remarks’ against PM in Rajouri

  Rajouri; A man, hailing from Mohalla Namb of Dehrian village of Rajouri district, has been arrested on Tuesday for his ‘derogatory remarks’ against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Police have lodged a case under relevant sections of law against the accused at Rajouri Police Station. Officials said that a man identified as Shoket Hussain, son […]

MeT forecasts cloudy weather in J&K, dense fog in Jammu till Jan 29

    Srinagar: Weatherman on Tuesday forecast cloudy weather in J&K coupled with moderate to dense fog in plains of Jammu till January 29.   “Fair to partly cloudy weather is expected throughout J&K till January 29 with moderate to dense fog in morning hours in plains of Jammu,” an official of the meteorological department […]

Security stepped up in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day

Security stepped up in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day

Srinagar: Ahead of Republic Day, security has been heighted in Kashmir with checking points established to prevent any untoward incident. At many places in Srinagar, forces established naka points and carried out checking of commuters. At SK Stadium, only one-way traffic was allowed to conduct a smooth full-dress rehearsal. On the occasion, various contingents of […]

5394 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 5394 fresh COVID-19 cases . Among the cases reported today,3349 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 2045 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

LG Announces 15% Reservation For Women In Non-Gazetted Posts Of J&K Police

    Srinagar: Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Monday approved 15% reservation for women in non-gazetted posts of Jammu and Kashmir police.   “On #NationalGirlChildDay, approved 15% reservation for women in non-gazetted posts of @JmuKmrPolice. This is just the beginning. We are determined and committed to increase it further in the future,” he said in […]

04 employees injured as major fire incident averted at JLNM hospital, Rainawari

04 employees injured as major fire incident averted at JLNM hospital, Rainawari

  Srinagar: Four employees of Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) hospital suffered minor injuries after they successfully averted a major fire incident at the hospital on Monday afternoon. Deputy Medical Superintendent of JLNM hospital Dr Bilques Shah said that a major fire incident was averted as Oxygen plant roof top cached fire while welding work […]

Fresh traffic to be allowed from Srinagar to Jammu on highway tomorrow: Officials

Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, will reopen for “fresh one-way traffic” after two days closure on Tuesday, officials said. The highway remained closed till around 1300 hours on Monday as a “loaded truck was deeply embedded in the mud” near Panthyal area in Ramban district. The […]

Alert on Jammu border ahead of Republic Day: BSF

  Jammu: Ahead of Republic Day, BSF Jammu frontier has sounded a high alert on the border to foil any possible misadventure, Officials said Monday.   BSF in an official statement said that keeping in mind the present security scenario and intelligence inputs on the eve of Republic Day, BSF Jammu has been on high […]