India logs 2,060 new Covid cases, 10 deaths

New Delhi: India reported 2,060 new coronavirus cases, raising its tally to 4,46,30,888, while 10 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 5,28,905, the Health Ministry said on Monday. The active cases increased to 26,834 and comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections, according to data updated by the ministry at 8 am. The […]

BJP’s Javid Quershi, 10 others disqualified by ECI from contesting election

Srinagar: BJP leader Javid Quershi and ten others from Jammu & Kashmir figure in the list of candidates who have been disqualified by the Election Commission of India (ECI) from contesting any election till July 2023. In an official communication to chief electoral officers of States and Union Territories on October 13, 2022,the poll–body has […]

Man held after setting ablaze two parked vehicles near Tehsil Court Complex Surankote Poonch

Poonch: Police have arrested a person after he allegedly set ablaze two vehicles, damaging them substantially while some others parked nearby were damaged due to heat in Surankote area of Poonch district, officials said on Monday. They said that the person whose name has not been official revealed also tried to set ablaze his house […]

Man killed in hit-and-run in Srinagar’s Bemina

Srinagar: A man was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Bemina area of Srinagar on Sunday morning, reports said. The officials said that Jameel Ahmad Labroo of Noorbagh was critically injured after being hit by an unknown vehicle near FSL in Bemina today morning. They said that the injured was rushed to JVC hospital for […]

05 Notorious Drug Peddlers Booked under PSA in Budgam, Shifted to Kot-Balwal Jail: Police

Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that acting tough against drug peddlers and to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Budgam Police booked 05 notorious drug peddlers under PSA after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent Authority. In a handout, the Police said that the drug peddlers booked under PSA are identified Nisar […]

JE found dead under mysterious circumstances in Srinagar

Srinagar: A Junior Engineer of Irrigation and Flood Control department was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Ellahibagh area of Srinagar on Saturday, reports said here. Official said that the JE identified as Qazi Mohammad Hanief of Buchpora was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Ellahibagh. They said that after police received the information about […]

Shopian Pandit’s Killing: Initial probe suggests one militant involved in act, Says DIG Sujit Kumar

Srinagar: Deputy Inspector General of Police Central Kashmir, Sujit Kumar, who is also the in charge of South Kashmir Range Saturday said that initial investigation has suggested that one militant was behind the attack, in which a Kashmiri Pandit was killed in Shopian district today. Talking to reporters, Kumar said that things are still being […]

R K Goyal (IAS) given additional charge of Chairman BOPEE

Srinagar: Government on Saturday assigned charge of Chairman BOPEE to Additional Chief Secretary R K Goyal (IAS) in addition to his duties. “In exercise of powers conferred under Section 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination Act, 2002, the Government hereby orders that Mr. Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS (AGMUT:1990), Financial Commissioner […]

Kashmiri Pandit injured in Shopian militant attack, succumbs

Shopian: A Kashmiri Pandit, who was shot at and injured by militants in Choudry Gund area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, officials said here. An official said that he was fired upon by militants when he was in the lawn of his residential house. He said […]

Kashmiri Pandit shot at in Shopian, hospitalised

Shopian: A Kashmiri Pandit was shot at and injured in Choudry Gund area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, officials said here. An official said that he was fired upon by militants when he was in the lawn of his residential house. He said that soon after, the injured, identified as Pooran Krishan Bhat […]