Shopian: When his family members were in distress over the prolonged illness of Baskar Nath, 60, it was Muhammad Ayub Bhat who took out his SUV and took the ailing Nath to SKIMS Soura early Friday morning where Nath breathed his last on Saturday morning. He was suffering from chronic kidney diseases. Back in their […]
Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday detected a second underground tunnel in Kathua district to facilitate the infiltration of militants, a spokesperson of the border guarding force said. The secret tunnel was detected during an anti-tunnelling operation in the border outpost (BOP) Pansar area of Hiranagar sector, opposite Abhiyal-Dogra and Kingre-de-Kothe in Shakargarh, […]
Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday busted a militant hideout in Poonch district and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, a spokesperson for the force said. The hideout was unearthed this afternoon during a search operation in Doba Mohalla forest area in Hadiguda, 10 km from Mandi town, the spokesperson said. […]
SRINAGAR: An order issued by the JK Home Department signed by Principal Secretary Shaleen Kabra on Friday extended the ban on 4G internet in Jammu and Kashmir, except in the districts of Ganderbal and Udhampur, till February 6. The order mentions the main reason for the suspension of telecom services as militancy aided and abetted […]
All districts except Jammu report zero new cases in Jammu division Srinagar: One Covid-19 related death was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours up to Saturday evening, the deceased a resident of Kupwara district. The number of fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours was 94, of which 65 were […]
Srinagar: The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday urged authorities in Jammu and Kashmir to vaccinate teachers and staff against Covid-19 before reopening schools. “Vaccinating teachers and school staff is critical before getting students back in the classrooms,” DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan said. “We need to prioritise Covid-19 vaccination among […]
NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Saturday said that India was ready to match China’s aggression in the eastern Ladakh theatre, where the two countries have been locked in a border row since May 2020. According to a Hindustan Times report, he said, “If they (China) can get aggressive, […]
SRINAGAR: The Legal Metrological Department (LMD) booked eight erring traders for violating various Legal Metrology norms and recovered a fine of Rs. 82,000 during market checking inspection, here. The inspection was conducted by a team of Enforcement wing of LMD under the chairmanship of Deputy Controller Enforcement Kashmir, Muzafar Wani across various parts of Srinagar […]
Kupwara: A non-local mentally challenged living in north Kashmir’s Kupwara market was found dead on Saturday morning. Officials said that some locals spotted the dead body of women under the Regipora bridge in the town and they just informed the Kupwara police who took the body into their custody and shifted to nearby sub district […]
SRINAGAR: As part of ongoing Road Safety Month, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary today inaugurated a Seminar here organised by Traffic Police, Srinagar. The seminar was organised to debate issues faced by various stakeholders while ensuring road safety and finding out ways and means to counter them. Renowned religious scholar, Mufti […]