Rifle snatched from bank guard in Tral

Rifle snatched from bank guard in Tral

Srinagar: Three unidentified men snatched a 12-bore rifle from a security guard at a private bank in Pulwama district on Saturday, police said. They entered the bank at Tral’s Dadsara in the south Kashmir district on Saturday morning and attacked a security guard, identified as Showkat Ahmad Hajam, a police official said. The three men […]

Army porter slips to death in Machil

Army porter slips to death in Machil

Baramulla: A porter working with the army in Machil village in Kupwara slipped from a hill and died on Friday night, officials said. They said that Mohammad Rafiq Shah son of Abdullah Shah of Ring Bla area of Machil was working with the army as a porter and he slipped from a hill at Machil […]

Court sentences Baramulla man for life in 2010 murder case

Court sentences Baramulla man for life in 2010 murder case

Baramulla: A local court on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of attacking and killing a man in Sopore area of north Kashmiri’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that Principal and District Sessions Judge Baramulla Sanjay Parihar on Saturday convicted Altaf Ahmad Tantry of Brath Kalan Sopore for life imprisonment […]

Demanding early online exams, IUST BTech students hold protest

Demanding early online exams, IUST BTech students hold protest

SRINAGAR: The B- Tech students of the 8th semester from the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) on Saturday held a protest demonstration here in Srinagar demanding the university authorities conduct their exams online on an immediate basis. Scores of the B- tech students from IUST assembled here in press enclave and chanting the […]

2G internet service restored in Sopore after four days

2G internet service restored in Sopore after four days

BARAMULLA: The authorities on Saturday evening restored the mobile internet service in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district after four days. The 2G internet service has been restored on all networks in Sopore and its adjoining areas, an official said. The mobile internet service was closed in the police district Sopore to avoid public […]

7 top govt officers transferred

7 top govt officers transferred

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday ordered transfer of seven officers in the civil administration with immediate effect. As per an order issued in this regard, Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to the Government, Information Technology Department, holding additional charge of Principal Secretary to the Government, Science & Technology Department, CEO, JaKeGA and CEO, JAKEDA, […]

15 shops gutted in Banihal blaze

Jammu: Around 15 shops were gutted in fire in Khari market of Banihal tehsil in Ramban district of Jammu division, officials said on Saturday. The fire broke out mysteriously late last midnight, they said. Locals and police rushed to the spot along with fire tenders, which doused the fire but not before the shops were […]

DDC assures relief to affected families

RAMBAN: Deputy Commissioner, Nazim Zai Khan today met yesterday’s fire incident victims at Khari and assured them relief under SDRF. The DDC was accompanied by the SDM Ramsu, Dil-Mir Chowdhary, ASP, Sanjay Parihar, Tehsildar, Ashok Chakerwarti, PRIs and various officers. DC was informed by the Tehsildar that the fire incident happened last night near 10.30 […]

Rs 72,000 fine slapped on Brick Kilns at Kulgam

KULGAM: The Legal Metrology, Kulgam Slapped a fine of Rs 72000 (Seventy Two Thousand) on Brick Kilns for overcharging and supplying undersize Bricks to the Consumers. Legal Metrology Department, Kulgam led by Assistant Controller, Mohammad Muzaffar Wani, carried out the surprise inspection on various brick kilns across the District. During the inspection various brick kilns […]

Police arrests 2 women for stealing gold from a female outside a shrine

Srinagar: Police in Srinagar solved a theft case by arresting two accused persons involved in the stealing a golden bangle from a female outside a shrine and recovered it from them. On Friday 18 Police Station Khanyar received a complaint from one lady namely Shaista Irshad Jan wife of Irshad Ahmad resident of Nowshera Srinagar […]