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One person dead after avalanche struck Doda in Jammu and Kashmir
One person was killed and 2 injured when an avalanche hit a village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said three employees of PHE department were buried under the debris of the avalanche at Kote Bhanecha area, about 12 KM, from Gandoh Sub Division, when they…
Read More »Principal GHSS Kothibagh suspended for allegedly derailing election process
Principal Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kothibagh was suspended on Saturday for allegedly not cooperating with the election staff. “The action taken by Assistant officer 23-Amira Kadal; 2-Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency is hereby confirmed viz suspension of Principal GHSS Kothibagh. The suspended officer is hereby attached with the office Chief Education…
Read More »Motorcycle borne youth injured in Pulwama, shifted to SMHS Hospital Srinagar
A motorcycle borne youth was injured when army allegedly opened fire at him and his pillion rider near Bandzoo Bridge Pulwama. Reports said that the youth namely Shahid Farooq Bhat son of Farooq Ahmad Bhat resident of Prichoo Pulwama suffered bullet injury in army firing. Police sources said that army…
Read More »Gunmen kill shopkeeper in Baramulla
Baramulla: Unknown gunmen shot dead a shopkeeper in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon. An eyewitness said that Arjumand Majid Bhat (35) alias ‘Raju Mistry’ was shot dead at his shop at around 4.50 p.m., resulting in his on spot death. He said that Bhat, a resident of Khwaja…
Read More »2 labourers die after falling at construction site in Anantnag
Two labourers died after falling from an under-construction building at Ashajipora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. A police officer while confirming the news said , “ on Saturday,in afternoon three labourers fell while working on shopping complex that is under construction at Ashajipora. In the incident, the…
Read More »Searches underway in Kokernag after millitants and forces exchange brief fire
Militants on Saturday exchanged fire with the security forces in Tangpawa village of Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A local news agency reported that a joint team of army’s 19RR and SOG Anantnag launched cordon and search operation in Tangpwa following “credible” input about the presence of militants in…
Read More »Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma joins BJP
Jammu: Former minister and senior congress leader Shyam Lal Sharma Saturday,joined BJP along with others from the Congress party. The joining was done in presence of Avinash Rai Khanna, BJP’s National Vice President, State President Ravinder Raina and other senior leaders of the BJP here in Jammu today. Sham Lal in…
Read More »ITBP personnel commits suicide, shoots self to death
An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel shot himself dead at town hall in Kunzer of North Kashmir’s Baramulla on Saturday. The trooper’s body was found lying in a pool of blood in his room. An official said that the trooper committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle. The…
Read More »Saloora to join PDP today
Ganderbal: Awami Insaf Party chief patron Ghulam Ahmad Saloora of Ganderbal will be joining Peoples Democratic party on Saturday,sources said. Saloora said that he will be formally becoming part of PDP today. He was earlier associated with National Conference for almost four decades before parting ways and forming his party…
Read More »Blast in car on Srinagar-Jammu highway near Banihal
A car was completely damaged in a blast on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The blast took place in a car moving towards Jammu from Srinagar today morning on the highway, around seven kilometres from the Banihal town. The explosion is believed to be…
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