Category: JAMMU & KASHMIR


  • The person burnt himself when a demolition drive was being conducted and the officials tried to demolish his newly constructed complex constructed on government land. SRINAGAR โ€”ย A youth set himself ablaze on Tuesday during a demolition drive in Gundrahman in the Ganderbal district. An official said that during the demolition of the complex at Gundrahman…

  • This is the second such incident in the last 24 hours as on Monday morning, another man was crushed to death at Budgam railway section. Earlier on Saturday also, a 20-year-old youth was killed after being hit by a train in Baramulla district. SRINAGAR โ€” A 25-year-old youth was killed after being hit by a…

  • Government of India special bureau additional commissioner, in a recent communication to PU registrar, sought the list containing the contact details of the students from J&K immediately. CHANDIGARH โ€” Panjab University (PU) has been asked to provide details of the students hailing from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) studying in the teaching departments and its affiliated…

  • Officials said that a man was hit by a train between Nowgam-Budgam railway section and died on the spot.ย  BUDGAM โ€” A man was crushed to death by a moving train in between Nowgam-Budgam railway section in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. Officials said that a man was hit by a train and died…

  • The motorcyclist was identified as Burhan Tariq Parmoo, 23, son of Tariq Ahmad Parmoo from Doabgah Sopore. SOPORE โ€” A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed and two other persons injured after the two-wheeler collided with a private car in Mazbugh Sopore in north Kashmirโ€™s Baramulla district. The collision involved an i20 car bearing registration number and…

  • “Shah directed that the security grid should be further strengthened to ensure zero cross-border infiltration and to eliminate (militancy).โ€ NEW DELHI โ€”ย Home Minister of India Amit Shah on Friday ordered โ€œfurther strengtheningโ€ of the security grid to ensure zero โ€œcross-border infiltrationโ€ and to โ€œeliminateโ€ militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah passed the directions while reviewing…

  • “A police team rushed to the spot to assess the situation, and minor damage to a shop was reported.” SRINAGAR โ€”ย Mysterious blast has created panic in Khawaja Bazar area of the Downtown area of Srinagar, police said. A top police officer told a news agency, that a mysterious blast has created panic in Khawaja Bazar.…

  • The commercial goods belonged to Abdul Gani Handoo son of Ismaiyal Handoo resident of Buran Pattan.  SRINAGAR โ€” Commercial products worth lakhs gutted completely after a fire engulfed a Shed (Store) in Buran village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday night. According to a local news agency, many commercial goods including Samruddhi…

  • Under the mega-development package announced by the Centre in 2015, Rs 2000 crore were kept for setting up small hydroelectric projects. SRINAGAR โ€” The Jammu & Kashmir government is awaiting release of funds from the Government of India for setting up of small hydroelectric projects (SHP) under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP). Documents reveal…