Category: JAMMU & KASHMIR


  • โ€œFour residential houses and a cowshed were completely damaged in the incident, however, no loss of life or injury was reported in the incident, while the cause of the fire was being ascertained.โ€ HANDWARA โ€” Four residential houses and a cowshed were completely damaged in a massive fire that broke out at Behnipora Rajwar area…

  • “As per the restructured scheme, any girl of legally marriageable age belonging to the families of AAY, or PHH ration card holders, will be eligible for one-time financial assistance of Rs 50,000.” SRINAGAR โ€” The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council headed by New Delhi appointed Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday restructured the State Marriage Assistance…

  • The elderly man was identified as Ghulam Ahmad Naath, 85, resident of Patlipora, Chattabal area of Srinagar. SRINAGAR โ€” An 85-year-old man, who was injured in a road accident in the Qamarwari area of Srinagar, succumbed at SMHS Hospital, officials said Tuesday. As per news agency, Kashmir News Observer, an 85-year-old man identified as Ghulam…

  • โ€œBJP was engineering a Hindu-Muslim divide in the country over the Ram Mandir issue in Ayodhya during the migration. Panditsโ€™ issue suited BJPโ€™s propaganda to create a fake outrage for electoral gain,โ€ the Kerala Congress tweeted. SRINAGAR โ€” Following the release of Vivek Agnihotri’s Kashmir Files, which has been made tax free by many BJP-ruled…

  • At least 10 firefighters were injured and three of them received a higher degree of injuries, the official said. SRINAGAR โ€”ย At least eight houses were gutted in a devastating fire in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar overnight, officials said on Monday. In all, 24 families were residing in these houses while at least 10 firemen…

  • The law allows for the detention of a person without a formal charge and without trial and can be slapped on an individual who is already in police custody. It can be used immediately after a person has been granted bail and even if they have been acquitted by a court. SRINAGAR โ€” Journalist Fahad…

  • Aaqib Farooq, 23, and Aejaz Ahmad Hafiz, 22, are missing for the last three days.ย  SRINAGAR โ€” Two South Kashmir youth, one from Pulwama and one from Shopian have gone missing from their home after which their families have issued appeals on social media asking them to return home. As per locals Aaqib Farooq, 23,…

  • The initial investigation reveals that the cause of the fire is a short circuit. SRINAGAR โ€” At least 17 residential tin sheds, a godown, a car, and a shop were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in the Parimpora area of Srinagar on Saturday afternoon. Official sources said that a massive fire broke…

  • โ€œMaj Sankalp Yadav, the co-pilot succumbed to his injuries at 92 Base Hospital.โ€ SRINAGAR โ€” A co-pilot was killed and a pilot was critically injured when an Army Cheetah helicopter crashed in the Baraub area of Gurez in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Friday afternoon. The copter crashed while it was on a routine…

  • The labourer was identified as Jahangeer Wani, 35, son of Abdul Gani Wani, a resident of Banihal. SRINAGAR โ€” A labourer was killed after he was hit by a rock at the under construction Zojilla tunnel in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday. Officials identified the labourer as Jahangeer Wani, (35), son of Abdul Gani…