Kashmir

3 J&K Power Dept employees electrocuted in Srinagar

Srinagar: Three employees of J&K Power Development Department (PDD) were injured after they received a strong electric shock while carrying out repairs in Srinagar on Friday, officials said. “The three employees of…
J-K reports 1,429 Covid cases, 3 deaths

Srinagar: The declining trend in daily Covid cases continued in Jammu and Kashmir with 1,429 being reported on Friday, officials said. They said the union territory also reported three deaths related to…

J-K reports 1,982 new Covid cases, 7 deaths

Srinagar: The declining trend in daily Covid cases continues in Jammu and Kashmir with 1,982 infections being reported on Thursday, officials said. The union territory also reported seven deaths in the past…
SPO dies on duty in J&K’s Poonch

Jammu: A special police officer (SPO) died on Thursday while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Police said SPO Parem Parkesh of Dara Dullian village complained of chest pain during…
2,304 new Covid cases, nine deaths in J-K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 2,304 fresh cases of coronavirus, raising its tally to 4,40,480, officials said. The union territory also reported nine fresh deaths which pushed the toll to…
Two detained under PSA in J-K’s Samba district

Jammu: Two notorious criminals were detained on Wednesday under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for their alleged criminal activities in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Yogeshwar Singh…
J-K: People stage protest in Srinagar demanding justice for acid-attack victim

Srinagar: Condemning the acid attack on a 24-year-old woman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, the people in the city on Wednesday staged a protest at Jahangir Chowk demanding justice for the victim.…

Acid attack on woman in Srinagar

Srinagar: A 24-year-old woman was hospitalised with burn injuries after some persons threw acid on her in the Hawal area here on Tuesday, officials said. The woman, a resident of Eidgah, was…
Policeman injures in terror attack in J-K’s Shopian

Srinagar: Terrorists on Tuesday shot at and injured a policeman in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Ultras fired upon a J-K police head constable Shabir Ahmad near his residence…
Kashmir’s Inshah Bashir is climbing dreams on a wheelchair with basketball

Srinagar: Kashmir’s first wheel-chair basketball player, Inshah Bashir, a native of Budgam district, who represented India in the US in 2019, and participated in the National Championship as the captain of the…
J-K sees 15 coronavirus deaths, 2,550 new cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 2,550 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the number of infected people to 4,35,425, while 15 deaths due to the disease were reported in the past 24…
Drug peddler booked under PSA in J-K’s Kathua

Jammu: An alleged interstate drug peddler was arrested and booked under the union territory’s stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kathua district here on Monday, police said. Rupesh Kumar alias Bobby is…
Top terror commander among 5 killed in Kashmir gunfight

Srinagar: A top commander of the proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and a Pakistani national were among the five terrorists killed in two separate encounters in Kashmir’s Budgam and Pulwama districts in…
‘Shooting stone’ kills tourist on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu: A tourist was killed and another critically injured on Sunday when their vehicle was hit by a ‘shooting stone’ on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, Jammu & Kashmir Police…
Overnight encounters in Kashmir, five terrorists killed

Srinagar: Five terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfits, including a self-styled commander, were killed in two separate overnight encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on…