Srinagar, Jan 13: A Swift Dzire car bearing was gutted in a fire incident at the parking area of SMHS Hospital late on Monday night. Officials said the incident was reported at around 11:05 pm, following which fire tenders from the Syed Hameed Pora Fire Station were immediately rushed to the spot. On arrival, firefighters...
Srinagar, Jan 11: Parts of the Dal Lake froze on Sunday following intense cold conditions in Srinagar, where the minimum temperature plunged to minus 5.2 degrees Celsius during the night. The freezing of sections of the lake caused difficulties for shikara boatmen, who were seen struggling to row their boats through thin layers of ice...
Srinagar, Jan 11: A fire broke out in the Dachigam forest area of Srinagar during the intervening night of January 10 and 11, officials said. Official told news agency Kashmir News Corner—(KNC) that fire tenders and forest department officials rushed to the spot soon after receiving information and efforts were underway to control the blaze....
Tanveer Hussain Budgam, Jan 10: Budgam Police on Saturday arrested an accused involved in an ATM fraud case in the Magam area, officials said. Police Station Magam received a written complaint from Ghulam Ahmad Bhat, son of Ali Mohammad Bhat, a local of Parraypora, Magam, alleging that an unknown person fraudulently obtained his ATM card...
Srinagar, Jan 5: In view of recurring adverse weather conditions in the higher reaches, authorities on Monday reiterated a series of mandatory advisories regulating vehicular movement on the Tangmarg to Gulmarg road, emphasising that strict adherence is crucial for public safety. Officials said that every vehicle moving from Tangmarg towards Gulmarg must carry a pair...
January 03: J&K Police held a training-cum-briefing session at Conference Hall, District Police Lines (DPL) Baramulla. The session was chaired by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla and was attended by Addl. SP Baramulla, ASP Hqrs Baramulla, CPO DPHQ and 03 DySsP (P), 14 court pairavi officers, 22 police station/ police post pairavi-cum-verification staff, Legal...
SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 31:In view of air quality levels in Srinagar remaining higher than normal despite the city being surrounded by lush green forests, the Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Faz Lul Haseeb, conducted an extensive inspection of various parts of the city to review the implementation of projects under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)....
Shivam Bakshi Doda, Dec 30 : A Forest Department employee lost his life after being hit by a stone slide near Gaadi Nallah area of Doda district on Monday evening, officials said. Officals told news agency Kashmir News Corner (KNC), Forest Guard Mohd Iqbal Zargar was walking along the route when a stone suddenly slid...
Budgam, Dec 27: A two-year-old baby girl died after allegedly receiving an electric shock at her residence in the Sundergund area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday. Hospital sources told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the deceased was identified as Aamina Nisar, daughter of Nisar Ahmad Mir, of Sundergund, Budgam. She was...
Waris Fayaz Sopore, Dec 27 : A suspicious object was detected and destroyed in North Kashmir’s Sopore area on Saturday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the object was found near Hygam along Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway. “A joint team of Army, CRPF, and Police reached the spot and cordoned off the area....