Category: Kashmir

Jammu, Jan 3 Jammu Police conducted a routine checking drive as part of its continued efforts to enforce food safety norms and safeguard public health, officials said. During the inspection, police intercepted a vehicle transporting non-vegetarian food items without the mandatory insulation required under prescribed food safety standards. Officials said the lapse constituted a serious…

Srinagar, Jan 3. A fire incident at HMT Shah Vilayat Colony, Sector 8 in Srinagar was brought under control during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, officials from Fire and Emergency Services said, adding that timely intervention prevented a major mishap. According to officials, fire broke out in a three storeyed residential house after…

Ganderbal, Jan 2: After remaining closed for four days due to heavy snowfall, the Srinagar–Leh highway was on Friday partially reopened for one-way passenger traffic, officials said. The vital highway had been shut as a precautionary measure following continuous snowfall, which severely affected road conditions and visibility. The closure resulted in large numbers of passenger…

Jammu, Jan 02: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said there will be no general increase in electricity tariffs across the Union territory in the current financial year.The chief minister made this announcement amid apprehensions over an additional 20 per cent charge on electricity consumption during morning and evening hours in the…

Jan 2: Restoration work is in full swing after a landslide blocked the Srinagar–Baramulla National Highway near the Eco Park area of Baramulla, disrupting traffic and causing inconvenience to commuters. Officials said a sudden slide brought down a large volume of debris onto the highway, leading to a complete halt of vehicular movement on the…

Srinagar, Jan 2: The University of Kashmir has invited online applications from eligible domiciles of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the post of Public Relations Officer (PRO), according to Advertisement Notice No. 01 of 2026 issued by the varsity. As per the notification, the recruitment is for one unreserved post of Public…

Srinagar, January 02 Police on Friday said that continuing its unwavering operation against drug peddlers, Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Kashmir achieved a significant breakthrough by arresting a hard-core lady drug peddler namely Tamana Ashraf daughter of Mohammad Ashraf resident of Batamaloo Srinagar involved in FIR No. 10/2023 u/s 8/20 NDPS Act registered at ANTF Jammu…

Kishtwar, Jan 2: At least 20 residential houses were gutted in a massive fire that broke out late Thursday night in Tachna village of the Dachhan area in Kishtwar, causing widespread devastation and leaving several families homeless. Officials said the fire erupted during the evening hours and spread rapidly due to the close proximity of…

Srinagar, Jan 2 : The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Srinagar of the Crime Branch has submitted the charge-sheet in FIR No. 25/2018 under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 201 and 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge,…

Uri, Jan 01 : A minor was critically injured and a house completely damaged in a fire incident in Garkote area of Uri on Thursday afternoon. Officials told GNS that the fire broke out in the residential house of Mohd Din Bhat, son of Mohd Yousuf Bhat, a resident of Garkote. The blaze caused extensive…