Category: Kashmir

Anantnag, Dec 8: Protests broke out on Monday at the Maternity and Child Care Hospital in Anantnag following the death of a 24-year-old woman after childbirth, with her family and locals alleging serious medical negligence and demanding intervention by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Health Minister Sakina Itoo. The deceased, identified as Khushboo Jan, wife…

Srinagar, Dec 8: Several people sustained injuries on Monday after a tractor and a Tavara vehicle collided near a petrol pump in the Lalgam area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Officials said the injured were promptly shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment. The condition of the injured was stated to be stable. Police…

Srinagar, Dec 8 Air traffic at Srinagar International Airport witnessed continues disruptions on Monday early morning after multiple Indigo flights were cancelled, officials said. An airport official told that out of the total 64 scheduled flight movements (32 arrivals and 32 departures), Indigo had 36 movements planned for the day. However, 16 Indigo flights (8…

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Srinagar, Dec 8. Several timber units were gutted in a fire that broke out on Sunday night in the Munawarabad area of Srinagar, officials said. Officials said the fire affected three to four adjoining timber units where large quantities of wood were stored, making firefighting operations difficult. Besides the timber units, a double-storeyed commercial building…

Anantnag, Dec 7: A forest guard lost his life while battling a forest fire in the Khadar area of Kapran in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday. Officials said the deceased has been identified as Gull Muhammad Shah, a resident of Changoo, who was serving as the in charge of Compartment 48 of the Hengipora…

Srinagar, Dec 7: Srinagar Police on Sunday attached a double-storey residential house worth approximately ₹1 crore in Natipora area of the city as part of its continued crackdown on drug trafficking and the ecosystem supporting the narcotics trade. Police said the attached property is registered in the name of Javid Ahmad Ganie, son of Nazir…

Budgam, Dec 7. Two shops were completely destroyed in a massive fire that broke out during the intervening night in the Khag area of Budgam district, causing substantial losses to the affected shopkeepers. The blaze gutted a salon and an e-shop, reducing electronic items, photocopy machines, fire-related equipment and other valuable goods to ashes. One…

Srinagar, Dec 6 :  The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a case involving an alleged job scam, accusing two individuals of cheating aspirants by falsely promising employment in J&K Bank and collecting large sums of money from them. Officials said the chargesheet was submitted before the Court of…

Srinagar, Dec 7 : A residential house was gutted in a fire that broke out early Sunday morning in the Sikhbagh area of Lal Bazar in Srinagar, officials said. Fire and Emergency Services, along with police and locals, rushed to the spot and managed to control the blaze, preventing it from spreading to nearby houses.…