News Topic:Safakadal

Brave local rescues 4-year-old boy from drowning in Srinagar’s Jhelum River

A 4-year-old boy was rescued from drowning in the river Jhelum at Gasi Mohallah in Safakadak area of Srinagar after a quick action by a local man.

Body of man who jumped into Jhelum River last month recovered

The body of a man who leapt into the Jhelum River last month has been retrieved, officials confirmed on Saturday.

Missing Srinagar man’s body found in River Jhelum after 20 days

The body of a man missing for the past 20 days has been recovered from the waters of the Jhelum River in the Safa Kadal area of central Kashmir's Srinagar district.

Policeman shot dead in Srinagar

Militants shot at a policeman at Saidpora Safakadal area of Srinagar city this evening. The injured cop succumbed at SKIMS Soura.

Awantipora family seeks help for tracing their missing son

PULWAMA — A family from Charsoo Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has appealed general public to help them in tracing their missing...

Casual labourer dies of electrocution in Srinagar

SRINAGAR — An employee of Power Development Department (PDD) died hours after he was electrocuted at Danamazar Safakadal in Srinagar.Officials said that Riyaz Ahmad...

COVID-19: Another woman dies in Srinagar, J&K toll 78

Kashmir Valley on Saturday reported another death due to COVID-19, taking the death toll due to the deadly disease in J&K to 78.

Srinagar man slips to death on Srinagar-Jammu highway

A man from Safa Kadal area of Srinagar slipped to death at Khooni Nallah on Srinagar-Jammu highway while he was on way to his home from Hyderabad.

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Properties damaged as cloudburst hits Chhatroo area in Kishtwar

Damage was reported to two houses and two shops after a cloudburst triggered flash flood-like conditions in the Chhatroo area of Kishtwar district.

₹3.11 Crore Embezzlement: Crime Branch chargesheets two in Baramulla bank fraud

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in a decade-old bank fraud case.

31 Amarnath pilgrims injured as bus plunges into gorge in Ganderbal

Thirty-one Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after a bus carrying them overturned and rolled into a gorge at the S-Mode stretch in central Kashmir's Ganderbal.

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