News Topic:Suicides

Teen girl jumps into river Jehlum in Srinagar

An operation from the River Police is underway to trace the body of a Kupwara girl from the river Jehlum in Srinagar city.

Woman jumps into river Jhelum in Srinagar

A woman on Saturday jumped into the river Jhelum near Amira Kadal Bridge in summer capital Srinagar while as a search and rescue operation has been launched.

Irresponsible media reporting spurred suicide contagion in J-K: Expert

Irresponsible media reporting is one of the main reasons behind suicide contagion in Jammu & Kashmir, according to an expert.

Soldier shoots himself dead in Handwara

A soldier ended his life inside the Army camp after shooting his head with his service rife in north Kashmir’s Handwara town.

Two teenage girls consume poison in different Kashmir areas

Two teenage girls tried to end their lives in two different parts of Kashmir Valley.

Class 12th student hangs himself to death in Anantnag

A 20-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday morning.

DSC personnel dies of suicide at old airfield in Budgam

A Defence Security Corps (DSC) personnel has allegedly committed suicide at old airfield in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

Salam Dar — Peerless expert in retrieving bodies from waterbodies

A 65-year-old man, Abdul Salam Dar, from Kakapora hamlet of Kashmir's Pulwama district is known for fishing out human bodies from rivers and other waterbodies.

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Traffic restored in Beerwah after flash floods washed away Sukhnag diversion

Vehicular traffic through Beerwah town in central Kashmir's Budgam district was restored on Saturday after remaining suspended for four days.

Overseas Job Fraud: EOW chargesheets accused who duped youth of lakhs

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in connection with an alleged overseas job fraud.

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