NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir, including the security arrangements along the border with Pakistan, officials said. National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and senior officials of the Centre and the […]
ANANTNAG — A carpenter was killed after he fell down from an under construction house at in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. Official sources indentified the carpenter as Tajamul Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ashraf of Dahruna Anantnag and said that incident happened at Buchoo Kokernag. Soon after falling down, they said Tajamul was […]
SRINAGAR — Three militants were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. The infiltration attempt was foiled near Madiyan Nanak post in Kamalkote area of Uri sector in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “Army and Baramulla Police #neutralised […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) chief and Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) president, Dr Farooq Abdullah Thursday said that the conglomerate will never wind up, however, the decision on elections will be taken at an appropriate time. Talking to the media persons here, Dr Farooq said that unfavourable statements would come, but there is […]
BANDIPORA — Two militant associates of LeT were arrested along with arms and ammunition in Pethkoot area of Bandipora district, police said here on Thursday. In a statement, a police spokesperson said that today after receiving a specific information regarding the movement of some militant associates of LeT in the JD of police Station Pethkoot, […]
SRINAGAR — Light to moderate rain is expected in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Thursday. On Wednesday, the people of the union territory experienced an inclement weather. “Light to moderate rain is likely in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours”, a MeT department official […]
KABUL — In the past one month, at least 178 people have lost their lives as a result of devastating flash floods in Afghanistan, an official said. Another 250 were wounded in the heavy rainfalls and flash floods that severely affected 13 of the country’s 34 provinces, a spokesman of the Taliban’s National Disaster Management […]
JAMMU — The BSF on Thursday foiled a major narcotics smuggling bid at the International Border (IB) in Jammu’s Samba area during which a Pakistani intruder was also shot and injured, officials said. According to the BSF officials, troops noticed suspicious movement of a person near the IB from Pakistan side carrying a bag in […]
JAMMU — Two earthquakes, of magnitudes 4.1 and 3.2, hit Jammu and Kashmir late on Wednesday night but no loss of live or damage to property was reported, officials said. The epicentre of the quakes was 62 kilometers northeast of Katra area in Jammu region at a depth of 5 kilometers, they said. On Tuesday, […]
ANANTNAG — A youth was killed due to a blast in fire extinguisher in Anantnag district on Wednesday evening. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the blast took place at Crossfire Safety Shop in Ganjiwara Janglatmandi locality. He said that the youth identified as Ehtesham Hussain Wani son of Abdul Rehman […]