ANANTNAG — Inspector general of police Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar on Monday held a final security review meeting related to Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the meeting was attended by top officials from a police, army, CRPF, ITBP and BSF. He said that […]
KULGAM — Two local militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Trubji in Nowpora-Kharpora area of Kulgam district in South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation […]
SRINAGAR — The government of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday fixed the rates for sacrificial livestock in the Kashmir Valley ahead of Eid-ul-Adha. According to an order, director Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department has revised and re-fixed the rates of Qurbani (sacrificial) livestock in the valley. “Consequent upon the decisions taken in the […]
KULGAM — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Trubji in Nowpora-Kharpora area of Kulgam district in South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Trubji in Nowpora-Kharpora area of Kulgam district following the inputs about […]
KOKERNAG — A 65-year-old man was mauled to death by a bear in Fattan Ahalan forest area of Kokarnag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, officials said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that that the man identified as Mohammad Akbar Chohan (65) son of […]
JAMMU — Border Security Forces on Monday claimed to have shot dead an intruder along the International Border in R S Pura sector in Jammu division. According to a statement, PRO BSF Jammu said that today morning at about 1210 hours alert BSF troops noticed suspicious movement across the fence in general area of BOP […]
SRINAGAR — The weather remained dry with clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours and the Meteorological (MeT) department’s forecast on Monday said that it will be mainly clear skies with the possibility of light rain and thundershowers at one or two places. “Mainly dry weather with possibility of light rain/thundershower […]
DODA — A militant has been arrested from Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir along with arms and ammunition, officials said on Monday. Doda Police along with security forces have arrested one militant Fareed Ahmed, a resident of Koti Doda, and recovered one Chinese pistol, two magazines, 14 live cartridges and one mobile phone from […]
SRINAGAR — A seven-year-old boy died after he drowned in a nallah in Gund-Jahangeer area of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the boy identified as Saad Farooq (7) son of Farooq Ahmad of Gund-Jahangeer drowned while he was talking a bath in […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said on Saturday that it rejects India’s attempt to hold a meeting of G20 countries in Kashmir, hoping that members of the grouping will be fully cognisant of the imperatives of law and justice and would oppose the proposal outright. Jammu and Kashmir will be hosting the 2023 meetings of G-20, an […]