NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to consider either on Tuesday or within a week the plea of a man seeking a direction to exhume the body of his son, who was dubbed a militant and killed in an encounter in November 2021 and to permit the […]
KUPWARA — A 17-year-old boy has died after falling into a well in Lone Harie village of Kralpora area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports reaching GNS said that Bilal Ahmad Mochi, son of Abdul Ahad Mochi, resident of Lone Harie fell into an open well this afternoon. On learning about it, the family and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Monday said that there was no need to worry as elaborate security and other arrangements have been put in place to ensure peaceful and smooth conduct of annual Amarnath Yatra, slated to commence from June 30. Talking to reporters, Sinha said that special arrangements have […]
SRINAGAR — A class 11 student of Sainik School Mansbal was hospitalized after allegedly thrashed in the name of ‘ragging’ by his seniors. The victim student has been identified as Dilnawaz Ahmed Malik son of Zahoor Ahmed Malik, a resident Lagowpora village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam. Aijaz Ahmed, the uncle of the victim student told […]
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 […]