PULWAMA — Panic continues in several villages of Pulwama district as wild bear continues to roam in the area while wild life officials are on job the capture the animal. Locals from Tahab area of Pulwama district told news agency Kashmir News Observer that there is fear among the people of area as four persons […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Shirmal village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Shirmal village in Shopian district following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Saturday carried out a massive search operation along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir to detect cross-border tunnels and prevent any infiltration attempts by militants during the Amarnath Yatra, officials said. The search operation was jointly carried out by Police, CRPF, and BSF in the forward villages in […]
THANE — Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in Maharashtra’s Thane district for his alleged objectionable and provocative post on Prophet Mohammad on a social messaging platform, an official said on Saturday. The accused, Nikesh Raju Pashte, a ‘mathadi’ worker (porter in wholesale market) from Sangampada in Bhiwandi town in the district, was arrested on […]
ANANTNAG — Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles on Saturday organised a 10 kilometer cycle race for school children in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The cycle race was organised by 19 Rashtriya Rifles Fateh Company Dailgam in collaboration with Rashtriya Samajik Samarta with an aim to motivate the children to incorporate a healthy lifestyle and sports into […]
SRINAGAR — Directorate of Health Services Kashmir on Saturday said that there are 70 health facilities and 100 ambulances available for Amarnath Yatra this year. Addressing a press conference here, Director Health Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather said that they have kept 70 health facilities from Jawahar Tunnel to the holy cave on both routes […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast the same to continue on Saturday. “Dry weather with clear sky is likely to continue in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 13.7, Pahalgam 6.3 and Gulmarg […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on June 27 a plea filed by 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 hand it to his family for last rites. A vacation bench […]
NEW DELHI — COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, reported Press Trust of India (PTI). The study based its findings on the estimates of “excess” mortalities in the country during the pandemic. Globally, the study based on […]
BUDGAM — Jammu and Kashmir on Friday claimed to have busted a narco-militancy funding module by arrested four associates of LeT outfit in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. According to a statement, Police along with 53 RR and 181 BN of CRPF arrested four associates of LeT and also recovered incriminating materials, explosives, ammunition and vehicles […]