HANDWARA — Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested three over ground workers (OGW) of Al-Badr militant outfit and recovered arms and ammunitions from them at Wagam crossing on highway in Kralgund area of Handwara. A senior police officer said that a joint party of PC Kralgund, 92 CRPF and 32 RR intercepted three individuals […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained inclement in J&K and Ladakh during the last 24 hours while higher reaches received fresh snowfall as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Sunday that intermittent light rain and snow would continue during the next 24 hours. “Higher reaches of J&K and Ladakh received fresh snowfall during the last 24 hours. […]
JAMMU — A minor abducted girl, hailing from Madhya Pradesh, was recovered and her abductor arrested in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. The girl was rescued in a joint operation by J&K police and Madhya Pradesh police from Sangaldan area of Gool within 24 hours of the complaint, a police […]
KULGAM — The security forces on Saturday called off the operation at Mishipora-Kujjar area of Yaripora hamlet of Kulgam after five days, officials said. The operation was called off due to bad weather conditions, they said. An official said that after killing of two local Hizb militants on Thursday, no fresh contact was established with […]
BUDGAM — A 30-year-old man was killed while another sustained injuries in a road accident at Khansahib area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that an accident took place at Khansahib when a Tata mobile turned turtle near IPTS school, resulting in on spot death of one person and injuries to another. He […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has declined to be the joint Opposition’s presidential candidate, saying that the Union Territory needs him to “help navigate these uncertain times” and that he has “a lot more active politics ahead of me”. “I am honoured to have had my […]
SAMBOORA (PULWAMA) — The body of Farooq Ahmad Mir, a J&K Armed Police Sub-Inspector will be buried in the evening once her daughter arrives home. She is pursuing medicine (MBBS) in Dhaka Bangladesh. Mir is survived by another daughter and teenager son besides wife and ailing aged father. Mir was abducted and later shot dead […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy with light rain in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24 hours, as the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday that generally cloudy weather with intermittent rain is likely during the next 24 hours. “Generally cloudy with intermittent rain/snow over higher reaches, passes etc. from today till […]
BARAMULLA — Security forces on Saturday morning detected and diffused an explosive object along Baramulla-Handwara highway in Ganapora area of Langate, officials said. Soon after the suspicious device was detected, police rushed to the spot and subsequently called a bomb disposal squad (BDS),” the officials said. “Later BDS team of army’s 30-RR blasted the suspicious […]
ANANTNAG — At least four residential houses were gutted in a massive fire in Shirpora area of Anantnag district last night. Report reaching GNS said that a massive fire break out in a residential house in Shirpora Anantnag, which later spread to other nearby houses. They said that in the incident four residential houses were […]