SRINAGAR — A carpenter slipped to death during construction of a Masjid in Watrihal area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday afternoon. Reports reaching Kashmir Dot Com said that one carpenter identified as Hafizullah Khan Son of Mohammad Yousuf, a resident of Zagoo Khan Mohalla slipped while working at the rooftop of Jamia Masjid […]
SHOPIAN — A newly recruited local militant, affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit was killed while as an armyman was injured in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Heff Shirmal village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, […]
Peerzada Zubair KUPWARA — During recent interaction with the locals, need for medical assistance was conveyed by the people of Dardpura village especially for women, children and elderlies. To address this felt need, Indian Army in collaboration with Borderless World Foundation (BWF) organised a Medical Camp in village Dardpura, Panzgam. This foundation has played an pivotal […]
SHOPIAN — Three boys were injured after an unexploded shell went off near an encounter site in Shirmal area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that an unexploded shell went off when some boys fiddled with it, resulting in injuries to three minor boys. He […]
KUPWARA — An elderly man died in a road mishap at Bramri along Kupwara-Srinagar highway here. Reports reaching GNS said that a person was hit by a speeding Santro car bearing registration number JK01B 7043. The individual, as per reports, was returning after his appointment with a doctor at ‘Quality Health Care’ hospital. Confirming it, […]
GANDERBAL — Three residential houses were damaged in a massive blaze that broke out in in Yachama Kangan area of Centeral Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Tuesday morning. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the fire broke out in a two residential houses at Yachama today Morning He said that soon after the […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. On Monday, the UT experienced a generally cloudy sky. “Weather is likely to remain mainly dry in J&K during the last 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar had 14 […]
NEW DELHI — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids were underway at 33 locations across the country on Tuesday in connection with irregularities in the exams for Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspectors (JKPSI), a top official said. According to the official, the raids are going on in Jammu, Srinagar, Karnal, Mahendergarh, Rewari, Delhi, Ghaziabad and […]
JAMMU — Reacting to veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s remarks on Article 370 in his Baramulla rally, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said, “it was his personal opinion but there are voices in J&K who firmly believe that it will be reinstated and she was one […]
NEW DELHI — Centre has extended the package of concessions and incentives to Central Government employees working in Kashmir Valley for a further period of three years. “It has been decided by the competent authority to extend the package of concessions/incentives to Central Government employees working in Kashmir Valley for a further period of three […]