ANANTNAG — Militants have managed to flee from the encounter site at Watnar area of Kokernag in Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said an armyman identified as Sepoy Nishan Singh of 19 RR Sikhli Charlie Company was killed during the initial firing. Earlier, a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, […]
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Six policemen injured, cow shed burnt during clashes over land dispute in Budgam
SRINAGAR — At least six policemen were left injured in stone pelting after clashes erupted over land dispute between two parties at Arwah village Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday. A police official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that all but six policemen were injured in Beerwah village after scuffle over […]
NIA, SIA raid jailed journalist Fahad Shah’s office, house in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — A joint team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the newly constituted State Investigation Agency (SIA) Sunday raided the jailed journalist’s office and his residence in Kashmir capital Srinagar, sources said. Sources told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that the State Investigation Agency is conducting searches at the residence of […]
Clear, hot weather likely in J&K during next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast clear weather to continue in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Mostly dry and hot weather is likely at most places of J&K. “Same is likely to continue till April 19th which will led to […]
Kashmir logs 9 Covid-19 cases, none in Jammu
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir registered nine new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that all the cases were reported from Kashmir Valley—seven from Srinagar and two from Baramulla— while there was no case registered from Jammu division. The fresh […]
16-year-old girl dies after falling from her house in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — A 16-year-old girl died on Saturday after she fell from her residential house at Noorbagh area of Srinagar. Official sources said that a 16-year-old girl (name withheld) resident of Shaheen Mohalla Noorbagh fell from the upper storey of her residential house this afternoon. She was rushed to SMHS hospital for treatment, however, the […]
Encounter breaks out in Kokernag
ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Watnar area of Kokernag in Anantnag district in 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 Watnar, Kokernag following the inputs about presence of militants in the […]
Ring Road: Landowners allege ‘withholding’ of payment by authorities, stage protest
SRINAGAR — Scores of landowners who have given up land for construction of the Ring road at Mirgund area of Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district staged protest on Saturday against withholding of their payment and authorities from taking up work on this ambitious project. The landowners, as per news agency Kashmir Dot Com said […]
Tulip garden will be closed from Monday
SRINAGAR — Director floriculture Farooq Ahmad Rather on Saturday said that tulip garden will be closed from monday. Rather said that the decision was taken in view as the flowers are beginning to wither. He also said that the garden witnessed all time record of tourists as 3.5 lac people visited the garden this year […]
9 injured in gas cylinder blast in Kupwara
KUPWARA — Atleast nine people suffered serious burn injuries following an LPG gas cylinder explosion inside a kitchen in Mugalpora village of Kupwara district on Saturday. “Nine people suffered burn injuries after an LPG gas cylinder exploded inside the house of of Ghulam Mohidin Wani son of Ghulam Ahmad Wani of Mughalpora Kupwara. Among the […]








