KUPWARA — A soldier ended life by shooting himself dead inside a camp in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, official said on Monday. They said that the soldier of Havildar rank identified as Shinde Sandeep Arjun was posted at Drangyari Chowkibal when he shoot himself with own service rifle at around 4:30 a.m. He was […]
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Intense cold conditions unabated in Kashmir, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Intense cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.5 degrees Celsius. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, was 2.5 degrees Celsius below the normal for this time of the year. […]
Three held for selling spurious cement in branded bags in Jammu
JAMMU — Three people were arrested here on Sunday after they were caught red-handed packing spurious cement into the bags of established brands to make a quick buck, police said. Chainter Singh, the kingpin of the racket along with two labourers was arrested during a raid in R S Pura area on the outskirts of […]
BJP Activist’s PSO Along With ‘Associate’ Go Missing With 2 Weapons In Kupwara
KUPWARA — Personal Security Officer with a BJP activist and his “associate” are missing since last night in Kupwara district of north Kashmir and efforts are underway to trace them, officials said on Monday. Official sources told GNS that during intervening night of December 12 and 13, Saqib Ahmad Tantry (SPO) son of Sanaullah Tantry […]
Hindu right-wing groups set Christian religious books on fire in Karnataka
KARNATAKA — Hindu right-wing groups have set Christian religious books on fire in Kolar area of Karnataka state and handed over four persons to the police alleging forced religious conversion, reports said on Sunday. The incident, according to reports, was reported on December 12, ahead of the Karnataka government’s proposal to table the Anti-Conversion Bill […]
Awaiting son’s release from jail since 2019, mother passes away
SRINAGAR — Muneera Banoo, mother of Aijaz Ahmed Naik, who was the sole bread-earner to his family and has been in jail since 2019 passed away on Wednesday morning, ending her four-year-long wait for her incarcerated son, reported The Kashmiriyat. Muneera’s husband Mohammed Abdullah Naik passed away in 2000 leaving behind two young children for […]
Man arrested for kidnapping minor girl in Jammu
JAMMU — A man was arrested here from Doda district within 10 hours of his kidnapping a minor girl, police said on Sunday. A complaint was lodged at Kishtwar Police Station regarding the kidnap of a girl by unknown persons, a police spokesperson said. Acting swiftly in the matter, police formed a special team and […]
Situation changed in Kashmir, pro-India people becoming vocal: LG Sinha
NEW DELHI — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha speaking to reporters in New Delhi after meeting Ministers and other dignitaries during his four days visit to the Union Capital said that situation in Kashmir has changed and pro-India people are becoming vocal. During his stay in the capital, Sinha paid tribute to Chief of Defence Staff […]
FIR against organisers of Owaisi’s Mumbai rally for defying police order
MUMBAI — The Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against the organisers of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s rally held here the day before for allegedly violating COVID-19 norms and defying section 144 of CrPC, an official said on Sunday. The FIR registered by Sakinaka Police on Saturday late night named Sabre Alam and four others, […]
Man killed in Pulwama road accident
PULWAMA — A scooty rider was killed in a road accident in Trichal area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. An official told that a dumper bearing registration number JK13G-5369 hit a Scooty rider at Trichal Pulwama, resulting in severe injuries to the scooty rider. He said that scooty rider was immediately taken to […]