SRINAGAR — At least 13 inter-connected houses and around ten shops were gutted in a massive midnight fire, augmented by the blast of ten gas (LPG) cylinders, in Dangarpora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday. Leading firefighter of the concerned Fire and Emergency Services Department said that at least 200 houses […]
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Army douses flames in Shopian village; locals hail efforts
SHOPIAN — The Indian army on Thursday saved the lives of hundreds of people in south Kashmir’s Shopian district after a massive fire erupted in the locality. As per the local residents, on this evening a massive fire erupted in a structure at the Dagpora area and was spreading in the nearby structure. The locals […]
Seven chargesheeted for cheating people on pretext of providing jobs in police department: CBK
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has produced Challan against 7 accused persons for grabbing huge amount from complainants on the pretext of providing jobs in Jammu and Kashmir police. According to a statement, challan was filed in case FIR No.19/2015 U/S 419, 420, 120-B RPC before the court of JMIC […]
MeT forecasts rain, snow in J&K for next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department office on Thursday forecast scattered to widespread rain/snow in Jammu and Kashmir. “Scattered to widespread rain/snow is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours,” IANS quoted an official of the MeT department as having said. He said Srinagar recorded minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 4.5 degrees Celsius and […]
Three shops, computer institute gutted in Tangmarg blaze
BARAMULLA — At least three shops and a computer institute were gutted in a blaze in Kunzer area of Tangmarg in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that fire broke out in one of the shops today morning. in the incident three shops and a computer institute […]
SIU conducted raids at multiple locations in Shopian, Pulwama
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Unit (SIU) Shopian on Wednesday conducted raids and carried out searches at various locations in district Shopian and Pulwama in connection with investigation of militancy related case. In district Shopian, the sleuths of SIU Shopian conducted raids and searches at two suspected locations at Zainpora and in district Pulwama, raids […]
Srinagar UAPA Court convicts South Kashmir militant, sentences him to 15 years imprisonment
SRINAGAR — Srinagar UAPA court has convicted a State Investigation Agency (SIA) investigated militant and has convicted him for six years of imprisonment for being active member of militant organization. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that Amir Nabi Wagay son of Ghulam Nabi Wagay of Goriwan in Bijbehara area of Anantnag District was […]
Amit Shah reviews security situation, development programmes in J&K
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reviewed the security situation and development issues in Jammu and Kashmir, where four heavily-armed militants who had come from Pakistan were killed early this morning, officials said. In the pre-scheduled meeting, the home minister reviewed the prevailing security situation in the Union Territory and steps […]
75-year-old under trial prisoner dies in Kupwara
KUPWARA — A 75-year-old under trial prisoner died on intervening Tuesday and Wednesday night in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Quoting an official news agency GNS reported that one Mohammad Maqbool Khan, son of Abdul Gaffar Khan, resident of Kakroosa Villgam, already on medication, took seriously ill and was moved to SDH Kupwara, where he died […]
Intense cold grips J&K; MeT forecasts cold, dry weather for next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — The intense cold gripped Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh while dense fog affected the normal life in Jammu on Wednesday morning. “Mainly a clear sky with cold and dry weather is likely to continue in Ladakh and J&K during the next 24 hours,” IANS quoted an official of the Meteorological Department office as […]









