SRINAGAR — A senior journalist from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has been arrested by the Police, officials said here on Tuesday. A top police official told the news agency KNO that the senior journalist Khalid Gul of Anantnag has been arrested. He said he was arrested in an old case filed in 2017. Khalid Gul […]
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Crime Branch files challan against 6 accused for establishing fake exam centres in Kupwara
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir produced a challan against six accused including 3 deceased persons for establishing fake examination centres for class 12 in Kupwara distric. According to a statement, the challan in Case FIR No. 65/2005 U/S 420, 467, 468, 471,201,120-B RPC of Police Station Crime Branch Kashmir against […]
Pahalgam cab driver returns lost gold worth Rs 10 lakh to Hyderabad tourist
PAHALGAM (ANANTNAG) — A driver in Pahalgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday returned gold worth Rs 10 lakh to a Hyderabad tourist. Abdul Rashid Wani, president Taxi Stand Movera Pahalgam told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Akaash Farooq Wani, a Tavera driver, returned gold worth Rs 10 lakh to a Hyderabad […]
Dry weather with haze to continue in J&K: MeT
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry and cold in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Tuesday that mainly dry weather with haze in the Valley was expected to continue. Similar dry and cold conditions would continue in Ladakh also during the next 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather […]
Two Punjab residents give Rs 9.12 lakh to Kashmiri man after apple cartons from his truck stolen
CHANDIGARH — Two samaritans from Punjab on Monday came forward to help a Kashmiri man whose cartons of apples were stolen after his truck overturned in Fatehgarh Sahib district. Rajwinder Singh from Patiala and Gurpreet Singh from Mohali gave a cheque of Rs 9.12 lakh to Shahid, a resident of Sopore in Baramulla district of […]
Fire damages grid station in Anantnag
ANANTNAG — A grid station in Hiller area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district was partially damaged in a fire incident on Monday morning. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the fire broke out in the grid station, located close to Pir Panchal Tunnel, today morning. He said soon after the incident […]
At minus 3.4°C Srinagar records seasons coldest night, further drop expected in min temps: MeT
SRINAGAR — As mercury continued its free fall, Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir recorded the coldest night of the season so far at minus 3.4 on Monday. An official of the Meteorological (MeT) department said, “With minus 3.4 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, Srinagar recorded this season’s coldest night so far. “Due to dry […]
BJP demands probe into leak of list of Kashmiri Pandit employees
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Sunday demanded a probe into the leak of a list of Kashmiri Pandit employees posted in Kashmir Valley which was circulated on social media after being published by a blog linked to a militant outfit. BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur expressed concern over the blog linked to The Resistance Front (TRF), […]
Shawl vendor from Anantnag dies in Bangalore road accident
SRINAGAR — A shawl vendor from Anantnag district of South Kashmir has died in a road accident in the state of Karnataka on Sunday. Reports said that one Ali Mohammad Wani, (45) a resident of Seer Hamdan area of Anantnag district who is a shawl vendor by profession was hit by a vehicle (tempo traveller) […]
Four residential houses damaged in Chattabal fire incident
SRINAGAR — At least four residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in Patlipora locality of Chattabal in Srinagar district on Sunday morning. Reports said that four residential houses were partially damaged after a fire broke out in Patlipora area this morning. They said fire tenders along with local police doused off the flames […]









