SRINAGAR — After three decades, Kashmir is attracting lakhs of tourists which Tourism players say is the return of golden era of Kashmir tourism. The record number of tourists who visited Jammu and Kashmir this year, testify the overall development and change that has taken place in the Union territory. Tourism is the biggest source […]
AWANTIPORA — Police on Thursday claimed to have apprehended a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant from Awantipora area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. According to police statement, based on specific input Awantipora Police along with Army’s 42 RR and CRPF 130 BN laid a special naka at Chandrigam and during naka checking one person who was moving […]
SRINAGAR — An Army trooper was killed after his service rifle went off accidentally on thrusday in Rafiabad area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources told GNS that an army personnel identified as Chander Mohan (28) recieved fatal bullet wound when his service rifle went off accidentally, resulting his instant death. The […]
SRINAGAR — Amid confusion regarding the exams of lower class students, the School Education Department on Thursday said that it will most likely conduct it in March and official orders in this regard are expected this week. Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) said, “Most likely, all the exams from Classes 1-9 are going to […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Thursday, and that same conditions are likely to prevail during the next 24 hours. “Dry weather is likely to continue in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Night temperatures have […]
SRINAGAR — Four local militants, affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfits were killed in two different encounters at Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Three militants were killed in an overnight encounter between government forces and militants at Draach village and one militant was killed in another encounter at Moolu village […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court has ordered the shifting of Kashmiri separatist Altaf Ahmad Shah, currently in jail and facing trial for an alleged terror funding case probed by the NIA, to AIIMS for appropriate treatment after he was stated to have been diagnosed with cancer. Shah, the son-in-law of late Hurriyat leader […]
SRINAGAR — Former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday condemned the killing of a youth at Haal village in Pulwama district. The youth identified as Aasif Ahmad Padroo, son of Mohd Ayub Padroo, a resident of Poterwal village in Shopian district was killed when a policeman’s rifle went off accidentally and bullet hit […]
URI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday visited the residence of Mudasir Sheikh, a policeman who was killed in an encounter with militants earlier this year in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Shah, after addressing a public rally at Baramulla, visited slain cop’s family […]
SRINAGAR — A nursing student was killed in an accidental fire at Haal village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. The incident happened at a time when Union Home Minister Amit Shah was in Baramulla district of north Kashmir to address a public gathering. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that […]