SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Saturday forecast light rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Light rain is likely to occur at many places in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar registered 16.2 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 9.1 and Gulmarg 8.5 degrees […]
SRINAGAR — Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday arrested Sarjan Barkati, a religious preacher, three days after two other clerics were apprehended under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Barkati’s family members told the media that he was arrested Saturday morning and they were told that he has been booked under the PSA. […]
GANDERBAL — Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday refuted the reports of kidnapping of a minor child by some unknown non-locals in Yanihama locality of Lar in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. In a statement, a spokesperson said that some media groups have circulated news on social media platforms that some unknown non locals tried to […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Friday that the same conditions are likely to continue. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 14.2, Pahalgam 8.8 […]
SRINAGAR — Seven clerics, including two prominent religious scholars, were arrested under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in the past 24 hours in the Kashmir Valley. Quoting a senior police officer The Hindu reported that on Thursday that two religious figures and five Jamaat-e-Islami activists were arrested under the PSA so far. According to the […]
SRINAGAR — Five people, including two influential clerics, from south Kashmir were detained under preventive laws on Thursday, officials here said. Among those detained are Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri and Abdul Rashid Dawoodi, they said. The authorities are contemplating booking the clerics under the Public Safety Act and shifting them to a Jammu jail, they […]
SRINAGAR — Body of a 42-year-old woman was found and retrieved from river Lidder in Pahalgam of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon. Preliminary reports reaching GNS, suggest that the woman drowned while she was taking bath in the river. Some passersby on spotting the body informed the police, who on reaching the site retrieved […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) office on Thursday said dry weather conditions will continue for the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. The union territory had pleasant skies and sunshine in the last 24 hours. “Clear sky with pleasant sunshine is expected in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT […]
SRINAGAR — The season of picking walnuts from the trees is at its peak these days in the Kashmir Valley. Walnuts of the Valley are exported not only to other states, but also to the whole world. About 2.66 lakh metric tonnes of walnuts are grown in Jammu and Kashmir in an area spanning 89,000 […]
SRINAGAR — Two local militants, affiliated with Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Nowgam area of Srinagar district in Central Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation […]