SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the government will compensate for damages caused to nearby structures by the accidental blast at Nowgam police station. Abdullah said the government stands firmly with the victims’ families and will provide every possible support to them. “The chief minister has assured that the […]
SRINAGAR — Mohammad Shafi Parray left home on Friday morning in the hope of earning livelihood for his family as he assisted the police investigators to collect samples of the explosives seized from a “white collar” terror module busted recently. Little did the 47-year-old, a tailor by profession, know the job would be his last. […]
SRINAGAR — Several political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday expressed sorrow over the accidental explosion at Nowgam police station in Srinagar that left nine people dead and 32 others injured. In a post on his official X handle, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed grief over the incident. “The chief minister […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday ordered a probe into the accidental blast in Nowgam police station, which left nine people dead and 32 others injured. “I have ordered a probe to ascertain the cause of the accidental explosion,” Sinha said in an X post. The L-G expressed anguish over […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a blast at Nowgam police station here, and called for a comprehensive investigation to fix accountability. An accidental explosion ripped through the Nowgam police station, killing nine people and injuring 32, police said. The blast occurred on Friday night when […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Saturday said that the devastating explosion at Nowgam Police Station was an “accidental blast” that occurred during the handling of a large cache of explosives recently recovered from Faridabad. He urged people to avoid unnecessary speculation regarding the cause of the incident. […]
SRINAGAR — A Naib Tehsildar was among 9 dead and 29 others were injured after a high-intensity blast ripped through Nowgam police station in Srinagar late last night, officials said. Quoting an official, news agency Kashmir News Observer reported that the blast occurred when a confiscated explosive stored inside the police station explosive went off. […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces have demolished the house of Delhi car blast accused, Dr Umar Mohammad, in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Friday. Quoting officials, news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported that the house was demolished at around 2:30 am with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Koil village of Pulwama. The […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with 22 RR and 179 Battalion CRPF, arrested two hybrid terrorists during a joint naka operation at Sadeeq Colony, Mominabad area of Sopore town in North Kashmir on Thursday. Police said the naka was laid after specific input regarding the movement of suspicious individuals in the area. […]
SRINAGAR — Several locations in the valley’s Baramulla, Pulwama, and Shopian districts were raided on Thursday in a crackdown on subversive elements in the wake of the deadly Red Fort blast, the police said. The raids were aimed at neutralising subversive and law-defying elements, and reinforcing the overall climate of public order and civic assurance, […]