SRINAGAR — At 32.8 degrees Celsius, Srinagar has recorded the highest temperature of this season so far, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said on Thursday. The maximum temperature of 32.8 degrees Celsius was recorded on Wednesday. The weather department has predicted light rain which can lower the temperature. “Clear weather accompanied by light rain in the […]
SRINAGAR — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is arriving on Thursday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir during which he will review the overall security situation in the union territory. Official sources said that the Defence Minister will also visit various forward areas and review the preparedness of the army deployed on the country’s […]
SRINAGAR — In a tragic incident on Wednesday, a mother-son duo died while as two other family members were injured after a tree fell on their tent in Zaban Gali area of Shopian. An official said that during gusty winds last night, one big tree fell on Kotha (tent) at Zaban Gali in forest area […]
SRINAGAR — A Cop was injured after militants hurled a grenade towards police party in Padshahi Bagh area of Bijbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday evening. A top police officer told GNS that militants lobbed a grenade on Police party, which resulted splinter injuries to a policeman. He has been shifted to nearby […]
SRINAGAR — Several students were injured after a school bus toppled near Dubjan bridge on Mughal road in Shopian district on Wednesday An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer that one school bus of Smart Mission High School, Ghasipura Wunpora, Anantnag toppled near Dubjan Bridge. He said that soon after the incident 15 Garhwal […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at three locations in Baramulla district and one location in Handwara in connection with the cross LoC trade and militant financing case. A senior NIA official said that the search operations were conducted at the premises of suspected cross-border traders and connected persons. The case […]
SRINAGAR — The Income Tax department on Wednesday raided the residence of a luxury hotel owner in Nishat area of summer capital Srinagar. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that sleuths of the income tax department raided the residence of Feroz Ahmad Sheikh and Khalid Sheikh, both sons of Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh, who are […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was mainly clear in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Wednesday that rain beginning Thursday afternoon is likely to break the current spell of heatwave in the union territory. “Weather is likely to remain mainly clear during the next 24 hours with the possibility of […]
SHOPIAN — Two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Kanjikullar village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Kanjikullar […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Kanjikullar village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Kanjikullar village in Shopian district following the inputs about presence of militants in […]