ANANTNAG — Authorities on Wednesday destroyed the poppy/bhang crops worth lakhs at Soafshali area of Kokernag Tehsil in Anantnag district in South Kashmir. A team of Revenue officials of Tehsil Kokernag and officials from Excise department Anantnag today conducted a joint and extensive poppy/bhang crop destruction drive at Soafshali Tehsil Kokernag. Poppy/bhang was destroyed on […]
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Encounter breaks out in Marhama Anantnag, 2nd in a day
ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Marhama village in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Wednesday. It is the second encounter in Kashmir valley today. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Marhama […]
Encounter breaks out in Bandipora forests
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Salinder forest area of Bandipora district in North 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 Salinder forest following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. […]
22-year-old girl dies of suicide in Pulwama
PULWAMA — A 22-year-old girl on Wednesday allegedly took her life in Drusoo area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a girl (name withheld) hailing from Pulwama’s Drusoo area died after hanging herself at home. The girl, however, was taken to a nearby hospital by her parents where […]
Man dies after falling from moving bus in Budgam
BUDGAM — A man was killed on Wednesday after he fell down from moving vehicle in Humhama area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that a man was, traveling from Budgam to Srinagar when he fell down from Bus bearing registration number JK01D 8652. He said locals immediately shifted him to SMHS hospital […]
Elderly man dies after hit by Sumo in Kupwara
KUPWARA — An elderly man died after hit by a Sumo in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a speeding Sumo (JK05B-3981) hit an elderly man in Ganapora area of Kupwara falling in the jurisdiction of police station Kralgund. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Yousuf Bhat […]
6 family members arrested for attacking teenage girl in Budgam: Police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in central Kashmir’s Budgam have arrested six members of a family for attacking a neighboring family and assaulting a teenage girl, whose condition is stated to be critical in the hospital. “The scuffle took place between two families over a dispute involving the construction of an interior road in […]
Mainly dry weather in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Wednesday that dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely to occur during the next 24 hours. An official of the department said, “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the […]
Yasin Malik pleads guilty before Delhi court in militancy related case
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat leader Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday pleaded guilty to all the charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), before a Delhi court in a case related to alleged militancy-related activities, news agency PTI reported quoting court sources. As per the report, Malik told the court that he was […]
PARVAAZ Qualifying Test: Incomplete forms of civil service aspirants face system generated rejection
SRINAGAR — Mission Youth J&K on Tuesday cleared the queries and issues faced by the candidates with respect to downloading admit cards for PARVAAZ Qualifying Test. In a statement issued by Mission Youth J&K to news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that some candidates who have applied under PARVAAZ Scheme are sending email/telephonic communications to […]








