SRINAGAR — An escort vehicle of People’s Democratic Front (PDF) chairman turned turtle on Tuesday afternoon at Khansahab area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, resulting in injuries to two security personnel. Official sources said that an escort vehicle bearing registration number JK02AG-4769 of PDF chairman Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen rolled down in an orchard near Degree […]
SRINAGAR — Windstorm followed dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely during the next 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an […]
SHOPIAN — A civilian was killed and another was injured besides one army personnel was also injured in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Pandoshan village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Monday. The militants however have managed to flee from the site of encounter. Reports said, two civilians […]
KULGAM — A youth was found dead on Tuesday inside an orchard in Yaripora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. An official said that a youth identified as Shahid Ahmad Mochi son of Mohammad Ashraf Mochi, a resident of Khee was found dead by some locals inside an orchard in Zeban, Yaripora on […]
NEW YORK — Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize award in Feature Photography 2022 category for the coverage of Covid-19 crisis in India. Mattoo has won the award alongside the Reuters team including late Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, and Amit Dave. Danish Siddiqui was killed in Afghanistan last year while […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Pandoshan village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Pandoshan village following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. They […]
Waris Shah SRINAGAR — A 34-year-old woman was killed after she came under tin-sheet blown away from a rooftop during gusty winds in Botengo area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Official sources said that the woman, Meenu Jan wife of Khursheed Ahmad, came under the sheet during a heavy windstorm near Habkhatoon petrol […]
SRINAGAR — Three labourers were dead after a cloudburst hit a bricklin in Chandpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sources told that a cloudburst fell on star BDB bricklin at Chandpora resulting in the onspot death of three labourers from Uttar Pradesh. After the incident, all three labourers were shifted to district hospital Budgam […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday claimed to have arrested one Lashkar-i-Toiba militant in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a statement, police said that Joint forces of Baramulla Police, Army 46 RR, 53 Bn CRPF & 2nd Bn SSB established routine MVCP near Juhama crossing Baramulla. During checking the party observed movement of one person who […]
SRINAGAR — A number of Poplar trees were uprooted and rooftops of various houses damaged after gusty winds accompanied by hailstorm hit several areas in north Kashmir. Reports said that areas including Sopora, Pattan, Bandipora, Hajin, Ajas and others this afternoon saw gusty winds which resulted in uprooting of trees and damage to the houses. […]