NEW DELHI — Sheikh Sajad alias Sajjad Gul, a Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) Commander from Rose Avenue Colony HMT Shalteng in Srinagar was designated as a terrorist by the Centre on Tuesday. The Union home ministry said Gul is absconding in a case pertaining to recovery of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir and “has been […]
KUPWARA — A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered by a team of Police and Army in Karnah area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. A police spokesperson said that ten pistols, seventeen pistol magazines, 54 pistol rounds and five grenades were recovered by Police and Army during a search operation in […]
BANDIPORA — punt gun, a boat and contraband articles were seized in Lankreshipora area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district during a raid carried by Forest Protection Force (FPF) on Tuesday. An official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that on a tip off regarding the use of punt guns at Wular for killing certain bird […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K on Tuesday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast light/moderate rain in J&K during the next 48 hours. A statement issued by the MeT department said, “In Kashmir division, weather is likely to remain partly cloudy with possibility of light rain at scattered places mainly from late afternoon/evening. “Thereafter, […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF trooper has died while almost twelve others have sustained injuries in a road accident during night hours in Hyderpora bypass area of summer capital Srinagar. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that during night hours one truck bearing registration No. JK05K 7200 hit one CRPF vehicle bearing registration No. […]
SRINAGAR — Over 110 regularized as well as temporary employees of Power Development Department (PDD) have lost their lives due to electrocution in the past more than one decade in Kashmir, figures reveal. According to the figures, a total of 113 regularized as well as casual laborers, daily wagers and need-based workers have died due […]
SRINAGAR — A railway protection force personnel was killed while another one injured in a militant attack at Kakapora area of Pulwama district, police said Monday. An official said that two cops of railway police of Kakapora Railway station were at a tea stall outside railway station when they were attacked by militants. He said […]
NEW DELHI — Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo, a dreaded commander of the banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), was designated as a terrorist by the Centre on Monday for his involvement in various militancy-related incidents in Jammu Kashmir. In a notification, the Union home ministry said Nengroo has been involved in the infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained hot and dry in J&K on Monday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast similar conditions to continue during the next 24 hours. “Weather is expected to remain dry during the next 24 hours in J&K,” said an official of the MeT department. Srinagar had 10.4, Pahalgam 4.4 and Gulmarg 6.4 degrees […]
SRINAGAR — A non-local woman was injured in a scuffle at Lasjan area of Srinagar on Monday. Official sources said that a scuffle broke out between two non-local groups in Lasjan. In the incident a lady identified as Fatima bano was injured. They said that she was rushed to PHC Chattergam for treatment, where from […]