SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Friday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast dry and hot weather in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry and hot in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, said an official of the MeT department. […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Thrusday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of outfit Lashkar-i-Toiba in Kreeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In statement, the police said that today, joint forces received specific information through reliable sources regarding movement of militants in the general area of Dolipora Kreeri. Reacting on the information joint parties […]
BUDGAM — Three residential houses gutted in a fire incident in Gurweith area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday officials said. Official sources said that fire broke out in the two storey house of Ghulam Hassan Wani Son of Gulam Ahmad Wani, a resident of Gurweith Budgam and in no time it engulfed two […]
Inayat Hajini BANDIPORA — The residents of Vijpara in Hajin Tehsil of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district are up in arms against the PHE department as they have failed in providing drinking water facilities to the area for the past 12 years. Locals while talking to news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that for the past […]
PULWAMA — Unidentified gunmen on Thursday shot at a non-local driver at Yader area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that the unidentified gunmen fired upon a non-local driver identified as Sonu Sharma, son of Banarasi Sharma of Pathankot. He was immediately rushed to District Hospital Pulwama where he is undergoing treatment. Meanwhile, […]
SRINAGAR — Two civilians sustained bullet injuries in leg following an altercation between locals and army while later was making video of afternoon prayers in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Eyewitnesses told GNS that when the people were entering inside Masjid at Jamia Jadeed Main Chowk Handwara, army soldiers were making […]
SRINAGAR — A man from Elahie-Bagh was found dead in the Dal Lake on Thursday, officials said. Official sources said a body was recovered from Dal Lake near Habbak area of Srinagar and was identified as Khurshid Ahmad Tota son of Late Ghulam Nabi Tota, a resident of Elahie-Bagh Srinagar. They said the body has […]
Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in Kashmir Valley, official sources said on Thursday. Official sources told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that sleuths of NIA with the assistance of police and CRPF are carrying out raids in Kashmir capital Srinagar, Budgam and other […]
SRINAGAR — The banks operating in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed concern that amendments made in land laws of J&K “will hamper credit dispensation “as the agriculturist borrowers will have to obtain prior permission of the district collector even in government sponsored schemes for every mortgage offered by the borrower.” According to minutes of the […]
QAZIGUND — A policeman injured in road accident in Qazigund area along Jammu—Srinagar national highway five days ago, succumbed at a hospital here on Thursday morning, officials said. Officials said policeman Shabir Ahmad Bhat son of Ali Mohammad Bhat, a resident of Karloo Kund was fatally injured after a truck (HP38D-3595) collided with his motorcycle […]