SRINAGAR — Ahead of the holy month of Ramadhan, the government has directed the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the people at Sehri and Iftari hours in the Valley. Sources within the department said the directions were given by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir P K Pole, asking KPDCL […]
Waris Shah SRINAGAR — A woman was killed and her daughter injured in an accident between scooty and oil tanker at Khudwani bypass area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday. Official sources told GNS that two pillion riders namely Nelofer wife of Mohammad Yasir Mantoo and their daughter Zarkar of Buchroo were injured in […]
BUDGAM — At least 40 people many of them children were hospitalized after suffering from suspected food poisoning by consuming ‘Tehri’ (fried rice distributed as charity) in Zagipora village of Chrari-Sharif in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday, official sources said. Official sources while confirming the development told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that 18 […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Friday claimed to have busted a module of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant out fit and arrested its three associates in Pulwama district in South Kashmir. Police spokesperson in a statement said, Police Pulwama alongwith 55 RR and 182/183 bn CRPF arrested three militant associates of militant outfit JeM. He said that, the […]
SRINAGAR — The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Friday announced the new timings for all government and private schools in Kashmir division from Arril 1, 2022. The DSEK in communiqué said, “the new timing for schools falling in areas within the Srinagar municipal limits shall be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., while the […]
SHOPIAN — A local militant was killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Turkawangam village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Thursday late night. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Turkawangam village following the […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained clear in J&K and Ladakh on Friday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast the same weather conditions to continue in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry with clear sky in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” an official of the […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Turkawangam village in Shopian district of South Kashmir. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Turkawangam village following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. They said that […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K government on Thursday ordered premature retirement of five officers under a provision brought in October 2020, officials said. The order comes a day after five employees–two policemen,a teacher, a computer operator and a Nursing Orderly were sacked from services under Article 311 of the Constitution of India. In October, 2020 the […]
SRINAGAR — Crime Branch Kashmir on Thursday filed chargesheet against two persons for duping and cheating Haj aspirants by allegedly grabbing Rs 8 lakhs fraudulently and dishonestly on the pretext of organizing the pilgrimage in 2020. A spokesperson of the Crime Branch Kashmir said that charge-sheet in case (FIR No: 38/2020) under section 420, 120-B […]