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 […]
SHOPIAN — After brief exchange of fire last evening, the militants have managed to give slip to the security forces in Haripora Imamsahib area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Thursday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast clear weather in the two UTs during the next 24 hours. “Weather will remain dry and clear in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 9.3, Pahalgam 4.2 […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Haripora village in Imamsahib area of Shopian district in South 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 Haripora village following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
SRINAGAR — In wake of the recent attacks on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, the administration in several districts here have ordered the shopkeepers and other business establishments to install the Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras within the period of 14 days and asked them inform the local police immediately in case any suspicious movement or […]
SRINAGAR — A man on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Nowpora Bala village of Keegam hamlet of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. They said that the person identified as Inamul-Haq @Baber son of Farooq Ahmad Kaloo was immediately shifted to a local hospital, where doctors declared him dead. […]