SRINAGAR — At least 34 persons belonging to minority communities have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2017, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday. While replying to a question of parliamentarian Mahesh Poodar about attack on minorities in J&K, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that […]
SRINAGAR — Driver of Tempo vehicle was critically injured in a “cylinder blast”outside Botanical Garden here on Wednesday, officials said. A senior police officer told GNS the cylinder blast took place in a tempo vehicle near Botanical and tulip gardens. “Driver was critically injured and has been hospital,” the officer said. He said that ‘impact’ […]
SRINAGAR — In the past three years the foreign tourist arrivals in Kashmir Valley have dipped by almost 95.22 percent. However, among the domestic tourist arrivals, the visitor entrance has increased nearly by 20 percent. According to the official figures, in the past three years, the highest number of foreign tourist arrivals in Kashmir valley […]
PATTAN — A man was killed and a woman was injured during a scuffle in Gund Abrahim area of Pattan in Baramulla district on Wednesday morning. Reports said that a scuffle broke out between two families over some land dispute in the village. They said that during the scuffle a man was attacked with an […]
ANANTNAG — At least six tourists were injured after a mini-bus turned turtle in Srigufwara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that a speedy mini bus vehicle bearing registration no JK01L-4443 on way from Pahalgam towards Srinagar turned turtle at Cheeniwader Apple Valley in Srigufwara Anantnag as driver lost control over the […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Wednesday said police along with the security forces have started night patrolling in remote villages of Kashmir where non-locals work and Kashmiri Pandits live to prevent militant attacks on soft targets. IGP Kashmir said that police and the security forces have intensified the night […]
Waris Shah ANANTNAG — A 5-year-old boy was killed after allegedly hit by a school bus in Dawoodpora Brah area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, officials said. They said that a school bus of ‘ST Lukes’ was onway from Deethu area towards Anantnag when it allegedly hit the boy identified as Tameem Bilal […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Wednesday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast clear weather in the two UTs during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain clear in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, said an official of the MeT department. Srinagar had 8.4, Pahalgam 4.0 […]
TRAL — Two local militants were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Arigam village in Tral town of Pulwama district of 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 Arigam village following […]
TRAL — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Arigam village in Tral town of Pulwama district of 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 Arigam village following the inputs about presence of militants in […]