GUREZ — The pilot of Army’s cheetah helicopter that crahsed in Gujran Nallah area of Gurez in Bandipora district was found dead while the co-pilot was rescued safely and is stable, Officials said Friday. “The Cheetah helicopter got damaged fully while pilot lost his oufe and the co-pilot was traced alive and rescued safely,” Officials […]
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Minor boy found dead under mysterious circumstances in Uri
BARAMULLA — A minor boy was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his home in Bonyar area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. An official said that a boy was found dead under mysterious circumstance at his home following which the local police was informed. He said that post mortem of the […]
Army chopper crashes in north Kashmir’s Gurez
SRINAGAR — An army chopper crashed into Gujran nullah in Tulail area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday afternoon, reports said. Sources said that soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched. Comments by the IAF over the fate of the pilot and the co-pilot were awaited even as reports said […]
Budgam solider laid to rest; hundreds attend funeral
BUDGAM — A Territorial Army solider whose body waa found yesterday after three days, was laid to rest at his native village Lokipora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district while as hundreds of people participated in his funeral on Friday. Locals said that body of TA solider Sameer Ahmed Malla, who was found dead at village […]
Weather to remain pleasant and sunny in J&K, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Friday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast dry, sunny weather during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry with pleasant sunshine in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 3.8, Pahalgam minus […]
Anantnag-Awantipora train service to remain suspended today, rest to ply normally
SRINAGAR — The train service between Anantnag-Awantipora section will remain suspended, authorities informed on Friday. However, the train service between Banihal-Anantnag and Awantipora-Baramulla section and vice-versa will run normally as per schedule. The railway authorities in a communique said, “In view of Friday and yesterdays incident at Naina Batpora in the J/D of GRPP Bijbehara […]
Physical hearing in Courts to resume fully from Monday
SRINAGAR — J&K and Ladakh High Court on Thursday ordered that judicial work in both of its wings at Srinagar and Jammu respectively as well as in all Subordinate Courts including Tribunals shall be through physical mode from March 14. Amid significant decline in covid-19 cases, the court however ordered that “virtual hearing is not […]
Army man dies, 4 others injured in Kupwara road mishap
SRINAGAR — An army man was killed and four others injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday afternoon. An official told GNS that an army vehicle carrying personnel from 21 Mahar Regiment turned near Sarkulli, while on way from Machil. Five army […]
11 students injured in army school bus accident in Anantnag
ANANTNAG — Eleven students were injured when a bus of Army Goodwill School High Ground Anantnag turned turtle in the south Kashmir district on Thursday. The bus had an accident near Sarnal Kadipora, official sources told GNS. The injured students were shifted to GMC Anantnag and some of them have been identified as Midhat Aadil, […]
Bank Guard injured, militant snatch his rifle in Pulwama
SRINAGAR — Bank guard was injured when suspected militants fired upon him in Muran Chowk of Pulwama on Thursday. The militants also fled away with his service rifle, officials said. They said that the militant attacked the bank guard and he suffered injuries in right leg. The bank guard, Abdul Hameed Wani of Tahab, was […]









