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 […]
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5-year-old boy killed after hit by school bus in Anantnag
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 […]
Weather to remain clear in J&K
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 […]
Two local militants killed in Tral encounter
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 […]
Encounter breaks out in Tral
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 […]
Tourists throng Pampore Pulwama to witness wild tulips
Mudasir Maqbool SRINAGAR — The wildtulips of South Kashmir’s Pampore Pulwama is attracting tourists these days after Tourism department tweeted these pictures on social media handles. “The wild tulips of Pampore: Could there be a lovelier sight…the endless fields of pinks and whites and the swaying mustard beyond. Paradise beckons,” tweeted an official handle of […]
Ruckus in Shifa Hospital Srinagar after woman delivers dead baby
SRINAGAR — Family members of a woman created a ruckus at Shifa Medical Centre- a Super-Speciality Hospital, here in Magarmal-Bagh Srinagar, after the woman gave birth to a dead baby. They alleged that doctors took the woman’s pregnancy normally, killing their newborn. Hospital management alleged that family members broke the windowpanes, and attacked the female […]
Have given 30-day prior notice to candidates appearing in Mains examination: BR Sharma
SRINAGAR — Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission B R Sharma on Tuesday said they had given 30-day prior notice to candidates appearing in the combined competitive (Mains) examination in November last year and the examination would be held as per schedule. Sharma said there is no truth in the claims made by […]
Non-local commits ‘suicide’ by hanging himself in Sonamarg
SRINAGAR — A non-local committed suicide by hanging himself in Shutkadi area of Sonamarg in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a non-local whose identity is being ascertained allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death at Sheep Husbandry hut at Shutkadi area of Sonamarg. Apolice […]
Weather to remain dry with clear sky in J&K
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Tuesday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast dry weather with clear sky 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 MeT […]







