SRINAGAR — Unidentified gunmen on Monday afternoon shot at and injured two non-local labourers in Lajurah area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that militants fired upon two non-locals labourers in Lajurah Pulwama, who have been shifted to hospital for treatment. He identified the duo as Patlashwar Kumar, son of Joko Chowdary of […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy in J&K and Ladakh on Monday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast mainly clear weather 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 department […]
SRINAGAR — Seven houseboats and three sheds were gutted in a massive midnight fire in Nigeen Lake here on Monday, officials said. They said fire started from a houseboat and engulfed adjacent ones. Though locals and police launched a firefighting operation, the houseboats were “substantially” gutted before the blaze was finally contained. An official of […]
PULWAMA — Two non-local labourers were shot at by the unidentified gunmen in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday evening, officials said. An official said that unidentified gunmen fired upon at two non-local labourers at Nowpora, Pulwama, leaving them seriously injured. The wounded labourers were rushed to a nearby hospital and were identified as Surinder […]
SRINAGAR — The Army has initiated general court martial proceedings against a captain for the killing of three men in a staged encounter in Amshipora in south Kashmir in July 2020 after a Court of Inquiry found that troops had “exceeded” powers vested under the AFSPA, officials said here on Sunday. The three men hailing […]
QAZIGUND — Three persons including a woman were injured in a road accident at Levdora area of Qazigund along Jammu—Srinagar national highway on Sunday afternoon, an official said. An official said the accident occurred when a tractor (JK13D-8563), which was on way to Qazigund collided with a car (JK02B0-1923) coming from opposite direction. The injured […]
BANDIPORA — Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have busted a module of Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit in Bandipora district in North Kashmir and arrested its four associates. Police in a statement said, on a specific input security forces arrested three militant associates identified as Irfan Ahmad Bhat R/o Ashtango, Sajad Ahmad Mir […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast partly cloudy weather in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Weather is expected to remain partly cloudy with chances of light rain at isolated places in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, said […]
SRINAGAR — The holy month of Ramazan will commence from Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir with religious fervour. For the first time two years, people in large numbers offered prayers including Taraweeh (night prayers) in Masjids and shrines without the fear of covid-19 and without maintaining social distancing during the prayers. In the previous two […]
SRINAGAR — Two wiremen, working in Airtel Fibre, were thrashed by local residents at Athwajan area of Srinagar on Saturday. Official sources said that two wireman identified as Shabir Ahmad of Kaka Mohalla Nowhatta and Waseem Ahmad Dar of Jogi Lankar Rainawari were thrashed by some local residents when they were laying cable for internet […]