BUDGAM — Police on Thursday evening claimed to have arrested a burglar after he along with his associate attempted to loot J&K bank ATM and attacked the guard in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) said that on Thursday evening, unknown persons barged into J&K bank ATM at Nasrullah Pora Budgam and […]
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’Gas Gun’ Found, Seized in Budgam
SRINAGAR — A ‘gas gun’ was found by a police party in Gagoo Humhama in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. A senior police officer told GNS that a police party found one black color leather bag containing one Gas Gun bearing number IN-NEL-17-N/01-00326-38 MM, Made in India (Narindera Explosive Limited) at Gagoo in Humhama […]
‘Heavy Snow’ Spell Forecast From Friday Evening
SRINAGAR — While weather improved after two days of wet spell in Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh on Thursday, a fresh spell of “heavy to very heavy” rain and snow spell has been forecast from January 7 evening. According to the meteorological department here, the weather system was likely to affect surface and […]
10th, 12th results in February: BOSE officials
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Board of School Education (BOSE) is likely to declare annual regular results of 10th and 12th standard in the month of February. Top official of BOSE informed that the results would be declared after the month of January. Refuting the rumors about the results getting declared in the month of […]
Two militants, as many associated arrested in Srinagar: Police
SRINAGAR — Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two militants affiliated with TRF and MGH militant outfits and as many of their associates involved in the killing of a property dealer in downtown Srinagar in December last year. In a statement, police said Militants targeted and killed a property dealer namely Rauf Ahmed in […]
GoI converting J&K into military garrison: Mehbooba on land allocation to army
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti today said that government of India is converting J&K into military garrison by allocating land in tourist areas to armed forces. Earlier, the government granted 1034 kanals of land in Gulmarg and 354 in Sonamarg as ‘strategic areas for […]
Review decision to declare land in Gulmarg, Sonamarg as “strategic areas”: Tarigami to Govt
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government must review its decision to ‘declare’ 1034 kanals of land at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and 354 kanals in another popular tourist destination Sonmarg as “strategic areas” for the use of armed forces, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousaf Tarigami said on Thursday. “These are two most popular […]
After snowfall, mercury drops slightly at most places in J&K, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Parts of Kashmir Valley as well as Banihal, Batote and Bhaderwah areas in Jammu region received more snowfall since overnight while minimum temperatures recorded slight dip at most places in J&K and Ladakh on Thursday, officials said. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded rain and snowfall of 12.9mm in last […]
Flight operations at Srinagar Airport delayed due to low visibility: Airport authorities
SRINAGAR — All flight operations at Srinagar International Airport have been delayed due to low visibility, Airport authorities informed on Thursday. The Airport authority in a tweet said, “All flights at Srinagar Airport are delayed due to low visibility,” adding, “The operations will commence on weather improvement.” It is pertinent to mention that 79 flights […]
Covid-19: Govt orders restrictions on non-essential movement during night hours in J&K
SRINAGAR — The government on Wednesday ordered complete restriction on non-essential movement in the Union Territory from 09 PM to 06 AM. The decision was taken during a meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, J&K (Chairman State Executive Committee) along with the ACS (Health and Medical Education) and other senior Health functionaries today […]









