SRINAGAR — Driver of a vehicle was killed while nine persons onboard it were injured in a road accident at Tanghdar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS said that a scorpio vehicle (JK01W-5979) skidded off the road at Neeti Galli Nawagabra area of Tanghdar and fell into a gorge, resulting […]
SRINAGAR — A day ahead of Chillai-e-Kalan— the 40-day long chilliest part of the winter season—J&K and Ladakh continued to reel under intense cold conditions with Srinagar recording a low of minus 5.8°C on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the mercury in the summer capital was two notches up from previous […]
KULGAM — A residential house, housing nine families, was gutted in a blaze which broke on Sunday evening in Dudkuchan DK Marg in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports reaching GNS said that the fire broke out this evening and soon spread to take the whole structure in its grip. Even as Fire and Emergency Department […]
JAMMU — The army has been deployed to restore essential services hit by the ongoing strike of electricity department personnel here, officials said Sunday. They said the deployment was made following a request by the administration. In a communication addressed to the army, Jammu Divisional Commissioner Raghav Langer said that due to the strike by […]
PULWAMA — A police man was shot at by unknown gunmen in Bandzoo area of Pulwama district on Sunday An official told that suspected militants fired upon one police man namely Mushtaq ahmad wagay son of Gh wagay resident of Bandzoo Pulwama. He said Mushtaq was presently performing his duties in DPL Pulwama as washerman […]
SRINAGAR — A court here has rejected anticipatory bail application of a man accused in a case involving selling off a piece of land that did not belong to him or co-accused person. The accused, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar, in league with another accused Kanwal Khrishan Dhar alleged played fraud with one Azhar Hussain Bhat of […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF trooper, part of a road opening party, sustained critical injuries after allegedly hit by an Alto car in Kadalbal Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district this morning. An official told GNS that one CRPF constable Shrawan Kumar of 130 Batallion was performing duty at highway as road opening party, when hit […]
JAMMU — The government forces in Rajouri district have arrested two persons for allegedly sharing secret information of vital security establishments. The duo, who belong to a single family are resident of Nowshera village. One of them was working as porter with Army. Officials told that on some specific, a joint team of Army and […]
SRINAGAR — Shivering cold conditions continued unabated in J-K and Ladakh as Srinagar recorded minus 6.0°C for the second consecutive night on Sunday, officials said. It remained lowest temperature of the season so far and was minus 4.5°C below normal for this time of the year, a meteorological department official told GNS. The mercury has […]
SRINAGAR — An active militant of The Resistance Front outfit (Offshoot of LeT) was arrested by police at KP road in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A senior Police officer told GNS that on a specific information Police along with army and CRPF arrested an active militant of TRF near Al Noor Masjid at KP Road. […]