SRINAGAR — Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) Wednesday raided fourteen locations in South and central Kashmir districts and conducted searches regarding a case of Jammat offshoot School already registered in Srinagar. Reliable sources told that In Srinagar search was conducted in the residential house of a retired teacher namely Assadullah Bhat son of Abdul Samad resident […]
SRINAGAR — Cold conditions intensified in J&K and Ladakh as Srinagar had coldest night of the season with mercury plunging to minus 3.9°C. The weatherman has forecast dry weather till December 23 with “further fall” in mercury in coming days and predicted “white Christmas” in J&K and Ladakh. A meteorological department official here told GNS […]
PULWAMA — A militant of Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in an overnight encounter at Uzrampathri area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. A top police officer confirmed the killing of Hizb militant, while identifying him as Feroz Ahmad Dar resident of Pulwama. Dar had joined militant ranks in 2017 and was involved in many […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir has suffered a loss of around Rs 50,000 crore since 05 August 2019 which includes around Rs 10,000 crore this year while business in Kashmir like the rest of the country is down compared to last year. President of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) Sheikh Ashiq said that from August […]
JAMMU — Five people, including four women, were killed and three others injured on Tuesday when a private passenger vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The vehicle was carrying mourners who were returning after attending the last rites of Assistant Sub-Inspector […]
BARAMULLA — A Border Security Force Constable was charred to death after an explosion in charcoal bukhari at ‘Observation Point’ in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The incident occurred during the intervening night of Dec 13 and 14. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a BSF Constable who was part of a section deployed […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Tuesday predicted light snowfall in Srinagar district and upper reaches of Kashmir valley and Zojila pass from tonight. Talking to reporters director Met, Sonum Lotus said that there is possibility of light snowfall in Srinagar tonight and upto 1 cm snowfall may occur in the district. He said that there […]
SRINAGAR — The rank and file of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee(JKPCC) Tuesday condoled the passing away of Mohd Akbar Mir. The deceased was younger brother of JKPCC President Ghulam Ahmad Mir. JKPCC expressed profound grief over the passing away of Mohd Akbar Mir and expressed solidarity with JKPCC President and other members of the bereaved […]
SRINAGAR — A meeting of Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu & Kashmir was held at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar, after authorities disallowed it to be held at the Anjuman Auqaf headquarters at Jama Masjid Srinagar. The meeting was presided over by the leading Islamic scholar of J&K Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi, as MMU president Mirwaiz Umar […]
SRINAGAR — A Pakistani resident has been booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court after he was arrested in a case related to a 2013 Fidayeen attack on CRPF in the Bemina area of Srinagar near the Police public school. The Special Judge of NIA Srinagar, Manjeet […]