SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested the mother-daughter on charges of raising Anti nation slogans after an encounter in Kashmir capital Srinagar. Official sources said that the mother, daughter identified as Afrooza wife of Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi and her daughter Aisha daughter of Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi both resident of Rose enclave Wanbal Rawalpora […]
SRINAGAR — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Wednesday said that the number of civilian killings have remained in the range of 37-40 every year during the last five years while a large number of tourists have visited J&K in the past few months. While replying to a query whether it was a fact that […]
SRINAGAR — 89 Kashmiri Pandits have been killed in Kashmir by militants during the past over three decades, an information accessed by an RTI activist has revealed, Indian Express reported. It also revealed that as many as 1,724 people in Jammu and Kashmir were killed by the militants during this period. In response to a […]
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 […]