JAMMU — Two alleged narcotic smugglers were arrested Sunday after 595 kg of poppy straw was recovered from their truck in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The recovery of the huge quantity of contraband substance was made during the checking of vehicles at Mansar crossing, a police spokesman said. The truck driver, […]
SRINAGAR — The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has sought an elaborate report from the J&K police on the burial of former Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who died at 92 after a prolonged illness on September 1 in Srinagar. A senior police official confirmed to The Hindu that a report was being prepared on the “sequence […]
SRINAGAR — As mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir pitch for conduct of early assembly election, the top authorities concerned with the election process say that it is too early to predict about the timing of elections which according to them won’t be mostly decided before May end next year. Authoritative Sources told Kashmir News […]
SRINAGAR — A Sub-Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police, who was critically injured on Sunday afternoon after suspected militants fired upon a police party in Khanyar area of Srinagar, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Official sources told that a Police Sub-Inspector identified as Arshid Ahmad was injured after unknown gunmen fired upon a […]
SRINAGAR — A Sub-Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police was on Sunday afternoon critically injured after suspected militants fired upon a police party in Khanyar area of Srinagar. Official sources told that a Police Sub Inspector identified as Arshid Ahmad was injured after unknown gunmen fired upon a naka party near Police Station Khanyar. “The […]
SRINAGAR — Bodies of four members of a family were found and at least one member is still missing following a cloudburst in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Sunday. Police sources told that calamity struck the hilly area of Hamam Marcoot and hit the Bakerwal (nomad) family comprising at least […]
SRINAGAR — At least five members of a nomad family are feared dead in a cloudburst in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police sources told GNS that calamity struck the hilly area and hit the Bakerwal (nomad) family comprising at least five members even as numbers could vary and possibility of higher figure […]
GULMARG — A nomad family from North Kashmir’s Baramulla district claimed that on Friday night 20 sheep were killed after lightening struck Bootapathri Dhok near Gulmarg. The sheep belonged to one Muhammad Iqbal Cheechi son of Ghulam Qadir Cheechi, a resident of Katianwali area of Baramulla Iqbal told news agency Kashmir News Trust over phone […]
SRINAGAR — Stating that authorities have not taken any decisions for opening of schools upto class 8th, Director School Education Kashmir Tasaduq Hussain Mir said there will be 30 percent reduction in syllabus for students and examinations will begin from first week of November. “There will be 30 percent reduction in syllabus and students will […]
HANDWARA — A 40-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller belonging to north-Kashmir’s Handwara area of Kupwara district was found dead in Haryana on Saturday morning, reports and officials said. Mohammad Shafi Shah son of Mohammad Satar Shah, a resident of Lillam in Ramhall Handwara, as per the family was found dead at his rented accommodation at Shalferi […]