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 […]
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Khanyar Attack: Injured police sub-inspector succumbs at SKIMS
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 […]
Sub-inspector critically injured after militants attack police party in Khanyar
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 […]
Rafiabad Cloudburst: Four Bodies Found, 1 Missing
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 […]
Nomad family feared dead in cloudburst in Rafiabad, one body reportedly found
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 […]
Lightening kills 20 sheep of a nomad family
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 […]
No decision for opening of schools upto class 8th’
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 […]
Kashmiri shawl seller found dead in Haryana
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 […]
ICDS helpers to supervisors stage protest over disengagement, Tarigami aghast
SRINAGAR — Anganwari helpers Saturday staged a protest making an emotional appeal to the government asking it to stop disengaging them. Scores of Anganwari Helper to supervisor amid rains assembled at Press Enclave on Saturday saying that government without giving any second thought disengaged over 900 helpers to supervisors in Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) […]
ANTF recovers 1,000 kgs of poppy straw
GANDERBAL — Anti Narcotic Task Force J&K recovered 1,000 kilogram of poppy straw from three Punjab based trucks in Sonmarg and Ladakh. Official sources said that ANTF received an input regarding smuggling of narcotic substance in two trucks plying from Valley to Leh. Upon receipt of this information a team of ANTF was constituted which […]









