JAMMU — Two landlords in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district have been booked for allegedly failing to provide details of their tenants for verification, an official said. The verification process was initiated after reports emerged of anti-national elements residing in residential areas under the guise of tenants and domestic helpers. “Two FIRs have been registered […]
JAMMU — Twelve quarters of displaced Kashmiri Pandits were gutted in a fire on the outskirts of Jammu city on Tuesday. The fire reportedly started in one of the old quarters in the Purkhoo camp area and quickly spread, they said. Fire service personnel and equipment were rushed to the scene to extinguish the blaze. […]
JAMMU — At least 26 nursing students were injured and two of them critical after a passenger vehicle met with an accident at Farna Magjote area of Udhampur district on Tuesday. Officials told GNS that a passenger Matador bearing registration number JK02S-4087 lost its control due to overspeeding and rolled down the road. In this […]
SRINAGAR — Several places in the higher reaches of Kashmir on Tuesday received light snowfall and the Meteorological Department has forecast cloudy weather for two days with a possibility of light rain or snow in the upper areas of the valley, officials said here. Some areas like Gurez, in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, and Minimarg, […]
SRINAGAR — A student was injured during a scuffle between two groups near SP college in Srinagar on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer that the student sustained injuries after being attacked with a sharp-edged weapon near SP college. He said that he was later taken to a nearby […]
NEW DELHI — In a significant employment initiative, Rozgar Mela Phase Two took place at the Convention Centre in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), where 105 candidates received appointment letters, primarily for roles in the Department of Posts and Indian Railways. The new recruits expressed their gratitude to the Union government and voiced commitment to their […]
JAMMU — A body of retired goverment official was found on Tuesday near Batote area of Ramban district. Officials told GNS that dead body of retired goverment employe was found by some locals this morning lying on a road. Subsequently, a team of Police reached the spot and took the possession of body in their […]
JAMMU — In the wake of a string of militant attacks, the Indian Army, armed with advanced surveillance equipment and weapons, has intensified vigilance and patrolling in the dense forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, officials said Seven attacks have occurred just in the past two weeks, resulting […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least three militants were killed after intense firefight between security forces and militants at Batal village in Akhnoor area of Jammu and Kashmir, Army said on Tuesday. “After round the clock surveillance through out the night, an intense firefight unfolded today morning resulting in a significant victory for our forces. The […]
NEW DELHI — The army was closing in on the terrorists trapped in the Sunderbani Sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor. Phantom was part of the army unit involved in the anti-terror operation, he drew enemy fire, sustaining bullet injuries. Phantom, an army dog, sacrificed his life during service. “We salute the supreme sacrifice of […]