SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Batpora village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Batpora village in Kulgam district following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
KULGAM — Mother-daughter duo were injured due to gas leakage in Yaripora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday morning. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that mother-daughter duo identified as Dilshad Akhtar and Ruhi Jan were injured due to leakage in LPG cylinder. He said that both the injured were […]
BARAMULLA — A family from Baramulla on Monday staged a protest at GMC Baramulla, alleging medical negligence by the medicos at the hospital. According to the family, the 6-months-old baby, was taken to the hospital yesterday morning for the treatment. However, the family was told that the baby is completely alright, they said, adding that […]
SRINAGAR — Partly cloudy sky with light rain is likely in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Monday. “Partly cloudy sky with chances of light rain is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded 14.6 degrees […]
GANDERBAL — At least three shops gutted in a massive blaze in Barosa village of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district late last night. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that fire broke out from one of the shops in the area on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. He said that soon […]
SRINAGAR — Two infiltrating militants were killed in a gunfight near Line of Control (LoC) in Tekri Nar area of Machil in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir Police in a statement said, “Based on specific intelligence inputs recieved from JKP and other intelligence agencies of likely infiltration attempt in Maachal Sector, […]
BANDIPORA — Police in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district have attached a residential house for wilfully sheltering and harbouring militants after obtaining sanction from competent authority. In a statement, a spokesperson said that police attached the residential house of one person namely Bashir Ahmad Mir of Wanpora Gurez at present Watrina after obtaining legal sanction from […]
SRINAGAR — Light to moderate rain was expected in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Sunday. During the last 24 hours, the weather was partly cloudy in the UT. “Light to moderate rain is expected to occur in both Kashmir and Jammu divisions of the UT during […]
SRINAGAR — Unidentified persons in intervening night of Saturday-Sunday stole an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of J&K bank and decamped with cash in Panzan Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police officer told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that unidentified persons entered into J&K Bank ATM, located at Panzan in Budgam and looted […]
SRINAGAR — Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) — an amalgam of various religious, social and educational organisations — on Saturday expressed serious concern over “attempts being made to undermine” the Muslim identity of Kashmir by asking students in government educational institutions to sing Hindu hymns and do ‘Surya Namaskar’. It said it strongly regrets activities being implemented […]