SRINAGAR — Body of a 42-year-old woman was found and retrieved from river Lidder in Pahalgam of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon. Preliminary reports reaching GNS, suggest that the woman drowned while she was taking bath in the river. Some passersby on spotting the body informed the police, who on reaching the site retrieved […]
RAJOURI — Seven persons were injured in a road accident that took place at Mandir Gala in Rajouri district on Thursday morning. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a light vehicle was on way to Rajouri from Bai Nambal village of Kotranka when it’s driver lost control near Mandir Gala and […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) office on Thursday said dry weather conditions will continue for the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. The union territory had pleasant skies and sunshine in the last 24 hours. “Clear sky with pleasant sunshine is expected in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT […]
SRINAGAR — The season of picking walnuts from the trees is at its peak these days in the Kashmir Valley. Walnuts of the Valley are exported not only to other states, but also to the whole world. About 2.66 lakh metric tonnes of walnuts are grown in Jammu and Kashmir in an area spanning 89,000 […]
SRINAGAR — Two local militants, affiliated with Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Nowgam area of Srinagar district in Central Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation […]
SRINAGAR — A man was arrested on Wednesday by police in Srinagar after a Video went viral in which he was allegedly seen trying throwing Infant into river. The police said that a video was uploaded on the social media where a man is allegedly seen trying to throw an infant into a river. According […]
POONCH — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited District Hospital, Poonch to enquire about the health of civilians who were injured in a tragic road accident at Sawjian and met the relatives and doctors treating the injured. The Lt Governor announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakh each for the Next of Kin of those who […]
ANANTNAG — Decomposed body of a person, presumed to be in his 20s, was found at Pahalgam of Srigufwara Bijbehara of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday evening. They told GNS that some passersby spotted the body at Mandlan village and informed the police about it. Soon after, a police team arrived at […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Nowgam area of Srinagar district in Central Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Nowgam area of Srinagar district following the inputs about presence of militants […]
NEW DELHI — India has rejected “factually incorrect and unwarranted references” to Jammu and Kashmir made by a grouping of Islamic nations, using its Right of Reply at UN Human Rights Council. Accusing Pakistan of “peddling malicious propaganda”, India said Islamabad is “well-advised to put its own house in order”. Yesterday, the Organisation of Islamic […]