SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Bomai village in Sopore town of Baramulla district in North 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 Bomai village in Sopore town following the inputs about […]
Jammu & Kashmir
KAS officer files sexual harassment case against SP ACB in High Court
SRINAGAR — A Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officer files a sexual harassment complaint in the High Court of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh against Superintendent of Police at Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) north Kashmir Baramulla on Tuesday. Reliable sources told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a female KAS officer name (withheld) of the rank of […]
Army organised Volleyball tournament in Panzgam Kupwara
KUPWARA — Kupwara district was one of the initial militancy affected district three decades back When few people with bad intentions across the border instigated Kashmiri people to gain their political benefits. Since then Kupwara District was struggling in overall development and employment for the youth as they were being drugged into business of bloodshed […]
4-member committee to probe alleged misappropriation of donations, properties at Bijbehara Shrine
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board has constituted a committee to enquire into the allegations of irregularities and misappropriation of funds and properties at Ziyarat Shareef Hazratbal Khiram located in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to an order, J&K Waqf Board has constituted a four-member committee to enquire into the […]
Israeli national rescued from high altitude in Ladakh: Army
SRINAGAR — The army on Wednesday said that it rescued an Israeli national from high altitude in Ladakh after receiving a distress call. In a statement, Srinagar based spokesperson said that today 114 Helicopter Unit received a call for Casevac from Nimaling Camp near Markha Valley. The statement reads that Atar Kahana, an Israeli national, […]
16-year-old girl killed, three others Injured in Bandipora road accident
SRINAGAR — A 16-year-old girl was killed and three others injured in a road accident in Tulail area of Bandipora district on Tuesday, officials informed this morning. They told GNS that a Maruti car bearing registration number JK05G 2093 turned turtle at Neeru Tulail, resulting in injuries to four persons. The injured persons were shifted […]
Asia’s famed Wular lake to have non-motorable walkway: Govt
BANDIPORA — Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang Kundbarao Pole said that the government is going to construct a non-motorable walkway around the Asia’s famed Wular lake in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of Wular festival organised by Wular Battalion, 26-Asam Rifles and district administration Bandipora on Tuesday evening, Pole said that […]
Passport: Police stations in Kashmir to go online to cut down time in verification process
SRINAGAR — To cut down the time in getting security clearance, the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in summer capital Srinagar is connecting the passport office with all the police stations across Kashmir through an online system. A top official of the Ministry of External Affairs told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that on […]
Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Wednesday forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. The weather was mainly clear in the union territory on Tuesday. “Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT […]
Ganderbal youth, who was injured due to electrocution, succumbs
GANDERBAL — A 22-year-old youth, who was injured due to an electric shock in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the youth namely Danish Nisar (22) son of Nisar Ah Rather of Gangarhama was injured due to […]









