JAMMU — A rusted grenade was defused by a bomb disposal squad in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The grenade was found lying in a dried up stream by some farmers working in their fields nearby at Swankha village in Vijaypur, they said. They informed police and the explosive device […]
JAMMU — Hundreds of protesters on Monday blocked the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway in Samba district after a college student from Jammu and Kashmir was found dead in Punjab, officials said. Twenty-year-old Vaishali, a resident of Madkoli village of Sumb block, went missing on Saturday while returning from Government Degree College in Samba. Her body was […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch on Monday produced a charge sheet against a man in case pertaining to cheating and grabbing money of a man on pretext of providing admission to his daughter in PG course outside J&K According to a statement, the Economic Offence Wing produced Challan against Wiqar Manzoor […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Monday that partly cloudy weather with light rain at isolated places is likely in the Union Territory in the next 24 hours. ‘Partly cloudy weather with chances of light rain at isolated places in J&K during […]
JAMMU — An intruding militant nabbed on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district was sent as ‘Fidayeen’ (suicide bomber) by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Army soldiers noticed suspicious movement in the Sehar Makri area of Nowshera sector Sunday evening. ‘After being challenged, the militant started running back towards the Pakistani side […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have cracked the grenade lobbing incident on minority community in Gopalpora area of Budgam district by arresting two hybrid militants of LeT. Kashmir zone police on its official Twitter handle informed that the vehicle used by militants has also been seized. The arrested militants have […]
AWANTIPORA — A labourer from Baramulla was injured after he accidentally came in-between two vehicles at AIIMS Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday afternoon. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the labourer identified as Bilal Ahmed Mir son of Ab Majeed Mir resident of Boniyar accidently came in between […]
SRINAGAR — A man who was critically injured in a road accident on Bypass near Tengpora area of Srinagar this afternoon, succumbed to his injuries. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Abdul Majeed (65) of Chanapora, was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle near Tengpora area this afternoon. He […]
BANDIPORA — An 18-year-old girl died of a cardiac arrest in Vijpara area of Hajin in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday afternoon. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the girl suffered heart attack at her home and she was subsequently taken to a nearby hospital. The official added that doctors […]
SRINAGAR — Indian Air Force on Saturday rescued an Israeli national from a high altitude area in Ladakh as he was suffering from acute mountain sickness and having difficulty in breathing. In a statement, a Srinagar based spokesperson said that n today 114 Helicopter Unit received a call for Casevac (Casualty Evacuation) from Nimaling Camp […]