SRINAGAR — The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated guest house and sports facilities at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. He said that he had a wonderful interaction with the faculty members of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. He also talked about impact of technology on society and […]
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Minimum temperatures drop across J&K; Drass freezes at minus 10.7
SRINAGAR — The minimum temperatures dropped across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday with Drass town recording bone chilling minus 10.7 degrees Celsius. Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours and the same condition will continue for the next 24 hours, the Met Office said in its Saturday forecast. […]
Minor boy injured in leopard attack in Uri, hospitalised
URI — A minor boy was injured after being attacked by a leopard in Zamboor Pattan village of Uri in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday evening. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the boy identified as Tawseef Ahmed son of Mohammad Sadiq Tass of Zamboor Pattan was attacked by the leopard when […]
Paramilitary trooper shoots himself dead in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL — A paramilitary trooper on Friday shot himself dead with his service rifle in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Quoting an official news agency Kashmir News Observer reported that a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel shot himself with his service rifle in Dignibal area of Ganderbal today evening, resulting in his on spot death. He […]
Militant hideout busted in Jalamang Budhal: SSP Rajouri
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir police and Army on Friday busted a militant hideout at Jalamang Budhal area of Rajouri district and claimed to have recovered five hand grenades, six detonators and one AK rifle magazine with thirty bullets. Quoting Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri, Mohammad Aslam, KNO reported that the teams of Budhal […]
Four LeT militant associates arrested in Tral, says police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested four associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit at Tral area of Awantipora in Pulwama district. Jammu and Kashmir Police in a press release said that police alongwith security forces arrested four militant associates linked with proscribed militant outfit LeT and recovered explosive/incriminating materials […]
After NIA fails to file chargesheet, Delhi court grants bail to Kashmiri youth
SRINAGAR — A Delhi Court has granted default bail to a 25-year-old Kashmiri youth, after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) failed to file chargesheet within the statutory period against him in a case registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967, reported Live Law. According to the report, the Principal District & Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma […]
SC dismisses J&K admin’s plea against NHRC order on compensation to kin of children died due to spurious cough syrup
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration against an order of the National Human Rights Commission to pay compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to kin of 10 children who died in Udhampur district due to consumption of spurious cough syrup. A bench of […]
MeT forecasts dry weather in J&K during next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Friday forecast dry weather with generally clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. The weather was generally cloudy on Thursday. “Dry weather with generally clear sky is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhie, Srinagar […]
Pakistani Jaish militant killed in Shopian encounter
SRINAGAR — A Pakistani militant, affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit was killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Kapren village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at […]








