ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Hangalgund area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Hangalgund area of Kokernag following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) with assistance of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF raided multiple locations on Thursday in Kashmir valley in connection with a case registered against banned organization Jamaat-e-Islami. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that multiple locations were raided by the probing agency NIA with assistance […]
SRINAGAR — At 32.8 degrees Celsius, Srinagar has recorded the highest temperature of this season so far, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said on Thursday. The maximum temperature of 32.8 degrees Celsius was recorded on Wednesday. The weather department has predicted light rain which can lower the temperature. “Clear weather accompanied by light rain in the […]
SRINAGAR — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is arriving on Thursday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir during which he will review the overall security situation in the union territory. Official sources said that the Defence Minister will also visit various forward areas and review the preparedness of the army deployed on the country’s […]
SRINAGAR — In a tragic incident on Wednesday, a mother-son duo died while as two other family members were injured after a tree fell on their tent in Zaban Gali area of Shopian. An official said that during gusty winds last night, one big tree fell on Kotha (tent) at Zaban Gali in forest area […]
POONCH — Body of a 21-year-old youth was found in water channel of flour mill near ITI Surankote in the Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. They said that following information, a police team rushed to the spot and recovered the body. Subsequently, they said, it was shifted to Sub District Hospital Surankote for identification […]
SRINAGAR — A Cop was injured after militants hurled a grenade towards police party in Padshahi Bagh area of Bijbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday evening. A top police officer told GNS that militants lobbed a grenade on Police party, which resulted splinter injuries to a policeman. He has been shifted to nearby […]
SRINAGAR — Several students were injured after a school bus toppled near Dubjan bridge on Mughal road in Shopian district on Wednesday An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer that one school bus of Smart Mission High School, Ghasipura Wunpora, Anantnag toppled near Dubjan Bridge. He said that soon after the incident 15 Garhwal […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at three locations in Baramulla district and one location in Handwara in connection with the cross LoC trade and militant financing case. A senior NIA official said that the search operations were conducted at the premises of suspected cross-border traders and connected persons. The case […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday recovered explosive gelatin sticks from a passenger bus in Jammu district. Police said that during a routine security exercise, explosive gelatin sticks were recovered from a passenger bus in Jhajjar Kotli area of Jammu district. “Bomb disposal squad was called in and the explosives were detonated,” […]