SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast the same for Saturday. “Dry weather is expected in J&K during the next 24 hours”, MeT department official said. Srinagar registered 12.8, Pahalgam 5.8 and Gulmarg 5.5 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature. Drass town in Ladakh region […]
RAMBAN — Two persons were killed after a vehicle (dumper) met with an accident at Ukhrall in Ramsoo sub division of Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. An official said that a vehicle bearing registration number (JK22B-9290) met with an accident at Kunchi village, Panchal in Ukheral resulting in death of two persons on spot. […]
ANANTNAG — Pitching strongly for the protection of minorities in Kashmir which has witnessed targeted killings, a leading cleric said during Friday congregational prayers in Anantnag that Islam does not give permission for jihad to commit atrocities on the minority community. The cleric, Maulana Fayaz Amjadi, was addressing a congregation in Jamia Masjid Anantnag. His […]
ANANTNAG — A local commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant outfit was killed in an overnight encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Kapran village in Verinag area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Friday. Besides killing of Hizb commander, three army personnel and a civilian were injured during the initial exchange of […]
JAMMU — A woman was arrested by the Cyber Cell here on Friday allegedly for sharing nude pictures and videos of her female friend on social media, police said. The accused had captured the pictures and videos of the victim, a resident of Reasi district, without her knowledge during the COVID lockdown, a police spokesperson […]
SRINAGAR — A division bench of Jammu & Kashmir High Court has stayed the operation of a judgment directing the authorities to exhume the body of Amir Magrey, one of the four persons killed in Hyderpora encounter, till the next date of hearing. A division bench of the High Court, comprising Justice Ali Muhammad Magrey […]
SHOPIAN — Two non-local labourers were injured in a grenade blast at Aglar village in Zainapora area of Shopian district in South Kashmir on Friday. Reports said, militants lobbed a grenade at Aglar village in Shopian, resulting in minor injuries to two non-local labourers. They said that the injured labourers were taken to hospital for […]
JAMMU — Several Kashmiri Pandits, who have got jobs in the valley under Prime Minister’s employment package, have reached here along with their families and said an environment of apprehension is prevelant in the valley owing to the recent spate in the targeted killings by terrorists. The Pandits said they have heaved a sigh of […]
ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Kapran village in Verinag area Anantnag district in 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 Kapran village in Verinag following the inputs about presence of militants […]
NEW DELHI — Amid a growing demand for shifting Kashmiri Pandit employees to safer places after a series of targeted killings, the Jammu and Kashmir administration Friday made it clear the employees would not be moved out of the Valley but transferred to safer locations. Official also said the recent escalation in targeted militant violence […]