SRINAGAR — Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in Rohama area of Rafiabad in North Kashmir and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession. According to police statement, “on the intervening night of 13 May, on receipt of specific input from JKP of the movement of one unidentified militant in […]
RAMBAN — An army soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Banihal area of Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. Officials said that a soldier identified as Ravi Kumar son of Ratan Singh, a resident of Haryana allegedly shot self to death at Neel army camp in Banihal. “He was from 12 […]
SRINAGAR — The India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast hot and dry weather for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. “Hot and dry weather is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar registered 14.2 dgrees Celcius, Pahalgam 5.8 and […]
JAMMU — Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed along the International Border (IB) here fired several rounds at a drone coming from the Pakistani side on Saturday morning, forcing it to retreat, an official said. A massive search operation was launched in the area to ensure no weapons or narcotics were dropped by the flying […]
KUPWARA — At least four persons, including a father son duo, died in a probable case of asphyxiation while cleaning a well in Keegam area of frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Local sources told GNS that commotion broke out in Keegam Kandi this afternoon after news spread of four persons falling unconscious while cleaning a […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said that it was constrained to “hurl” few teargas smokes to disperse protesting Kashmiri Pandits for their “security”. “Today at about 1100 hours protesters who were protesting against the yesterday’s killing of an employee (Rahul Bhat) at Chadoora had blocked main Sheikhpora Budgam road since yesterday afternoon […]
SRINAGAR — Government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe “all aspects” attack leading to the killing of Kashmiri Pandit employee inside tehsil office Chadoora in centrl Kashmir’s Budgam district. The government also attached concerned Station House Officer. “A decision has been taken to constitute special investigative team to probe all the aspects […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a charge sheet against seven people, including its former officer Arvind Digvijay Negi and Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez, in a militant funding case. The charge sheet was filed in a special NIA court in New Delhi against former Superintendent of Police Negi, […]
SRINAGAR — All PM Package Employees Forum has written an En Masse resignation letter to J&K LG with copies to the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Home Affairs. The letter reads that: “Due to dejection by the policies of the administration and subsequent failure of providing a sense of security to all Kashmiri Pandit […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested President Awantipora Municipal Committee after recovering a bribe amount from his possession. The complainant according to ACB mentioned in his complaint that the accused used to demand commission @5% for processing of the bills. The complainants alleged that he is an owner of an IT firm. He was […]