SRINAGAR — Parts of Srinagar observed a spontaneous shutdown on Wednesday ahead of a court’s verdict on the quantum of sentence for separatist Yasin Malik, who has been convicted in a terror funding case, officials said. Most of the shops and business establishments in Maisuma and adjoining areas, including some shops in Lal Chowk, were […]
SRINAGAR — A “faith healer” has been arrested along with two other persons by police in Shopian following the death of a woman allegedly after she was beaten up last night in the south Kashmir district, officials said on Wednesday. A police official told GNS that the woman, Souby Jan wife of Muzzafar Ahmad Sheikh […]
ANANTNAG — At least 250 sheep were killed by lightning in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, official sources said on Thursday. “The incident took place in a pasture in Hoksar area of Kokernag tehsil in Anantnag district during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday,” they said. Sheep from different low lying areas of the […]
SRINAGAR — Three Pakistani militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit and a Jammu and Kashmir Police Cop were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Najibhat crossing in Kreeri area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Najibhat crossing in Kreeri area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Kreeri Baramulla following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
SRINAGAR — A baby girl from Banihal, who survived miraculously two days back, died at GB Pant hospital in Srinagar. The girl was declared dead at Sub District Hospital Banihal, however, the locals found her alive during burial in the area. The baby girl was rushed to Srinagar’s GB Pant hospital where she was undergoing […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast mainly dry weather on Thursday. “Weather is expected to remain mainly dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 11.6, Pahalgam 6.1 and Gulmarg 4.5 degrees Celsius as […]
KUPWARA — Police on Tuesday arrested a “self styled” journalist identified as Naveed Ahmad Najar son of Mansoor Ahmad Najar a resident of Iqbal Colony, Baramulla who was trying to extort money from doctors posted in Sub District Hospital Kupwara. In a statement, police said that the individual was arrested when a complaint was lodged […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday its judgment on the quantum of punishment for convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty of all the charges including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in a terror funding case. Special judge Praveen Singh had […]
SRINAGAR — At least two persons have reportedly died in a fatal road mishap at Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district this evening. Local sources told GNS said that an accident involving a sumo and a bike took place this evening at Trekpora Rafiabad, leaving at least three persons injured. Two of the injured […]