SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Aganhanzipora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Thursday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Aganhanzipora following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
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Huge quantity of poppy straw recovered in Pulwama: Police
PULWAMA — Police on Thursday said that it recovered huge quantity of poppy straw from Litter area of the district. According to police statement, “Police Station Litter received an information that a person namely Gulzar Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat resident of Litter Pulwama has been indulged in drug peddling and has hoarded […]
NIA arrests Pulwama resident in Sunjwan attack case
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said to have arrested an Over Ground Worker of Jash-e-Mohammad militant outfit from Pulwama district in connection with Sunjwan attack case in which a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer was killed and several others were injured on April 22. “(On May 25) NIA arrested one accused […]
78 militants killed in 50 encounters this year so far: Police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday informed that as many as 78 militants have been killed in 50 encounters that took place across kashmir since the beginning of this year. Top police officials privy to the figures told news agencyKashmir News Observer that since January this year, a series of anti-militancy operations were […]
10 arrested for sloganeering, stone pelting outside Yasin Malik’s residence, says police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that it arrested 10 persons for sloganeering and stone pelting outside Yasin Malik’s residence in Maisuma area of Srinagar city on Wednesday. According to statement by Srinagar police, “10 accused arrested so far in anti-national sloganeering & stone pelting outside home of Yasin Malik prior to […]
Dry weather in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast the same conditions to persist on Thursday. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, said an official of the MeT department. Srinagar registered 15 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 7.9, Gulmarg 7.4 […]
7 dead as vehicle rolls down gorge at Zojila Pass
GANDERBAL — Seven people were killed and one was critically injured after a vehicle rolled down a deep gorge along Zojila Pass in Sonamarg in central-Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Officials said that a Tavera car JK12/6477 travelling from Kargil to Sonamarg skidded off the road and fell into the 400-ft deep gorge at Zojila pass Mandir […]
Three Lashkar militants killed in Kupwara encounter
SRINAGAR — Three militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit and one army porter were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Jumagund village in Kupwara district of North Kashmir on Thursday. Reports said an encounter started when the infiltrating militants were intercepted by army and police based on a specific […]
Encounter breaks out in Jumagund Kupwara
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Jumagund village in Kupwara district of North Kashmir on Thursday. Reports said an encounter started when the infiltrating militants were intercepted by army and police based on a specific input developed by Kupwara police regarding infiltration attempt of militants in Jumagund village in […]
Youth killed, another injured as car falls into gorge in Rajouri
JAMMU — A 26-year-old youth was killed and another injured when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded of the road and fell into a gorge near Mehari Kalakote in Rajouri district on Wednesday. Official sources told GNS that the vehicle Alto car rolled down into the gorge after driver lost control over it. One […]







