BUDGAM — The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, S F Hamid on Thursday suspended 22 employees for remaining unauthorizedly absent from their duties. In order to check attendance of employees, the DC according to Kashmir Dot Com conducted surprise inspections of various government offices including Tehsil Office Budgam. During the inspection at Tehsil Office, 20 employees […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Home Minister Amit Shah reviews situation in J&K
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir, including the security arrangements along the border with Pakistan, officials said. National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and senior officials of the Centre and the […]
Carpenter falls from under-construction house in Kokernag, dies
ANANTNAG — A carpenter was killed after he fell down from an under construction house at in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. Official sources indentified the carpenter as Tajamul Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ashraf of Dahruna Anantnag and said that incident happened at Buchoo Kokernag. Soon after falling down, they said Tajamul was […]
Infiltration bid foiled along LoC near Uri; 3 militants killed
SRINAGAR — Three militants were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. The infiltration attempt was foiled near Madiyan Nanak post in Kamalkote area of Uri sector in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “Army and Baramulla Police #neutralised […]
Two LeT militant associates arrested in Bandipora: Police
BANDIPORA — Two militant associates of LeT were arrested along with arms and ammunition in Pethkoot area of Bandipora district, police said here on Thursday. In a statement, a police spokesperson said that today after receiving a specific information regarding the movement of some militant associates of LeT in the JD of police Station Pethkoot, […]
Light to moderate rain likely in J&K: MeT
SRINAGAR — Light to moderate rain is expected in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Thursday. On Wednesday, the people of the union territory experienced an inclement weather. “Light to moderate rain is likely in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours”, a MeT department official […]
BSF foils narcotics smuggling bid at IB in Samba
JAMMU — The BSF on Thursday foiled a major narcotics smuggling bid at the International Border (IB) in Jammu’s Samba area during which a Pakistani intruder was also shot and injured, officials said. According to the BSF officials, troops noticed suspicious movement of a person near the IB from Pakistan side carrying a bag in […]
Two earthquakes hit J&K’s Katra in 1 hour
JAMMU — Two earthquakes, of magnitudes 4.1 and 3.2, hit Jammu and Kashmir late on Wednesday night but no loss of live or damage to property was reported, officials said. The epicentre of the quakes was 62 kilometers northeast of Katra area in Jammu region at a depth of 5 kilometers, they said. On Tuesday, […]
Youth killed in fire extinguisher blast in Anantnag
ANANTNAG — A youth was killed due to a blast in fire extinguisher in Anantnag district on Wednesday evening. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the blast took place at Crossfire Safety Shop in Ganjiwara Janglatmandi locality. He said that the youth identified as Ehtesham Hussain Wani son of Abdul Rehman […]
Army cautions against unauthorised sale of outfits resembling combat uniforms to public in J&K
JAMMU — In the interest of national security, the army on Wednesday cautioned against unauthorised sale of outfits resembling its combat uniforms to the public, an official said. The Northern Army Command, along with the police, have already carried out a chain of awareness campaigns in Udhampur city in order to dissuade sellers from trading […]









