SHOPIAN — District Magistrate Shopian has ordered an inquiry into the killing of 22-year-old shopkeeper in the south Kashmir district on Sunday. The young man, Shoib Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulam Mohammad of Turkwangam Shopian, according o police was killed in “cross firing” between militants and joint team of CRPF and SOG Pulwama. “Regarding today’s […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Heatwave grips Jammu as mercury Settles near 44 deg C
JAMMU — Heatwave gripped most parts of Jammu region with the mercury moving further up and settling at the season’s high of 43.9 degrees Celsius, officials said on Sunday. The day temperature in Jammu was seven notches above normal for this time of the season, they said. The city also marked a rise in the […]
KUTA create ideological-narrative framework for a ‘terrorist-secessionist network’, reveals official report
SRINAGAR — J&K government is all set to dismiss the services of various staffers at Kashmir University who are accused of playing an active role in creating and sustaining the ideological-narrative framework necessary for a ‘terrorist -secessionist network’. The official documents accessed by news agency Kashmir Dot Com reveal that Kashmir University Teachers Association (KUTA) […]
Injured in ‘cross firing’, Shopian civilian succumbs to injuries
SRINAGAR — A civilian injured in crossing firing amid a ‘chance’ encounter between militants and a joint team of police and CRPF in Turkwagam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday succumbed to injuries, officials said. “(Militants) fired upon joint patrol party of CRPF’s 182 batallion and SOG of Pulwama near the bridge connecting […]
Civilian injured in ‘cross firing’ amid ‘chance encounter’ in Shopian
SRINAGAR — A civilian was in injured in crossing firing amid a ‘chance’ encounter between militants and a joint team of police and security forces in Turkwagam South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. Clarifying it, a top police officer told GNS that there was an encounter which happened by chance in Turkwagam. A civilian received […]
Partly cloudy weather with light rain over higher reaches in J&K
SRINAGAR — Both Srinagar and Jammu have recorded the highest temperatures of the season so far as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast partly cloudy sky with light rain over the higher reaches in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy with light rain over the higher reaches […]
Drug abuse bigger challenge, it funds militant networks: Dilbagh Singh
SRINAGAR — Drug abuse is a big challenge as it not only provides oxygen to terrorism by means of funding militant networks but also targets the younger generation, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said on Saturday. Singh, the Director-General of Police, chaired a high-level meeting with the officers of the force at the […]
8-year-old girl drowns to death in Anantnag
SRINAGAR — An 8-year-old girl died after drowning in a river near her house at Chanigam area of Ashmuqam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Saturday evening, an official said. An official said that a girl identified as Aasia Fayaz (8) daughter of Fayaz Ahmad Shah, a resident of Chanigam Ashmuqam slipped and drowned into a […]
Jammu records season’s hottest day as mercury hits 43.5 deg C
JAMMU — Jammu recorded its hottest day of the season so far with the mercury touching 43.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday as the heatwave intensified engulfing most parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The maximum temperature in Jammu city was 6.6 degrees above season’s average, forcing people to stay indoors especially in the afternoon. Jammu recorded […]
Over 13 percent women in J&K experience violence after marriage: Report
SRINAGAR — Over 13 percent women experienced violence in J&K after their marriages and husband is the main perpetrator of the violence in majority of cases. As per the National Family Health Survey 5 (NHFS-5) findings, just 14 percent of the women who have experienced violence in J&K have sought any help. The report said […]









