Jammu & Kashmir

BUDGAM — A police man was injured on Saturday after his rifle went off accidentally in Budgam. A senior official told that during area domination service, rifle of one Ct. Muzaffar Ahmad of PC Khag, Budgam went off accidentally near Tehsil office Khag in which he got injured. He said the injured has been shifted […]

SRINAGAR — At-least four houses were damaged in a devastating fire break in old town Baramulla in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon. Official sources told GNS that a team of police and fire officials reached the spot soon after getting the information. They said that fire started in a residential house and engulfed […]

Waris Shah ANANTNAG — A 45-year-old motorcyclist was killed after being hit allegedly by a paramilitary vehicle at Aishmuqam K.P Road near old Police Station on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS said that soon after being hit, the motorcyclist identified as Bilal Ahmad Peer son of Ghulam Nabi Peer of Latroo was evacuated in injured condition […]

SRINAGAR — Chairperson Waqf Board, Dr. Darakhshah Andrabi on Saturday said that Board has decided to introduce online system for donations. She also said Waqf would soon construct a cancer hospital in Jammu and Kashmir. Andrabi told reporters that the donations are part of ‘Baitulmaal’, adding that “we won’t allow any disloyalty with the donations […]

SRINAGAR — A man was injured in a leopard attack in Nesbal village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Saturday. They said that the leopard attacked the man, Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ramzan Bhat in the morning when he was heading towards his orchard. Bhat managed to escape from the animal […]

SRINAGAR —:Weather remained hot and dry in Jammu and Kashmir as the Met Department on Saturday forecase that mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places will occur in the next 24 hours. Srinagar had 9.8, Pahalgam 4.2 and Gulmarg 3 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Saturday. Drass in Ladakh had 1.4, […]

SRINAGAR — Suspected militants on Saturday morning shot at and injured a policeman at Aiwa Bridge on Ali Jan road in Srinagar. Reports said policeman identified as Ghulam Hassan Dar son of Ghulam Rasool Dar from Danwar Eidgah was shot at and injured by suspected militants at Aiwa Bridge on Ali Jan road in Srinagar […]

SRINAGAR — State Investigation Agency (SIA) carried raids at multiple locations in South Kashmir on Saturday morning. Sources said that the sleuths of the investigating agency with the assistance of the local police and the CRPF carried out raids in Lassipora and Chandgam area of Pulwama besides Braw Bandina area of Awantipora and Chawalgam area […]

BUDGAM — Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two militant associates of oufit Ansar Gazwat ul Hind in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Police in a statement said that budgam Police along with 62 RR and 43 Bn CRPF arrested two OGWs of outfit Ansar Gazwat ul Hind in Huroo area of Budgam. Arrested OGWs […]