SRINAGAR — Police on Thrusday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of outfit Lashkar-i-Toiba in Kreeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In statement, the police said that today, joint forces received specific information through reliable sources regarding movement of militants in the general area of Dolipora Kreeri. Reacting on the information joint parties […]
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Three residential houses gutted in Budgam fire incident
BUDGAM — Three residential houses gutted in a fire incident in Gurweith area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday officials said. Official sources said that fire broke out in the two storey house of Ghulam Hassan Wani Son of Gulam Ahmad Wani, a resident of Gurweith Budgam and in no time it engulfed two […]
Vijpara Hajin residents suffer due non availability of drinking water
Inayat Hajini BANDIPORA — The residents of Vijpara in Hajin Tehsil of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district are up in arms against the PHE department as they have failed in providing drinking water facilities to the area for the past 12 years. Locals while talking to news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that for the past […]
Non-local driver shot at in Pulwama, hospitalized
PULWAMA — Unidentified gunmen on Thursday shot at a non-local driver at Yader area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that the unidentified gunmen fired upon a non-local driver identified as Sonu Sharma, son of Banarasi Sharma of Pathankot. He was immediately rushed to District Hospital Pulwama where he is undergoing treatment. Meanwhile, […]
Two civilians sustain bullet injuries amid altercation with army in Handwara
SRINAGAR — Two civilians sustained bullet injuries in leg following an altercation between locals and army while later was making video of afternoon prayers in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Eyewitnesses told GNS that when the people were entering inside Masjid at Jamia Jadeed Main Chowk Handwara, army soldiers were making […]
VDC member’s son shoots himself dead in Poonch
POONCH — Son a of Village Defence Committee (VDC) member shoot himself dead with the rifle of his father in Murrah sector of Bufliaz Poonch on Thursday, officials said. They said that at 9: 30 a.m. Gulzar Ahmed (28) picked the 303 rifle of his father Mohammad Fazal, the VDC member, and shot himself dead. […]
Body of elderly man found from Dal Lake in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — A man from Elahie-Bagh was found dead in the Dal Lake on Thursday, officials said. Official sources said a body was recovered from Dal Lake near Habbak area of Srinagar and was identified as Khurshid Ahmad Tota son of Late Ghulam Nabi Tota, a resident of Elahie-Bagh Srinagar. They said the body has […]
NIA raids underway at multiple locations in Kashmir
Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in Kashmir Valley, official sources said on Thursday. Official sources told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that sleuths of NIA with the assistance of police and CRPF are carrying out raids in Kashmir capital Srinagar, Budgam and other […]
BSF recovers cache of arms, ammunition in Akhnoor sector
SRINAGAR — Border Security Forces recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in sub-sector Pargwal of Akhnoor area along the International Border on Thursday. An official said that forces launched a search operation near sub-sector Pargwal of Akhnoor along the International Border and recovered AK 47 Rifle-01, AK 47 Rds- 20 Rds, Rifle Magazines:- […]
At J&K’s UTLBC, banks express concern that amendments in land laws can hit credit dispensation
SRINAGAR — The banks operating in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed concern that amendments made in land laws of J&K “will hamper credit dispensation “as the agriculturist borrowers will have to obtain prior permission of the district collector even in government sponsored schemes for every mortgage offered by the borrower.” According to minutes of the […]









