QAZIGUND — A policeman injured in road accident in Qazigund area along Jammu—Srinagar national highway five days ago, succumbed at a hospital here on Thursday morning, officials said. Officials said policeman Shabir Ahmad Bhat son of Ali Mohammad Bhat, a resident of Karloo Kund was fatally injured after a truck (HP38D-3595) collided with his motorcycle […]
SHOPIAN — After brief exchange of fire last evening, the militants have managed to give slip to the security forces in Haripora Imamsahib area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Thursday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast clear weather in the two UTs during the next 24 hours. “Weather will remain dry and clear in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 9.3, Pahalgam 4.2 […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Haripora village in Imamsahib area of Shopian district in South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Haripora village following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
REASI — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a militant module in general area Kot Budhan forest of Mahore. “In a joint cordon and search operation launched by Reasi Police and Indian Army (58 Rashtriya Rifles) a militants hideout was busted in General Area Kot Budhan Forest of Mahore and recovered […]
SRINAGAR — In wake of the recent attacks on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, the administration in several districts here have ordered the shopkeepers and other business establishments to install the Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras within the period of 14 days and asked them inform the local police immediately in case any suspicious movement or […]
SRINAGAR — A man on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Nowpora Bala village of Keegam hamlet of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. They said that the person identified as Inamul-Haq @Baber son of Farooq Ahmad Kaloo was immediately shifted to a local hospital, where doctors declared him dead. […]
SRINAGAR — At least 34 persons belonging to minority communities have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2017, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday. While replying to a question of parliamentarian Mahesh Poodar about attack on minorities in J&K, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that […]
SRINAGAR — Driver of Tempo vehicle was critically injured in a “cylinder blast”outside Botanical Garden here on Wednesday, officials said. A senior police officer told GNS the cylinder blast took place in a tempo vehicle near Botanical and tulip gardens. “Driver was critically injured and has been hospital,” the officer said. He said that ‘impact’ […]
SRINAGAR — In the past three years the foreign tourist arrivals in Kashmir Valley have dipped by almost 95.22 percent. However, among the domestic tourist arrivals, the visitor entrance has increased nearly by 20 percent. According to the official figures, in the past three years, the highest number of foreign tourist arrivals in Kashmir valley […]