POONCH — Body of a mentally unsound person was found at Sangla Nallah in Surankote here on Monday, little over 12 hours after he had gone missing from his residence, official sources said. A police official told GNS that body of the person, Alam Din (60) son of Bagh Ali, of Fazalabad was spotted by […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Arms, ammunition recovered from militant hideout in Poonch
POONCH — Indian army recovered arms and ammunition from militant hideout during an operation launched along the Line of Control in Noorkote area of Poonch district. On Sunday, the troops of Indian Army and SOG, carried out a joint operation and recovered arms and ammunition from a village along Line of Control in district Poonch, […]
Weather to remain dry with clear sky in J&K
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy in J&K and Ladakh on Monday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast mainly clear weather in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry with clear sky in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department […]
7 houseboats gutted in massive midnight fire in Nigeen Lake
SRINAGAR — Seven houseboats and three sheds were gutted in a massive midnight fire in Nigeen Lake here on Monday, officials said. They said fire started from a houseboat and engulfed adjacent ones. Though locals and police launched a firefighting operation, the houseboats were “substantially” gutted before the blaze was finally contained. An official of […]
2 non-local labourers shot at, injured in Pulwama
PULWAMA — Two non-local labourers were shot at by the unidentified gunmen in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday evening, officials said. An official said that unidentified gunmen fired upon at two non-local labourers at Nowpora, Pulwama, leaving them seriously injured. The wounded labourers were rushed to a nearby hospital and were identified as Surinder […]
Amshipora Fake Encounter: Army begins court martial against accused Captain
SRINAGAR — The Army has initiated general court martial proceedings against a captain for the killing of three men in a staged encounter in Amshipora in south Kashmir in July 2020 after a Court of Inquiry found that troops had “exceeded” powers vested under the AFSPA, officials said here on Sunday. The three men hailing […]
Three injured in Qazigund road mishap
QAZIGUND — Three persons including a woman were injured in a road accident at Levdora area of Qazigund along Jammu—Srinagar national highway on Sunday afternoon, an official said. An official said the accident occurred when a tractor (JK13D-8563), which was on way to Qazigund collided with a car (JK02B0-1923) coming from opposite direction. The injured […]
Four Lashkar militant associates arrested in Bandipora: Police
BANDIPORA — Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have busted a module of Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit in Bandipora district in North Kashmir and arrested its four associates. Police in a statement said, on a specific input security forces arrested three militant associates identified as Irfan Ahmad Bhat R/o Ashtango, Sajad Ahmad Mir […]
Partly cloudy weather in J&K during next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast partly cloudy weather in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Weather is expected to remain partly cloudy with chances of light rain at isolated places in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, said […]
Taraweeh congregational prayers offered first time in 2 years
SRINAGAR — The holy month of Ramazan will commence from Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir with religious fervour. For the first time two years, people in large numbers offered prayers including Taraweeh (night prayers) in Masjids and shrines without the fear of covid-19 and without maintaining social distancing during the prayers. In the previous two […]








