JAMMU — Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed along the International Border (IB) here fired several rounds at a drone coming from the Pakistani side on Saturday morning, forcing it to retreat, an official said. A massive search operation was launched in the area to ensure no weapons or narcotics were dropped by the flying […]
KUPWARA — At least four persons, including a father son duo, died in a probable case of asphyxiation while cleaning a well in Keegam area of frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Local sources told GNS that commotion broke out in Keegam Kandi this afternoon after news spread of four persons falling unconscious while cleaning a […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said that it was constrained to “hurl” few teargas smokes to disperse protesting Kashmiri Pandits for their “security”. “Today at about 1100 hours protesters who were protesting against the yesterday’s killing of an employee (Rahul Bhat) at Chadoora had blocked main Sheikhpora Budgam road since yesterday afternoon […]
SRINAGAR — Government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe “all aspects” attack leading to the killing of Kashmiri Pandit employee inside tehsil office Chadoora in centrl Kashmir’s Budgam district. The government also attached concerned Station House Officer. “A decision has been taken to constitute special investigative team to probe all the aspects […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a charge sheet against seven people, including its former officer Arvind Digvijay Negi and Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez, in a militant funding case. The charge sheet was filed in a special NIA court in New Delhi against former Superintendent of Police Negi, […]
SRINAGAR — All PM Package Employees Forum has written an En Masse resignation letter to J&K LG with copies to the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Home Affairs. The letter reads that: “Due to dejection by the policies of the administration and subsequent failure of providing a sense of security to all Kashmiri Pandit […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested President Awantipora Municipal Committee after recovering a bribe amount from his possession. The complainant according to ACB mentioned in his complaint that the accused used to demand commission @5% for processing of the bills. The complainants alleged that he is an owner of an IT firm. He was […]
SRINAGAR — Two Pakistani militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Brar, Aragam area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Brar, […]
JAMMU — At least four persons are feared to have died while over twenty others have sustained burn injuries after a bus carrying pilgrims of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine (SMVDS) caught fire in Katra area of Reasi district in Jammu. Officials said that a bus bearing registration number JK14/1831 ferrying pilgrims from Katra to […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Brar, Aragam area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Brar, Aragam following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. […]