SRINAGAR — As fate of six missing persons from remote Warwan area of Kishtwar district hangs in the balance, authorities on Thursday launched a “rescue mission” to search them at Margan Top in Anantnag. “One team is proceeding by road alongwith snow cutter machine and JCB, headed by SDM. It is accompanied by Tehsildar, MED […]
SRINAGAR — Police along with security forces have arrested 03 active Militants including two hybrid militants of proscribed militant outfit LeT from Budgam and Baramulla. Besides, 01 militant associate was also arrested. Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition have been recovered from their possession. Acting on specific information about presence of Militants in Aarath area of […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday claimed to have averted a major militancy plot by recovering three boxes of arms and ammunition in RS Pura Arnia area. In a statement, Jammu police said that the three boxes of arms and ammunition were dropped through drone during night hours and were recovered by the […]
SRINAGAR — An army soldier died after coming under a shed that collapsed due to snow inside Badami Bagh Cantonment area of Srinagar city. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a soldier of Field Ordnance Depot) was standing beside a shed when its roof collapsed leaving the soldier injured. He was shifted to […]
URI — Armed forces on Thursday arrested a man from Bangladesh in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for traveling to India without any passport. Sources said that the Indian army handed over a Bangladeshi national to Jammu and Kashmir Police after detaining him in border area Uri. Uri is very close to the LoC (Line of […]
J&K Rajbhawan initiates process to bring back all students safely, say officials; JK Students Association issues SoS, helpline numbers SRINAGAR — As Russia announced military operations in Ukraine, at least 180 Kashmiri students are stuck in Ukraine while as Jammu and Kashmir administration has initiated measures to bring back all the students on war footing […]
SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Thursday forecast “moderate rain and snow at scattered places of J&K” in next 48 hours and dry weather thereafter till February end. “As expected, rain/snow decreased significantly since last night but weather is overcast in Kashmir, cloudy in Jammu and partly to generally cloudy in Ladakh,” said a meteorological department, adding, […]
SRINAGAR — Many passengers were left stranded at the Srinagar International airport as flight operations were hit adversely on Thursday morning due to poor visibility which has delayed many departures or arrivals so far. Director, Airports Authority of India, Srinagar, Kuldeep Singh told GNS that delays are occurring “due to visibility issues”. Reportedly one flight […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday fired at “drone” along the international border in RS Pora and Arnia sectors of Jammu district. “Drone movement was observed near RS Pura, Arnia sectors of the International Border area. The drone returned after the BSF fired 10 to 20 rounds,” a BSF spokesperson said in as […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of J&K and Ladakh Wednesday ordered a complete ban on inter-district appointments, postings, and transfers of district cadre staff members of J&K and Ladakh. “There will be a complete ban on inter-district appointments, postings, and transfers of district cadre staff member of J&K and Ladakh and no request in this […]