SRINAGAR — Two active militants belonging to Jaish-i-Muhammad oufit were arrested at Pattan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday, officials said. A senior police officer while confirming to GNS said that a input was recieved through a reliable source about movement of two militants in a vehicle moving towards Srinagar. A joint MVCPs […]
SRINAGAR — Light rain with isolated hailstorm occurred in J&K on Monday, as the MeT department forecast mainly dry weather during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 9.0 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 2.8 and […]
KUPWARA — In yet another instance of displaying communal harmony, the Muslims in Lolab valley of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Monday performed the last rites of an elderly deceased Pandit woman. Rita Kumari (70), a Kashmiri Pandit lady of Lalpora area of Lolab died on Monday. Soon after news about her death spread, the local […]
URI — A woman was killed after a shooting stone hit her head in Kamalkote area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that a woman namely Husan Fatma, wife of Syed Nasar Husan resident of Kamalkot Uri, was hit by a shooting stone while she had taken a […]
SRINAGAR — Police in Awantipora along with security forces have arrested a Hybrid militant and his accomplice who were planning to target outside labourers. Besides, Police have arrested one person for collecting funds in the name of banned organization JeI in Baramulla. In a statement, police said that on a specific input, Police along with […]
SRINAGAR — Taking strong exception to merger of schools by Chief Education Officers sans approval by competent authority, Director School Education Kashmir has strictly refrained them from issuing any such orders, terming them same as “sheer misuse of official authority and overstepping.” The DESK has also withdrawn all such orders. In an order issued here, […]
KUPWARA — Hailstorm wreaked havoc in many villages of Kupwara district causing damage to apple orchards walnut trees on Monday afternoon. Reports reaching to GNS said that some villages including Puthwari Nowgam, Reshwari , Yahama, Mawerbala, Lawoosa Qalamabad Audoora, Shatgund bala and Drangsoo the hailstorm started at 5.32 pm and lasted for about 8 minutes […]
SRINAGAR — A Sarpanch from Kupwara and driver of SRTC bus were killed and three PRI members besides two policemen were injured when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident near Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Official sources told that SRTC bus carrying PRIs and policemen had a head-on […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing after summer vacation the pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of senior […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh during the previous 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast light rain in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Light rain is likely to occur in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” said an official of the MeT department. Srinagar […]