SRINAGAR — Police in Srinagar have arrested three accused persons for their involvement in kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl. The car used in commission of crime has also been seized. On 11/02/2022, Police Station Bemina received a complaint from a resident of Mansoor Colony Bemina that his minor daughter has been abducted by […]
Jammu & Kashmir
4 Al-Badr militants, 3 OGWs arrested in two separate Ops in north Kashmir: DIG Udaya Bhaskar
BARAMULLA — Stating that a major tragedy has been avetred, security forces Saturday said that four Al Badar militants and three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) have been attested along with warlike store, days ahead of their planned to attack on security forces Addressing a press conference at Rafiabad here, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) North Kashmir […]
Class 12 topper targetted by trolls in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — When Aroosa Parvaiz topped this year’s 10+2 board exams, never in her wildest dream did she imagine that her hard-earned success would be followed by toxic trolls. The J&K board of school education declared the results for 10+2 exams on February 8. Aroosa topped the science stream with 499 marks out of 500. […]
Labourer dies after tree he was cutting falls on him in Kangan
GANDERBAL — A labourer died on Saturday after a tree he was cutting fell on him at Nilla Najwan Kangan in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Reports said that a laborer was cutting a poplar tree at Nilla Najwan Kangan, which fell on him, leaving him critically injured. The labourer identified as Jalaluddin, son of Muhammad […]
Residential house gutted in Bandipora blaze
BANDIPORA — A double-storey residential house was completely gutted in a massive blaze that broke out in Mantrigam village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Saturday. Officials said that fire broke out in a two-storey house, belonging to Muhammad Ramzan Ganie, son of Abdul Ahad Ganie of Mantrigam on Saturday early morning, reducing […]
Mercury drops in Srinagar amid dry weather forecast in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Mercury dropped to minus 3.0°C in Srinagar even as other places recorded a slight increase on Saturday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a fall of nearly 0.8°C against last night’s minus 2.2°C. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed a […]
Three Al-badr militants arrested in Sopore
BARAMULLA — Security forces on Saturday arrested three militants of Al-Badr militant outfit in Rawoocha area of Rafiabad in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that joint security forces including 92 Bn CRPF, army’s 32 RR and Jammu and kashmir police conducted search operation in Rawoocha, Dangiwacha area of sopore. The sources said that […]
Five missing persons, including minor girl, reunited with family in Jammu: Police
JAMMU — Five missing persons, including a minor girl, were reunited with their family in Jammu district, officials said Saturday. The minor girl’s father Aftab Lone on Thursday told Jammu Police that his daughter was missing since Thursday evening from Pirmitha area. Police constituted special teams and scanned CCTV footage and traced the girl to […]
79 Police Stations in sensitive J&K UT don’t have telephones, 17 without wireless sets
JAMMU — As many as 79 Police Stations in the sensitive Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir don’t have telephones while as 17 are without wireless facility even after huge assistance provided by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for Modernization of Police Force. Moreover, there is only one Social Media Monitoring Cell despite the […]
J&K Govt asks colleges to get accredited by NAAC
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has asked all colleges in the union territory to get themselves evaluated and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) within the shortest possible time, officials said on Friday. The instruction was issued by higher education department Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal at a meeting with principals […]









