SRINAGAR — Body of a mentally unsound person was found in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Thursday. Reports reaching GNS said that some passersby spotted the body near Jamia Masjid Drugmulla and informed the police station about it. A police team reached the spot and took the body into possession. The deceased has been […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Dry weather with clear sky in J&K
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday as the Met Department predicted dry weather with mainly clear sky during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry with mainly clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” an official of the Department […]
22 houses gutted in Srinagar mid-night blaze
SRINAGAR — Twenty-two houses were gutted in a devastating midnight blaze in Gata- Colony Noor Bagh area of Srinagar city. Besides the massive property loss, four persons including a firefighter sustained injuries during the rescue operation. The victims told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the fire emanated from a house due to a […]
6 youth involved in stabbing incident at Badamwari held: Police
SRINAGAR — The district police Srinagar on Wednesday claimed to have arrested six persons involved in stabbing incident at Badamwari area of Rainawari. A police spokesman in a statement said that on 28- 03-2022 in the evening hours, a scuffle broke out outside Badamwari between the two groups comprising of young boys, over a trivial […]
17-year-old girl commits suicide in Budgam
BUDGAM — A 17-year-old girl committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Sources said that a 17 years old girl (name withheld) from Tilsara consumed some poisonous substance at her home following which she was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared her dead. After medico-legal formalities, the […]
Ancient sculpture found from river Jhelum in Pulwama
SRINAGAR — An ancient sculpture dating back to 9th Century was recovered from river Jehlum in Kakapora area of Pulwama district on Wednesday. An official said that some labourers were extracting sand in river Jehleum in Lelhara Kakapora area of Pulwama district and they found an ancient sculpture from the river. He said that after […]
Teacher booked for corporal punishment in Budgam
BUDGAM — Police in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district booked a teacher of a private school on Wednesday on charges of corporal punishment. Police initiated action against the teacher following a complaint lodged by the child’s father at Police Station Beerwah. A police official told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the parents of Class 4 […]
Residential house gutted in Rajouri Kadal blaze
SRINAGAR — A residential house was damaged in a fire incident at Rajouri kadal area of Srinagar on Wednesday evening. Official sources said that the fire broke out in a residential house was at Rajouri Kadal opposite Islamia Higher Secondary School. They said that the fire tenders have reached the spot and are dousing the […]
Militant hideout busted in Bijbehera
ANANTNAG — The government forces on Wednesday claimed to have busted a militant hideout and recovered utensils and other eatable items in Bijbehera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag. “We had received inputs about the hideout of militants in Loktipora area of Bijbehera, however, it was located and busted later on,” the official said. He said […]
Man killed in scuffle over land dispute in Kulgam
Waris Shah SRINAGAR — A man was killed in scuffle, which broke out over a land dispute, in Muchawa village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district this afternoon, officials said. Identifying the deceased as Zahoor Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Mohammad Wani, the officials said that as per initial reports a scuffle broke out at the […]









