JAMMU — A mysterious long-trail of light in the air in parts of Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu region Friday spread panic among the local people with security forces on toes to find out what the twinkling object in the sky was all about. Eye witnesses and official sources said that in the parts […]
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Armyman found dead in Badami Cantonment camp
SRINAGAR — An army personnel was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside Badami Bagh cantonment army camp here, officials said on Friday evening. They told local news agency GNS that Anuj Singh son of Prem Chand resident of Bihar was found dead at a store room inside the army camp. The deceased belonged to Kilo […]
Kashmir’s political parties back to politics of mudslinging to ‘score points’
SRINAGAR — As the possibility of holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is picking up pace, the political parties are returning to their old avatar of maligning each other in the recent rallies and interaction with the media. In the past one month, all the prominent leaders from across the political parties are accusing […]
CBI arrests three PWD officials for receiving bribe
JAMMU — The CBI has arrested three officials of Jammu and Kashmir’s Public Works Department for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a building contractor at Reasi in Udhampur, officials said on Friday. The agency took superintending engineer Hilal Ahmad Sheikh, technical officer PK Koul and junior engineer Sanjay Koul, all of […]
Omicron causes higher reinfections than Delta: DAK
SRINAGAR — With India reporting two cases of Omicron, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday warned of higher rates of reinfections due to the new variant in persons who have recovered from Covid-19 infection. “The risk of reinfection from the Omicron is higher than for any previous variants,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr […]
Kashmir, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze; Srinagar Records Season’s 2nd Coldest Night
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley and Ladakh continued to reel under freezing temperatures with Srinagar recording the second night on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded minus 2.4°C against previous night’s minus 1.8°C. It was second coldest night after December 1 when mercury fell to 2.5°C, lowest temperature recorded this season. […]
India rejects UN body’s remarks on J&K killings, Khurram Parvez’s arrest
NEW DELHI — India on Thursday described the UN Human Rights Office’s criticism of the arrest of rights activist Khurram Parvez and recent killings in Kashmir as “baseless and unfounded allegations” against the country’s security forces. The office of the UN high commissioner for human rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday expressed deep concern at the arrest […]
346 persons arrested in J&K under UAPA in 2020: MHA
SRINAGAR — Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revealed that 346 persons were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir under stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in 2020. J&K has reported second highest number of arrests made under UAPA in 2020 across India, Uttar Pradesh reported highest number of 361 arrests as per the data shared […]
93 Orders Issued For Suspension of Internet Services in JK After SC Directions: UT Admin
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued 93 orders for confirming the suspension of internet services in the Union Territory after the Supreme Court directed it to publists all such orders in January 2020. In its report, the parliamentary panel on Communications and information Technology has revealed that 18K Government submitted that 93 […]
Kashmiri migrants slam Centre for saying 1678 of them have returned to Kashmir in 2 years
SRINAGAR — Kashmiri Pandits have slammed the Narendra Modi-led government for saying that “1678 migrants have returned” to Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 for taking up jobs under Prime Minister’s Development Package. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday said in Lok Sabha that as many as 1,678 Kashmiri migrants […]









