SRINAGAR — Bodies of two militants have been recovered in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir after an encounter broke out between police and militants, said officials on Saturday. To identify the bodies, DNA samples have been collected, said Javed Ahmad Matoo, DIG South Kashmir, adding, incriminating materials, arms and ammunition have also been recovered […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An encounter breaks out between security forces and militants at Adigam village in Devsar area of Kulgam district in South Kashmir on Saturday morning. Reports said, a joint team of security forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Adigam village in Kulgam district following the inputs […]
KULGAM (KIMS) — Utilizing the home voting facility extended by Election Commission of India for inclusive elections, the Senior Citizens (85+) and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) belonging to all three constituencies of District Kulgam today exercised their franchise from the four walls of their homes. In order to facilitate the elderly and PwD voters, throughout […]
KULGAM — A man died after a cloudburst hit Damhal Hanjipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, official said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the cloudburst hit Banward area in DH Pora and soon after a rescue operation was launched. “One person died in the incident, while another […]
KULGAM — The Kulgam Police on Tuesday seized properties worth crores of a drug peddler at Nassu Badragund, Qazigund town of Jammu and Kashmir, said an official release. The seized building is a double-storied residential house measuring 1145 square feet. The drug peddler has been identified as Ghulam Rasool Bhat, son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, […]
KULGAM — A youth died while three others were injured after a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Kulgam’s Zazripora area on Saturday, officials said. An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer that two motorcyclists collided near Zazripora, resulting in injuries to four individuals. He said the injured were shifted to district hospital Kulgam, […]
JAMMU — J&K Police are on the lockout for a person involved in a blast at a bus stand here in 2019, in which two people died and 32 others were injured. The police are putting up posters of the accused across the city. “We have put up posters of the accused involved in the […]
KULGAM — The education sector in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district is struggling due to numerous vacant key positions, including the Chief Education Officer (CEO), Deputy CEO, and 16 principals, among 170 posts, thereby impacting the quality of education in the district severely. Figures accessed by the news agency Kashmir News Observer reveal that one position […]
KULGAM — The two-day National Coordination Committee meeting of the Apple Farmers Federation of India (AFFI) concluded on Sunday at Chawalgam in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district with a strong demand for immediate and policy solutions to prevent the “corporatisation” of the apple industry and protect apple farmers. The meeting was presided over by Rakesh Singha, […]
SRINAGAR — After six militants were killed in two different encounters in Jammu and Kashmir, Brigadier Prithviraj Chauhan, Commander 1sec RR, said on Monday that the killing of militants in South Kashmir is a significant blow to Hizbul-Mujahideen. “In the Chinigham operation, our soldier Prabhakar Praveen made the supreme sacrifice for the nation. We had […]