1 killed, 3 injured after boulder hits tempo in Ramban
Ramban: One person was killed and three others were injured when a tempo vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a shooting stone near Cafeteria Mohr area in Ramban district at Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Sunday, an official said. “Today at about 2 pm one tempo traveller bearing registration number (JK21A—1503) travelling from Srinagar […]
Wet spell likely from next week in Kashmir
Srinagar: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir went down and settled below the freezing point, even as the Meteorological Department said there is a possibility of rain or snow at scattered places on Monday, officials said. A day after some improvement, the temperature decreased at most places in the Kashmir valley on Saturday […]
Ladakh records fresh COVID-19 death; 227 fresh cases
Leh: One person died of coronavirus in Ladakh, while 227 fresh cases pushed the overall virus tally in the Union Territory to 25,763, officials said on Sunday. The new death was reported from Leh district on Saturday, taking the overall death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic to 224, the officials said. They said […]
‘Top JeM commander among Five militants killed in overnight twin gunfights’
Srinagar:Top commander among Five militants affliated with outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-i-Toiba were killed in twin overnight gunfights in Pulwama and Budgam districts on Sunday. In a tweet by official Police handle, the Kashmir Zone Police while Quoting Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar wrote, ” 05 terrorists of Pakistan sponsored terror outfits LeT & […]
Policeman shot dead in Bijbehara
Srinagar: A policeman was shot dead by militants in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. They said that Head Constable Ali Mohammad was fired upon by unknown militants in the Hassanpora area of the district, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to GMC Anantnag were doctors declared him dead. The killing […]
LeT module busted in Ganderbal; 3 held
Srinagar: A terror module of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was busted by arresting its three associates in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Saturday. They said arms and ammunition was also seized from the arrested persons. “Police in Ganderbal have busted a terror module by arresting three terror associates linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT/TRF […]
Encounter breaks out in Pulwama district
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Acting on specific input about the presence of militants in the Naira area of Pulwama, in south Kashmir, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said. He said as […]
3-tier panel to demarcate land not part of water channels but recorded as such
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday approved the formation of a three-tier committee to delineate and demarcate different kinds of land, which do not form a part of water channels but have been mentioned in revenue records as such. The administrative council, which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved […]
Covid-19: J&K reports 4175 new cases; five deaths
Srinagar, Jammu, Baramulla report maximum cases respectively
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir today reported 4175 new positive cases of Covid-19 thus taking the total number of positive cases in the UT to 428260. Officials said that out of 4175 fresh cases, 1363 were reported from Jammu division and 2812 from Kashmir division. The UT also reported five infection related deaths – three from […]
