Sarpanch among 3 persons booked under PSA for narcotics peddling In Kupwara
Kupwara: Authorities in Kupwara district have detained three persons including a Sarpanch under Public Safety Act for their alleged involvement in narcotics peddling in the north Kashmir district. A warrant under Public Safety Act against trio was issued by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir after PSA dossier were submitted by Jammu and Kashmir police. Sharing details, a […]
Soldier injured in Anantnag gunfight dies
Srinagar: A soldier who was injured along with two colleagues and a policeman in a gunfight with militants in Dooru Anantnag succumbed to the injuries at a hospital here, officials said on Thursday. The encounter, which started last night, also saw killing of three militants of Jash-e-Mohammad, according to police. “One of the soldiers injured […]
Six Jaish militants killed in two gunfights in south Kashmir: Police
Srinagar, Dec 30: Six Jaish-e-Mohammad militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Anantnag and Kulgam districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. Upon receiving information about the presence of militants at Nowgam Shahabad in Anantnag district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation on […]
MeT forecasts widespread snow, rain spell in J&K, Ladakh from Jan 4-6
Srinagar: Weatherman on Thursday forecast widespread snow and rain spell of “moderate intensity” from January 4 to 6 in J&K and Ladakh. “As of now, widespread snow/rain spell of moderate intensity is most likely during 4-6th January in both J&k and Ladakh,” an official of the meteorological department said. He said further fall in minimum […]
Drass freezes at minus 21.9°C, Gulmarg coldest place in Valley
Srinagar: Barring Gulmarg, the temperature across Kashmir Valley dropped on Thursday with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.0°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a drop of 1.7°C than the previous night and was below minus 1.9°C below normal for this […]
Cold wave conditions intensify across Kashmir
Srinagar: The cold wave conditions intensified across Kashmir as Gulmarg skiing resort witnessed season’s record low with mercury plunging more than 10 degrees below the freezing point, officials said on Wednesday. Kashmir Valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period known as ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ which began on Tuesday. Gulmarg skiing resort in […]
3 persons charge-sheeted for duping youth on promise of jobs in NZ
Jammu: The Crime Branch of police on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against three people for allegedly duping unemployed youth by promising them jobs in New Zealand. Suresh Kumar and Tulsi Ram of Samba and Ghar Singh of Jammu were named in the chargesheet that was filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate here, a […]
JeM militant killed in Anantnag gunfight, 2 Armymen, cop injured
Srinagar: A militant affiliated with Jaish-i-Muhammad outfit was killed while as two army troopers and a Policeman were also injured in a gunfight in Dooru area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. ”Official Sources told GNS that a JeM Militant was killed in a gunfight, whose identity is yet to be ascertained. During intial exchange of […]
3 militants killed in Kulgam gunfight, operation on
Kulgam: Three militants were killed in a gunfight between government forces and militants in Mirhama area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police officer told news agency— (KNO) that three unidentified militants have been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as search operation is on in the area. Earlier, […]
Kulgam Gunfight: Militant killed, operation on
Kulgam: militant has been killed in a gunfight between government forces and militants in Mirhama area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a militant has been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as search operation is on in the area. […]
