Former minister Sardar Rafiq Hussain no more
Poonch: Senior PDP leader and former minister Sardar Rafiq Hussain Khan passed away here following brief illness, family sources said on Wednesday. He was 85. His Namaza -e- Janaza will be held after the Zohr prayers (afternoon) at Harni here, the sources told GNS. Khan served as MLA for three terms and discharged duties as […]
Cold conditions continue in Kashmir
Mercury increases slightly in Srinagar, Pahalgam; fell marginally elsewhere
Srinagar: Intense cold conditions persisted in Kashmir Valley even as minimum temperature rose slightly in Srinagar and Pahalgam and fell marginally elsewhere, the weatherman said on Wednesday. A meteorological department official told GNS that the mercury increased by four notches in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and recorded a low of minus 6.0°C […]
No Fresh Traffic on Highway Today
Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway shall be closed for fresh traffic on Wednesday, officials said. “Tomorrow (January 20), subject to fair weather and better road conditions, only stranded vehicles in Udhampur jurisdiction shall be allowed towards Srinagar including Ramban-Banihal (local traffic),” a traffic department official said, adding, “no vehicle shall be allowed in the opposite direction.” The […]
SMA Trophy 2021: With Frail Net Run Rate, J&K Walks Tightrope To Qualify for Play-off Stage
Srinagar: After receiving a major drubbing at the hands of Punjab in previous game, Jammu and Kashmir has landed itself in a soup ahead of its last group stage match against Railways at KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur, Bengluru. The equation as it stands though demands just a simple win for Jammu and Kashmir to make […]
Narcotics worth crores recovered during investigation of weapon smuggling case: Police
Srinagar: Police on Sunday claimed to have recovered huge Narcotics worth chores during an investigation related to weapon smuggling case in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. In a statement issued to GNS, the police said that on the 13th of October acting upon a specific input a joint search operation was launched by Kupwara Police and […]
Bodies of 3 labourers being exhumed, handed over to families: IGP
Srinagar: Bodies of three youth labourers from Rajouri, who were killed in an “encounter” at Amshipora village of Shopian district by the Army on July 18 and labelled as “militants”, are being handed over to the families “after due process of law”, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Range, Vijay Kumar said on Wednesday. Speaking to […]
3 militants killed, Army Major, 2 cops injured in Yadipora Pattan gunfight
Srinagar: Three militants were killed, an army major and two policemen were injured in a gunfight in Yadipora area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources told GNS, that three militants were killed in the gunfight, however, their identification couldn’t be ascertained yet. Official sources further said that an army major and two […]
Shooting stones continue to disrupt traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Srinagar: The traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, continues to be disrupted amid shooting stones near Panthyal in Ramban district on Thursday. A senior traffic police officer told GNS that traffic movement “continues” to be disrupted on the thoroughfare due to “intermittent shooting” stones […]
Miraculous escape for fire victims as community hall collapses in Tekipora Kupwara
Kupwara: Members of at least three households had a miraculous escape as a Village Community Hall harbouring them collapsed on Saturday evening here at Tekipora, Lolab area of the frontier district. Eyewitnesses told GNS that the peripheral walls of the Community Hall sheltering at least three fire-victim households collapsed this evening. “Three families whose houses […]
Shopian Encounter: Two Al-Badr militants killed, operation on
Srinagar: Two Al- Badr militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and government forces in Kiloora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian. Official sources told GNS that two militants have been killed, whose identity is yet to be ascertained. Sources further said that the exchange of firing took place in an orchard of […]
