Sarpanch, driver killed; six injured in road accident in Pattan
Srinagar: A Sarpanch from north Kashmir’s Kupwara and a driver were killed and four other PRI members besides two policemen were injured when a bus carrying PRIs met with an accident near Renzi Pattan in Baramulla district on Monday. Official sources said that a SRTC bus carrying the PRIs suffered a head-on collision with a […]
It’s for constitutional bodies to take call on elections: MoS Singh
Baramulla: Union Minister of State in PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday said that it was not for them to decide about holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir as there are separate institutions for this. Talking to reporters in Baramulla, Singh said that it is not for them to decide about the elections, but BJP […]
SC agrees to list after summer vacation pleas against abrogation of Article 370
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing after summer vacation the pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of senior advocate […]
Rains lash parts of Kashmir; MeT says weather set to improve
Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir received fresh rains as cloudy weather continued in the Valley on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar received traces of rain overnight till 0830 hours today even as it recorded a low of 12.2°C against 7.6°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 3.3°C above […]
J&K logs 12 new cases of Covid
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir today logged 12 fresh cases of Covid 19 taking the total number of positive cases to 453990, officials said. They said that seven new cases were reported from Jammu and five from Kashmir division. “Out of 453990 positive cases, 53 are active positive while as 449186 have recovered,” said the officials, […]
ACB arrests KPDCL official for bribery
Srinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau Sunday said it has trapped and arrested a Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) official for bribery. According to an ACB spokesperson, Vinood Kumar Fotedar, Technician-2nd in the office of Assistant Executive Engineer, KPDCL, Anantnag was arrested for demanding and accepting bribe of ₹25,000 for processing power agreement case Fotedar was […]
Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hits Ladakh
Leh: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit Ladakh on Sunday, officials said. No reports of loss of life or any damage to property have been received so far, they said. The quake struck at 2:53 pm in Kargil. Its epicenter was at latitude 36.02 degrees north and longitude 77.33 degrees east at a depth of […]
Third LeT militant killed in Pulwama gunfight
Pulwama: Another militant has been killed taking the toll to three in a gunfight with security forces in Pahoo area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, officials said. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that third militant has been killed in operation which had started today afternoon at Pahoo village of Pulwama, talking […]
2 militants killed in ongoing Pulwama gunfight
Pulwama: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with forces in Pahoo area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama on the Sunday, police said. A police official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that two militants were killed in Pahoo area of Pulwama whose identification is being ascertained while as search operation is on in the […]
Gunfight breaks out in Pulwama
Pulwama: An encounter broke out between forces and militants in Pahoo area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, police said. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), police in a tweet informed that the gunfight has started in Pahoo area of Pulwama district, saying that the security forces are on the job. “##Encounter […]
