Jammu & Kashmir braces up for widespread rain, snowfall
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir is all set to receive fresh spell of rains and snowfall for at least three days. “Currently, weather is partly cloudy in most places. There is possibility of light rain/snow over higher reaches most likely in the late evening/night today,” an official of the local meteorological department told GNS. On […]
52-yr-old woman dies after hit by truck in Anantnag
Anantnag: An elderly woman died after she was hit by a truck in K P road area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday morning. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an accident took place at around 09:30 am when a truck (JK04A- 6858) passing through near Car Plaza K P […]
Gurez-Bandipora road to remain closed till further orders
Srinagar: In wake of the weather advisory, the authorities in Bandipora district have decided to close the 84-km-long Bandipora-Gurez road for the vehicular movement from Friday afternoon. An order issued by Sub Divisional Magistrate Gurez, reads that in view of weather advisory issued by Meteorological department, the traffic on Dawar-Bandipora Dawar-Tulail road shall remain suspended w.e.f. […]
House, 4 shops gutted in Anantnag
Anantnag: A residential house and four shops were gutted in a fire at Krad area of Uttersoo in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday. An official told GNS that a massive fire broke out during the midnight in the shops/house of one Ghulam Nabi Itoo son Mohammad Akbar Itoo at Krad Uttersoo Anantnag. […]
Truck driver among two killed in Doda accident
Doda: Two persons including a driver were killed after a truck they were travelling in met with an accident near Khellani nallah of Doda district on Friday morning. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a truck bearing registration number JK14D-6072 fell into a deep gorge near Khellani nallah at around 5:30 am today, […]
Gunfight rages in Chanapora Srinagar
Srinagar: A Gunfight is underway between militants and security forces in Chanapora area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Thrusday evening. Official sources told GNS that a joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in the area. As the joint team advanced towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]
Fast track court convicts sub-judge for raping, cheating woman in Jammu
Srinagar: A fast track court on Thursday convicted a judicial officer for rape and cheating a woman who had sought legal help from him in 2018, news agency GNS reported. “The conclusion that emerges from the discussion is that all the evidence on record unerringly point toward the guilt of the accused,” Khalil Choudhary, Presiding […]
Won’t rest till we root-out militancy from J&K soil: LG Sinha
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that those involved in the killing of innocent civilians and members of minority community will have to pay the heavy price for their “inhuman acts” and that the security forces along with the administration won’t rest till militancy is eradicated from J&K soil. In a […]
Won’t allow disruption of peace; damage to communal fabric of J&K at any cost: DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that killing of civilians and minority community members in J&K was a move to disrupt peace and to trigger a communal fissure in UT ‘but police and security forces will foil all such plans and won’t allow militants to succeed.” Addressing the police commemoration day […]
Barring Srinagar And Gulmarg, Night Temp Dip In Kashmir
Srinagar: Night temperature fell slightly across Kashmir Valley except for Srinagar and Gulmarg, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 7.2°C against 6.3°C on previous night, an official of the local MeT office here told GNS. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 6.4°C against previous night’s 6.8°C, the official […]
