Srinagar: A fresh spell of rain is expected in J&K on May 10, an official from Kashmir’s meteorological department said on Friday. “Moderate rain is expected from May 10 till May 15 in many parts of the valley,” he said. Srinagar, the summer capital of the state recorded 12.9 Celsius temperature today, while the mercury […]
Washington: The US has warned Iran of a “swift and decisive” response in case of any attacks by Tehran or its proxies of any identity against American interests or citizens. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement came a day after US President Donald Trump imposed tougher-than-ever sanctions on Iran’s iron, steel, aluminum and copper sectors, a […]
Sopore: Militant killed in Amshipora area of Shopian in a pre-dawn shootout has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi @ Abdullah bhai, a resident of north Kashmir’s Sopore. Reports said that Ishfaq was associated with militant outfit ISJK. Ishfaq joined Harkatul Mujahideen in 2015 and later switched to ISJK in 2016. Meanwhile, authorities in Sopore have issued […]
Srinagar: A militant was killed in a brief pre-dawn shootout with government forces in Amishpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said that Army’s 23 Para and Jammu and Kashmir Police’s SOG launched a cordon around an orchard in the village following inputs about the presence of militants in the orchard. Police sources said […]
Shopian: Panic gripped Amshipora village of Shopian after intense firing was heard during pre dawn hours on Friday. Reportssaid that a contingent of forces was Patrolling Amshipora- Ramnagri belt when they witnessed a suspicious movement, they fired many shots towards the spot however later checking they found nothing in the area. The gunshots created panic […]
Srinagar: Body of an unidentified person recovered yesterday from a nallah in Sopore was buried at Gantmullah area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. As a part of normal procedure, DNA samples have been taken and sent to FSL, sources said. The body was recovered with magazine pouch from a nallah at Mal Ganipora area of Sopore. […]
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have seized a large quantity of heroin worth crores of rupees in international market from Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir. “In its endeavors and commitment to make a drug free society, Ramban Police has once again achieved major success by recovering 30 Kilograms of the banned drug ‘heroin’, popularly […]
Jammu: Two youths on Thursday drowned in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Two youths died due to drowning this afternoon in the water at Birmah Nallah in Udhampur,” police here said. They said that dead bodies have been fished out and taken to District Hospital Udhampur for post-mortem. “Five persons were partying along the […]
Srinagar: Expressing dismay over the imposition of toll tax by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on Srinagar-Jammu national highway, Jammu and Kashmir Socio-Economic Coordination Committee (JKSECC) termed the tax as ‘illegal and unconstitutional’. Since the toll plaza was made operational on Tuesday near Sangam on the highway, all sections of society, including politicians, traders, […]
Srinagar: Two drug peddlers were arrested by the police along with charas in the downtown Srinagar on Thursday, a police spokesman said here. He said, the police party headed by Station House Officer (SHO) Syed Junaid under the supervision of SDPO Raja Zuhaib laid a surprise naka at Malkha chowk and successfully nabbed two drug […]
