Anantnag, Jan 30: Wildlife officials and police arrested one person and recovered a number of leopard and other forest animal hides and body parts from his possession in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Saturday. Sources said that a team of wild officials along with police party raided a house at Shirpora Anantnag and recovered […]
Srinagar, Jan 30: The severe cold wave continues to grip Kashmir Valley as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 7.2°C, the weatherman said on Saturday. A meteorological department official told GNS that the minimum temperature also hovered around far below the normal in other parts of the Valley. The minimum temperatures have consistently remained far […]
Srinagar, Jan 30: Two local militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit surrendered before government forces during an encounter in Lelhar area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Saturday. A senior police officer said that both the militants surrendered after being given an offer as per an SOP during “live-action”. Two AK-47 rifles were also recovered […]
New Delhi, Jan 29: A World Health Organization (WHO) team of 13 scientists began its investigation work into the origins of the COVID-19 on Friday after concluding a 14-day quarantine in central China’s Wuhan city, All India Radio (AIR) reported. As part of its field visits, the team first went to the Hubei Provincial Hospital […]
Srinagar, Jan 29: Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President and former Minister, Ghulam Ahmad Mir Friday asserted that restoration of Article 370 was the ‘collective’ demand of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Mir claimed that Supreme Court of India has also upheld the constitutional ‘legitimacy’ of Articles 370 and 35A which he said was ‘annulled’ […]
Pulwama, Jan 29: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Batpora Lelhara village of Kakapora belt in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army’s 50 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on […]
Srinagar, January 29: The Inspector General of Police Kashmir Range, Vijay Kumar, has said that so far whatever the parents of slain trio of Lawaypur encounter have claimed is “totally baseless” baseless and “wrong”‘ When asked about Lawapora encounter and the repeated demand of family members of three slain that the bodies of their loved […]
Srinagar, Jan 29: After remaining closed for repairs for a day on Friday, Jammu-Srinagar highway shall reopen for one-way traffic tomorrow, officials said on Friday. “Tomorrow (January 30) subject to fair weather and better road condition only one way traffic shall be allowed from Srinagar towards Jammu including Banihal-Ramban (local traffic) on Jammu-Srinagar highway,” officials […]
Srinagar, Jan 29: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed detention orders under Public Safety Act against two persons and ordered their released forthwith “if not otherwise required in any other case.” “The substantive right of the (detainee) to have necessary material has been violated and the same being sufficient ground for quashing of detention […]
Srinagar, January 29: Three militants were killed in a brief gunfight in Mandoora area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Awantipora district on Friday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that three militants have been killed in a brief encounter. However the identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained. Earlier, reports […]
