KASHMIR

Anti Hijacking Sub-Inspector found dead in Humhama

Anti Hijacking Sub-Inspector found dead in Humhama

Srinagar: A police officer was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Humhama area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Sub-Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police Abdul Hamid (791265/EXK) son of Ghulam Din was found dead in room number 122 of Mirani Resorts, a hotel at Humhama. His family told GNS there was no contact with […]

Slight tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir

Slight tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar: A low intensity earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, occurred in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday. However no reports of casualty or damage was received, MeT officials said. The quake with its epicentre in the Jammu and Kashmir region was felt at 9.52 a.m. and it originated at a depth of 15 km inside […]

Cold wave intensifies across Kashmir, Srinagar shivers at minus 6.7 Degrees Celsius

Cold wave intensifies across Kashmir, Srinagar shivers at minus 6.7 Degrees Celsius

Srinagar: The freezing weather conditions prevailing in the Kashmir show no signs of abating as mercury plunged to minus 6.7 degree Celsius in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar, a meteorological department official said Wednesday. The cold wave resulted in freezing of some water bodies, including the fringes of the Dal Lake, and residential water supply pipes. […]

Govt forces launch CASO in Awantipora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama

Govt forces launch CASO in Awantipora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama

Srinagar: Government forces Wednesday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Pulwama village. Sources said that following the inputs about the presence of militants in a hideout at Renzipora Awantipora Karewa in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the joint teams of army’s Rashtriya Rifles, Jammu and Kashmir’s Police’s Special Operations Group and paramilitary forces launched a cordon […]

Tral shuts for 4th consecutive days against killing of six militants

Tral shuts for 4th consecutive days against killing of six militants

Tral: Tral and Awantipora areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district observed a complete shutdown for fourth straight day on Tuesday against the militant killings. On last Saturday six militants of Zakir Musa-led Ansar Ghazwat ul Hind, including the deputy chief, were killed by the government forces during a gunfight in Arampora village of Tral. All shops […]

South Kashmir: Tral shuts for 4th successive day against militant killings

South Kashmir: Tral shuts for 4th successive day against militant killings

Srinagar: Tral township in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district is observing a complete shutdown on the fourth consecutive day Tuesday against the militant killings. Witnesses said that all shops and business establishments are shut in the town while public transport is mostly off the roads. Six Ansar Gazwatul Hind militants were killed by government forces during a […]

Democratic Freedom Party condemns arrest spree across Kashmir

Democratic Freedom Party condemns arrest spree across Kashmir

Srinagar: Strongly condemning the continuous arrests in Kashmir, Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) has said that even all the jails have been filled, and New Delhi is busy in intimidating their political opponents by using police and other government forces. A spokesperson of JKDFP in a statement strongly condemned the acts of prolonging the detention […]