02 Hizb militants believed to be trapped Gunfight has started between militants and security forces in Krew area of Pampore in Awantipora of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Krew. As the joint team of forces […]
Two policemen were on Thursday evening injured after militants lobbed a grenade towards joint naka party at Saraf Kadal area of Srinagar. Official sources informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that militants lobbed a grenade towards the joint naka party of CRPF 23 battalion and police. They said that two policemen identified as Javeed […]
Security forces arrested two persons alongwith arms and ammunition in south Kashmir district of Kulgam, a police spokesman said on Thursday. He said during a routine patrolling Ist Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police during a routine checking arrested two persons. One pistol, two magzines and 12 live […]
Remembering martyrs of Karbala on the occasion of Ashoora — the 10th day of Muharram, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his companions has a unifying message for all of us to uphold the high principles of human dignity and justice. Mr Sinha also urged people to […]
Discusses UT’s developmental scenario, people’s welfare measures Interacts with representatives of Farmers, SHGs beneficiaries, beneficiaries of youth-centric schemes SRINAGAR, AUGUST 19: On the second day of its four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs today held a meeting with top civil administration to discuss developmental scenario and people’s welfare measures […]
Reviews status of progress on projects in transmission sector, fixes timelines for completion of projects SRINAGAR, AUG- 19: J&K will witness the highest ever capacity addition in the transmission sector this year. A total of 1690 MVA capacity at 220 KV level and 1280 MVA at 132 level is targeted to be added this year […]
Suspected militants shot dead Jammu Kashmir Apni Party leader in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that militant fired upon one Ghulam Hasan Lone at his home at Devsar Kulgam. He sustained serious bullet injuries resulting in his death. The deceased was reportedly former Block President of PDP who had […]
In a setback to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered probe by the CBI into the incidents of violence, including murder and rape, allegedly perpetrated by supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) targeting BJP sympathisers after the state Assembly election results were announced on May 2. A five-judge bench of […]
Jammu, Aug 19 An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur-Katra belt in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The temblor occurred 54 km south-east of Katra at 5.08 am, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The epicentre of the earthquake was five km below the surface of the earth at latitude […]
State-run fuel retailers on Thursday cut diesel rates by 20 paise a litre for the second day in a row that took the total reduction to 40 paise from Wednesday, a 0.44% fall from its record level, but kept petrol rates unchanged even as international oil prices plunged 2.8% in these two days due to […]