Shopian gunfight: One Army man injured, op continues
Srinagar: One army trooper was injured in an ongoing encounter in Kanigam Village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. A senior Police officer told GNS that one armyman was injured when militants tried to break cordon by firing volley of bullets on forces. However militants couldn’t manage to escape as security forces again engaged them, the […]
2 soldiers killed, another injured as army barrack collapses in Kathua
Jammu: Two Army soldiers died and another was seriously injured after a barrack they were putting up collapsed at Machedi in Kathua district on Friday. Officials said that the injured soldier has been referred to Military Hospital Pathankot. Army’s PRO, Lt Col Devinder Anand confirmed the incident and said that further details are awaited. (GNS)
BAN ON 4G INTERNET TO CONTINUE ACROSS J&K TILL 8TH JANUARY 2021, EXCEPT UDHAMPUR AND GANDERBAL DISTRICTS
On Friday, the government extended the ban on high-speed internet services in all but two districts of Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the high voter turnout in recently concluded polls has not gone well with elements inimical to peace. “The successful conduct of the recently concluded the Panchayat elections which witnessed participation by political parties […]
Two army porters injured in cross-LoC firing in J-K
Srinagar : Two army porters were injured in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Poonch district, officials said on Friday. The porters identified as Mohammad Giyas (32) son of Mohammad Sulaiman and Altaf Hussain (35) son of Wali Mohammad of Noor Kote were injured as Pakistan army fired at Bandi Post […]
284 new Covid-19 cases in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir reported 284 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, officials told GNS on Friday. They said Srinagar reported 65 cases, Baramulla 9, Budgam 32, Kupwara 9, Pulwama 18, Anantnag 2, Bandipora 1, Ganderbal 3, Kulgam 1, Shopian 0, Jammu 96, Udhampur 8, Rajouri 7, Doda 11, Kathua 12, Kishtwar 0, […]
Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Gunfight has started between militants and government forces in Kanigam Village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Reports said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Kanigam. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]
NC leader Hilal Lone detained in north Kashmir, says Akbar Lone
Srinagar: National conference leader Hilal Akbar Lone was Friday detained near Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, while he was on way to his home in Naidkhai from Srinagar Notably, Hilal is the elder son of Member Parliament from north Kashmir and senior National Conference leader, Mohammad Akbar Lone. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News […]
Owner of house where 2 militants were killed in Baramulla gunfight missing since 2 days, says family
Srinagar: Owner of the house in which two militants- a top JeM commander and a local young ace footballer- were killed in a gunfight with government forces is missing, his family said on Friday. They said that the owner, Mehraj-ud-Din Qazi son of Ghulam Nabi Qazi of Wanigam Baramulla, has been missing for the last […]
Mehbooba speaks
Vice President of PAGD Mehbooba Mufti recently visited many villages of Budgam district and interacted with those families who have been complaining about getting eviction notices from the forest department. While interacting with delegation from many villages Mehbooba expressed sharp concern over what she called repression on the common people. She said that abrogation of […]
Grenade attack on CRPF personnel in Srinagar
Suspected militants on Thursday evening hurled a grenade towards Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men at Braripora area of Srinagar City. However, no loss of life or injury was reported, unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The officials said that suspected militants lobbed grenade towards CRPF 161 bn, A Coy […]