Lashkar associate held, hideout busted in Pampore village, police say
PAMPORE: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of the LeT and busted a hideout at his residence in Chandhara village of Pampore area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. As per a police statement, Pampore police along with 50 RR and 110 Bn CRPF busted the hideout measuring 10×5×5 ft in the […]
Locally-made’ IED defused in Mendhar
Poonch: Police and army defused a “locally made” Improvised Explosive Device in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Sunday. Official sources said that an unclaimed bike with some “IED-type object” adjacent to it was found near Pankha, prompting authorities to close Mendhar-Gohlad road while Bomb Disposal Squad was rushed to the area. SDPO Mendhar Z […]
War or words
PAGD leadership has been accusing police, administration and JK Apni Party of trying to get their members out even as they have won the DDC elections on PAGD ticket. Reacting to these allegations JK Apni Party said that they were not forcing any person to join their party but at the same time they cannot […]
Srinagar-Jammu national highway reopens for traffic after seven days
The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened on Sunday after seven days in the wake of heavy snowfall last week, even as the city and some other parts of Kashmir received another spell of snowfall, officials said. The 260 kilometre-long highway — the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country — was […]
Light snowfall in Kashmir parts, temperature below sub-zero
Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir including Srinagar received very light snowfall overnight even as mercury remained blow sub-zero levels with Gulmarg remaining coldest in the Valley. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar received 2.5cm of fresh snowfall in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours. Qazigund, the gate town of Kashmir, received 0.7cm […]
Reducing Age Limit Of Civil Services Aspirants Another Blow To JK Youth: NC
SRINAGAR: National Conference on Saturday lambasted the J&K government’s decision to reduce the age of eligibility for civil service aspirants by five years terming the step a stab into the future of the youth here. In a statement, party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said the situation in Kashmir had grossly narrowed the career opportunities’ of […]
Five LeT OGWs arrested in Sopore: Police
On Saturday evening, Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have arrested five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant associates in the Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Spokesperson, in a statement, said that while acting on specific human/technical inputs, Sopore Police, other security forces arrested five Over Ground Workers (OGW) of LeT outfit along with incriminating materials. […]
122 new COVID-19 cases, two more fatalities in J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported 122 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,22,425. Out of the total cases, 1,18,422 have recovered so far. A total of 1,909 patients have died leaving a total of 2,094 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 58 […]
Trooper dies of heart attack in Sopore
A Para-military trooper died of heart attack in North Kashmir’s Sopore town. Sources told KNT that CRPF Head Constable Kuldeep Singh from 215 Battalion suffered heart attack and was taken to hospital where he breathed his last. The deceased was posted in Sopore and was the native of Madhya Pradesh State of India. (KNT)
NIA court grants bail to PDP leader Waheed Para
On Saturday, Waheed Para, a leader of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was granted bail by the National Investigation Agency Court, The Kashmir Walla has learnt. The spokesperson of the party, Najmu Saqib, confirmed the development. Para, the president of the PDP’s youth wing, was summoned by the NIA a day after he had filed the […]