Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperatures, Gulmarg shivers at minus 11 degree C
Intense cold wave conditions swept Kashmir on Wednesday as the mercury fell below the freezing point across the valley, officials said. The cloud cover ahead of Tuesday’s snowfall had kept the night temperature around the freezing point for two consecutive nights in most parts of the valley but the respite ended as the mercury plunged […]
CRPF trooper dies of cardiac arrest in Pulwama
Srinagar: A paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper posted in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district died Wednesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Vinod Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. Kumar, as per an official, was part of the 183 Batallion. He died of cardiac attack early […]
Arms and ammunition recovered near LoC in Poonch: police
Poonch: The Jammu and Kashmir police and army on Wednesday claimed to have recovered two pistols, seventy pistol rounds and two grenades hidden in bushes near LoC in Dabbi village of Balakote of Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Police said that the arms and ammunition were kept in bushes by militant handlers from Pakistan and […]
CIK raids Waheed Para’s residence, other locations in south Kashmir
A team of Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), a wing of Jammu and Kashmir police, on Wednesday, carried out raids at different locations including the residence of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) youth president Waheed Para in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An unnamed official told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that CIK sleuths […]
2 more militants killed in Srinagar gunfight; toll 3: police
Srinagar: Two more militants have been killed in the gunfight in Lawaypora area on Srinagar outskirts taking the toll of slain militants in the encounter to three, police said. The gunfight broke out around 6 pm Tuesday after forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area. After intermittent overnight firing between the two […]
Srinagar gunfight: One militant killed, operation on
Srinagar: One militant has been killed in an ongoing overnight gunfight in the Hokarsar area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. An unnamed senior police officer said that one militant has been killed so far in the ongoing gunfight. However, the identity of the militant couldn’t be established as of now. The officer further said that […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 234 new positive cases, 115560 recovered so far JAMMU, DECEMBER 29-The Government on Tuesday informed that 234 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 103 from Jammu division and 131 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 120527. Also […]
COVID-19: Four more die of virus, Jammu and Kashmir toll 1879
Srinagar: A forty-year-old man was among four more persons who succumbed to the covid-19 in last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that two of the victims were from Kashmir Valley and included a 63-year-old man from Rawalpora Srinagar and a 40-year-old man from Gujarat, presently at Bemina Srinagar. Two other […]
Gunfight breaks out on Srinagar outskirts
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Hokarsar area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Tuesday evening. Reports said that a joint team of Police, army’s two Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a cordon and search operation in Hokarsar . As the joint team of forces approached […]
All KU exams as per schedule today
All Kashmir University examinations scheduled today (29.12.2020) will be held as per schedule. “However if some candidates are not able to appear due to snowfall, their examination will be conducted later on, separately,” Controller of Examination Dr M Y Bhat said to KNS. (KNS)