Indo-Pak armies trade gunfire along LoC in Tangdhar
The armies of India and Pakistan Monday afternoon exchanged gunfire along the line of control (LoC) in the Tangdhar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Sources said that Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation and targeted the posts of the Indian army. “The fire was heavily and effectively retaliated by own troops,” they said. […]
Two injured in leopard attack in north Kashmir
A man and his wife were injured after a leopard attacked them in the Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports reaching a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) said that the panic gripped Waderbala village of Zacheldara Rajwar in Handwara after a leopard appeared and attacked the husband-wife duo. Both, […]
UT administration committed to channelize energy of youth towards positive direction: Advisor Farooq Khan
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 14: The UT administration is committed to provide best avenues and infrastructure to the sports-loving youth of Jammu and Kashmir to channelize their energy towards positive direction. This was stated by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan while addressing the valedictory cum prize distribution function of Shaheed Lt. Thakur Dass Memorial Cricket Tournament […]
Good step
LG Manoj Sinha has recently given his nod for the Jammu and Kashmir administration to join hands with the foreign agency to know the impact-based flood forecasting observations and get the information for the future. According to the officials, the mechanism will predict impacts to people, their houses, crops, livestock, and transport routes, thereby mitigating […]
Post Pulwama attack, made strategic changes to ensure safety, says IG CRPF
The Inspector-General Central Reserve Police Force, Deepak Ratan on Sunday said that over the past two years after a dreaded attack on a CRPF convoy in Lethpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a lot changes have been made in CRPF including the SOPs, equipment and training. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), […]
JK reports 60 new positive cases, 122703 recovered so far
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 13-The Government on Saturday informed that 60 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 13 from Jammu division and 47 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 125268. Also 01 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Jammu Division. Moreover, 77 […]
Two brothers stab elderly uncle in J-K over land dispute
Two brothers allegedly stabbed a man, their maternal uncle, with knife over a land dispute in Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. They said that police received information that at around 1120 hours that one person namely Haji Mohammad Iqbal (60) son of Jaan Mohammad was stabbed with a knife by two brothers over a […]
Elections and statehood
Recently union government merged the Jammu and Kashmir cadres with all other union territories fueling the speculations that Jammu and Kashmir will stay as a UT for more time. Such speculations were translated into questions when the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha asked the government if it wanted permanent status for UT of Jammu […]
Mother-son duo found dead in south Kashmir village
Two members of a family were found dead on Saturday morning purportedly due to ‘suffocation’ in Soaf Shali village of Kokarnag of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that mother-son were found dead at their home early this morning. The deceased have been identified Ishrat Jan (23) wife […]
Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude shakes J&K, epicenter in Punjab
An earthquake of magnitudee 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred on Friday night in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering panic among the people who rushed outside their homes and called their loved ones to enquire about their wellbeing. The high-intensity earthquake occurred 22:34:40IST. The earthquake had a depth of ten kilometres and the epicentre was Amritsar […]