Militant, army personnel killed in Pulwama gunfight
Srinagar: One militant as well as an army soldier have been killed in ongoing encounter in Gusso area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that in an ongoing firefight one unidentified militant have been killed. Meanwhile Army soldier and cop of J&K Police were also injured in early exchange of […]
COVID-19: 246 test positive in J-K, total 8675
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 246 covid-19 infections, taking the overall tally of the cases to 8675 in J&K. Officials said that 36 cases were reported from Jammu division while 210 from Kashmir Valley and includes five from paramilitary CRPF, three from police and one from army besides two pregnant women and as […]
DGP, Prisons visits Central Jail Srinagar
V. K. Singh, IPS, Director General of Police, Prisons, J&K today visited Central Jail Srinagar to take stock of security arrangements & to evaluate the general living conditions available in the jail. Sr. Superintendent Central Jail Srinagar Tej Ram Katoch, CO 82 Bn CRPF Bal Krishna & other officers were present during the visit. According […]
Constitute STF with authorisation of competent authority to remove illegal encroachers: G L Raina
BJP leader and former MLC on Monday in press statement to KNS said, Encroachment of immovable property belonging to the Displaced Community of Hindus in Kashmir valley is a serious matter. The issue has been raised by the community repeatedly and at all available platforms. With the reorganisation of the erstwhile state into Union Territories […]
Eleven shops sealed in Sopore
Authorities on Monday sealed Eleven shops in sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for violating Govt orders. According to Kashmir News Service Correspondent Municipal council Sopore (MCS) under supervision of Imtiyaz ah food inspector ,Gh Mohidin shah tax collector directed to seal the shops during his visit to several areas of sopore to inspect […]
Journalists protest against new media policy in Srinagar
A group of journalists on Monday staged a protest against the new media policy and demanded its immediate rollback. The journalists who had assembled at the Press Enclave under the banner of “J&K Media Guild” were carrying banners that read: “don’t gag media, we are an equally important pillar of democracy”, and “down with media […]
55-year-old Uri woman dies of COVID-19, J&K toll 136
The death toll due to covid-19 mounted to 136 in Kashmir Valley after one more covid-19 patient, a 55-year-old woman from Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, died at a hospital here on Monday. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, told news agency GNS a 55-year-old woman from Boniyar Uri passed away at 8 […]
2 More Die Due To Covid-19, J&K Tally Rises To 135
Kashmir Valley reported two more deaths on Monday due to covid-19, taking the death toll due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 135. Sources said that the victims are residents of Baramulla and Budgam. One is 90-year-old man from Tangmarg area of Baramulla and other one is 56 year old male from Kralpora […]
Ganderbal drowning: Body of one missing boy fished out after 18 hours
The body of one of the two boys who drowned while bathing in river Sindh in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district was retrieved after 18 hours on Monday. On Sunday, Zahid Farooq Rather and Rashid Khan, both residents of Palpora Noorbagh Srinagar, drowned in the water body near Kijpora Kangan. The locals as well SDRF team […]
Day 42: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 22 domestic flights with 2,456 passengers
International flight with 147 passengers arrives at Srinagar Airport JAMMU, JULY 05: On Day 42 of resumption of operation of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 22 domestic flights with 2,456 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. Besides, an International flight with 147 passengers from Jeddah has arrived at Srinagar […]