PSO injured earlier at Natipora succumbs

Srinagar, Dec 14: The PSO of PDP leader succumbed to his injury here in hospital after unknown gunmen on Monday morning fired at him at Natipora area of Srinagar district. A senior official said that militants fired upon the PSO of PDP leader Haji Parvaiz Ahmad in Natipora, leaving him critically injured. Constable Manzoor was […]
ACB raids two locations in Sopore

Sopore, Dec 14: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau Monday carried out fresh raids at two place in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla. An official said that the ACB team assisted by a joint team of security forces searched two locations in Model Town and Rohama in Sopore. A senior police officer while confirming […]
Electors meeting to formally choose Biden as next president

Washington, Dec 14 (AP) Presidential electors are meeting across the United States on Monday to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. Monday is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. In reality, electors meet in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast their ballots. The […]
PSO of PDP leader shot at by unknown gunmen in Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec 14: Unknown gunmen on Monday morning fired upon the personal security guard of a PDP leader in Natipora area of Srinagar district. A senior Police officer said that militants fired upon the PSO of PDP leader Haji Parvaiz Ahmad in Natipora, leaving him injured. He has been identified as constable Manzoor Ahmad and […]
Srinagar- Leh road to open for traffic today

Srinagar, Dec 14: The 430 km Srinagar- Sonamarg- Leh road closed for over a week is likely to be thrown open for vehicular traffic today, a BRO spokesman said here. The project Beacon of Border Roads Organization is putting up all its efforts to clear the road off the snow by pressing additional men and […]
Indian Army Chief meets Saudi generals for enhancing defence cooperation

Riyadh, Dec 13 (PTI) Indian Army chief General M M Naravane on Sunday met top Saudi generals and discussed issues of common interest and ways to enhance bilateral defence cooperation during his historic visit to the Gulf Kingdom. Gen Naravane, who arrived in Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his two-nation visit that included […]
Over 51.5% votes polled in 6th phase of DDC polls12

Jammu: Over 51.5 per cent of 7.48 lakh electorates exercised their franchise on Sunday in the sixth phase of the District Development Council elections, which covered 31 constituencies spread over 18 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, State Election Commissioner K K Sharma said. The polling started at 7 am and ended at 2 pm peacefully […]
DDC polls: Freezing weather fails to dampen spirit of voters in J-K
Jammu: Despite dense fog in the plains and freezing weather conditions in high altitude areas following recent snowfall, voters participated enthusiastically in the sixth phase of maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The enthusiasm was the same among all the age groups in Jammu division as witnessed in the […]
Poonch encounter: Two militants killed, another one from Shopian captured alive
2 AKs, 300 bullets, 5 HGs, RDX, Satellite phone among other material recovered: Police
Jammu: Two foreign militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed while one of their associate hailing from South Kashmir’s Shopian district was captured alive during an encounter at Poshana village of Poonch district. Encounter broke out on Sunday afternoon during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched by Army, Police and CRPF in the areas […]
Parts Kashmir of record sub-zero minimum temps; Gulmarg coldest at minus 7.6 deg C
Srinagar: Half of the weather stations in Kashmir valley recorded sub-zero night temperatures with the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg being the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday registering a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, while the night temperature […]