Army resorts to aerial firing after locals resist thrashing of civilians
Srinagar: Army on Wednesday afternoon resorted to aerial firing after civilians resisted their thrashing of people in Arihal village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir. Official sources told KNO that Army told few local youth to clear the road which was resisted, that led to verbal brawl between the two sides. The forces began […]
ED quizzes Farooq Abdullah over JKCA scam
Srinagar: Enforcement Directorate quizzed Farooq Abdullah, National Conference President and parliamentarian in connection with alleged JKCA scam, in Chandigarh. According to ANI Farooq is being questioned under PMLA in Chandigarh. In 2016, former three time chief minister of the state, Farooq was charged by the CBI in a corruption case linked to the state cricket […]
Forces bust militant hideout in Lolab woods
Kupwara: A joint team of forces have busted a militant hideout in Katpora Lolab woods in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. According to officials the militants hiding place was unearthed during a search operation by Army and Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir. They said that the joint team of forces have recovered ‘huge […]
34 killed in Afghanistan roadside bomb blast
Kabul:At least 34 people, including women and children, were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Herat-Kandahar Highway early Wednesday morning, Tolo News quoting local officials reported. The incident happened in Shawiz area when a bus carrying dozens of passengers was travelling to Farah province from the western province of Herat, an official of […]
Kashmiri woman on Hajj dies of cardiac arrest, will be buried in holy city of Medina
Kulgam: A Kashmiri woman on an annual Hajj pilgrimage Saudi Arabia breathed her last in the holy city of Medina in the kingdom. The deceased has been identified as Mariyam Akhter wife of Late Ghulam Rasool Wani of Kutbal village in Kulgam district. Mariyam breathed her last on Tuesday, reports said. Sources told KNO that […]
Minor boy dies, teenage girl injured in separate incidents of house collapse in Udhampur
Udhampur: An 8-year-old boy died and a teenage girl was injured in two separate incidents of house collapse in Udhampur area of Jammu and Kashmir late Tuesday night. Reports reaching GNS said that the minor boy Pawan Kumar (8) and a girl Sunita (13) injured seriously after their residential houses were damaged in outskirts […]
Gurez: One more infiltrator killed in ongoing operation, toll 3
Srinagar: One more militant was killed in an ongoing encounter at Baktur area of Gurez near Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday. With the killing of one more militant, the death toll of militants climbed to three. An army officer also confirmed the killing of three militants during the […]
Top JeM commander, associate killed in Bijbehara gunfight
Srinagar: Two Jaish militants were killed after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Kutto area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anatnag District on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that in a brief exchange of firing two militants were killed after they tried to break the cordon. Operation in the area […]
Inter College Volleyball Women Tournament 2019 concludes at KU
Srinagar: In the finals of Volleyball Inter College Women Tournament -2019 held at University of Kashmir (KU) organized by Directorate of Physical Education and Sports KU GDC Leh beat GDC Ganderbal by 3 sets to 0 In the event thirty colleges participated along with the team from University of Kashmir. Earlier first semi final was […]
7 Deputy Commissioners among 20 IAS, KAS Officers transferred
Srinagar: Seven deputy commissioners were among 20 IAS and KAS officers transferred by the government in the interest of administration on Tuesday. According to an order issued here, Ms. Sushma Chauhan (IAS,JK:2009), Deputy Commissioner, Samba, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Jammu. Ramesh Kumar (IAS, JK:2011), Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, has been transferred and […]