Militant associate held in Kulgam
Srinagar, Jan 2 (PTI) Security forces on Saturday arrested a militant associate and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said. The militant associate was arrested during a search operation by the security forces in the Hattipura area of Kulgam in south Kashmir, an Army spokesman […]
JK reports one death, 244 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Jan 2: Jammu and Kashmir reported 244 new covid-19 cases while one person succumbed during the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 107 cases were reported from Jammu Division and 137 from Kashmir Valley taking the total case tally to 121471. Giving district wise details, the officials said that Srinagar recorded […]
Man suspected to have killed sons, self
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (PTI): A man and his younger son were found dead in a temple pond while the elder one’s body was lying in the house with his throat slit, police said on Saturday. The incident was reported at Navayikkulam near here. The deceased were Safeer and his two sons aged 9 and 12, […]
Updated: Eight people hurt in grenade attack in Tral
Srinagar, Jan 2 (PTI) At least eight civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants in the Tral area of Pulwama district in south and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The militants lobbed a grenade towards security forces personnel at the Tral bus stand in the south Kashmir district, a police official said. He […]
Cold wave conditions continue in JK, Ladakh
Srinagar, Jan 2: Kashmir Valley continues to reel under intense cold conditions as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.9°C while mercury settled at minus 8.4°C in Pahalgam, the world famous tourist resort, the weatherman said on Saturday. In Ladakh, Kargil remained the coldest with minimum temperature plunging to minus 20.4°C while Leh recorded a […]
India records less than 20,000 fresh COVID-19 cases; no. of recoveries goes past 99 lakh
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) The number of fresh COVID-19 cases was recorded below 20,000 in India on Saturday, taking the country’s caseload to 1,03,05,788, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 99 lakh, according to the health ministry. A total of 19,079 people tested positive for the coronavirus infection in […]
Civilian injured in grenade blast at Tral
Srinagar, Jan 02: A civilian was injured after militants hurled a grenade on security forces at Tral Bus stand in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, police sources said. A senior police official said that militants hurled grenade on a SSB party at Bus stand Tral, however it missed the intended target and exploded on […]
Army creates new wing to handle human rights issues
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) The Army has created a new wing under a Major General to handle human rights issues with an aim to bring more transparency and probity in the functioning of the 1.3-million strong force, official sources said. Major General Gautam Chauhan has taken charge as Additional Director General (Human Rights) in […]
In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill
Washington, Jan 2 (AP) Congress has overridden President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump’s objections to the USD 740 billion bill and handing him […]
The changing patterns
Our dependence on snowfall and rains during winter and autumn months is no hidden secret. Since our agriculture and horticulture sector is directly dependent on nature any deviation in the weather patterns proves costly for us. Kashmir has since the past many years now witnessing an unprecedented weather patterns. This change in the weather patterns […]