Police’s Counter Intelligence Kashmir wing raids Central Jail in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, Dec 4 (PTI): The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of police on Wednesday carried out raids at the Central Jail here, officials said here. The CIK sleuths cordoned off the Central Jail in the Rainawari area of the city before daybreak and started searching the barracks, they said. The raids come in the backdrop […]
Sgr records season’s coldest night at minus 2.0 degree Celsius
Srinagar, Dec 04: The minimum temperature plummeted further across the Valley with Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recording the coldest night of season at minus 2.0 degree Celsius. Pahalgam a famous tourist destination recorded a low of minus 4.8 degree Celsius. The Meteorological department (MeT) has informed that Qazigund, a gateway of […]
CM Omar Abdullah chairs review meeting of General Administration Department
JAMMU, DEC 03: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level meeting at the Civil Secretariat to review the functioning of the General Administration Department (GAD). The Chief Minister held discussions on key aspects, including the working of J&K Public Service Commission, J&K Service Selection Board promotions, cadre management, trainings, transfers, and other administrative matters. […]
Winter vacation for primary classes in Kashmir likely from Dec 09
For 9th onwards vacations likely a week later Srinagar: School Education Department is likely to announce winter vacation in a phased manner in Kashmir division from December 09, official sources said on Tuesday Sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the directorate has sent a proposal to government, seeking permission to announce the vacation […]
SC slaps Rs 50k cost on Centre for appeal against soldier’s pension to widow
NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Centre for filing an appeal against an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, which granted a liberalised pension to the widow of a soldier who died during a counter-terrorism patrol in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of […]
LeT terrorist behind Ganderbal terror attack killed in Dachigam encounter: Police
Srinagar, Dec 3: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said that the terrorist killed in the ongoing encounter in the upper reaches of Dachigam was involved in a terror attack in Ganderbal’s Gagangir in which seven civilian were killed. In a post on X, Kashmir zone police informed that a terrorist, identified as Junaid Ahmad […]
Five soldiers killed on Indo-Pak border in last 3 years: MHA
Srinagar, Dec 03: Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai Tuesday said that five Indian soldiers have lost their lives along India-Pakistan border over the past three years. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the minister said that four soldiers were killed in 2021, while one soldier lost his life in 2022 […]
Night temperature rises in Kashmir, Srinagar records 1.8 degrees Celsius
SRINAGAR, Dec 3 (PTI): A rise in the minimum temperature across most parts of Kashmir on Tuesday provided relief from the cold, as the MeT department forecast mainly dry weather in the coming days, officials said. Srinagar and most other areas, except for Gulmarg, experienced warmer nights with minimum temperatures improved, they said. The night […]
Four kg of heroin smuggled from Pak seized, 3 held
CHANDIGARH, Dec 3 (PTI): Amritsar (Rural) Police have apprehended three people in possession of 4 kg of heroin, which was allegedly smuggled via drone from Pakistan, an official said. “In a major breakthrough against drug trafficking networks, Amritsar Rural Police apprehended three persons and recovered 4 kg of heroin, smuggled via drone from Pakistan, along […]
Two women terror associates detained under PSA in Udhampur
Srinagar, Dec 3: Police detained two women terror associates under PSA in Udhampur, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that police has detained two female terror associates (OGWs) under the Public Safety Act (PSA). The do has been identified as Maryama Begum wife of Mohammad Shafeeq of Loudhara, Basantgarh and Arshad Begum wife of […]