Militants Shot Dead CRPF trooper on leave in Shopian
Militants on Saturday evening shot dead a paramilitary CRPF personnel at Check Chotipora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian. Official sources told GNS that militants fired upon Muktar Ahmad Doie son of Mohammad Jamal Din Doie, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. Mukhtar had returned […]
Missing for 24 days, body of ex-PDD employee found in Awantipora
Body of a missing 65-year-old man, who had been missing for the last 24 days, was recovered from river Jhelum in south Kashmir’s Awantipora on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS said that the body of Abdul Gani Bhat (65) son of Mohammad Sideeq Bhat of Sunsaneel area of Pulwama was spotted by some passersby who informed […]
Black Bear With 2 Cubs Rescued from Drugmulla in Kupwara
A female black bear was on Saturday rescued alongside its two two cubs from Drugmulla in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports reaching GNS said that the bear had taken shelter in an abandoned structure near Dogar Mohalla, Drugmulla area in Kupwara. A Wildlife Department arrived at the site and on tranqulilising the beast safely evacuated […]
India records 3,614 new Covid cases, 89 deaths
India recorded 3,614 new Covid-19 cases while 89 people lost their lives due to the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. With the addition of new deaths due to the Covid-19, the total number of fatalities due to the coronavirus now stands at 5,15,803 in […]
India win toss, opt to bat against Sri Lanka in day-night Test
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second Test here on Saturday. India made one change, bringing in a fit-again Axar Patel in place of Jayant Thakur in the playing XI. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, were forced to make two changes with Kusal Mendis […]
Russia widens war, bombs new targets
LVIV: Russia widened its offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and an industrial city in the east, while the huge armoured column that had been stalled for over a week outside Kyiv was on the move again, spreading out into forests and towns near the capital. The US and its allies […]
Forest at village level
In order to enhance the forest cover at the village level in the entire Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary recently in a review meeting has asked the forest officials to work more on the ground so that the efforts become visible. He lauded the efforts of the Government to enhance green cover of Jammu and […]
IGP visits Kulgam, reviews security scenario
Directs for generating specific input to enhance anti-militancy operations Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar on Saturday visited Kulgam to review security scenario. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that IGP along with Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) and DIG CRPF Anantnag visited Kulgam and held meeting […]
Sarpanch escapes unhurt in suspected militant attack in Pulwama
A pistol-borne suspected militant fired upon a Sarpanch in presence of some of the officers from the Rural Development Department in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The fire missed the target and Sarpanch escaped unhurt. The incident occurred near ‘Laar Kul’ in Aarihal area of the district when R&D Department officers and the Sarpanch were inspecting […]
Four militants killed in three seperate encounters, 02 each from JeM and LeT in Pulwama, Ganderbal, Handwara, operation on: IGP Kashmir
Says One militant captured during live action, operation was launched in 4-5 locations yesterday in Valley Srinagar, March 12: Four militants have been killed while as one militant has been captured alive in seperate ongoing gunfights in Pulwama, Ganderbal and Handwara district on Saturday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told GNS that we […]
