Srinagar: Two army soldiers were injured after a exchange of fire between militants security forces took place in Machhedi area of Kathua district on Monday. Officials told GNS that an army party came under fire in Machadi area from militants which was retaliated triggering off a gunfight. During firefight two army troopers received bullets wounds, […]
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Srinagar: Thousands of fish have been discovered dead in the Tsoont Koel stream near the Barbar Shah area of Srinagar, with officials citing lack of oxygen and pollution as the cause. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the primary cause is the depletion of oxygen in the water bodies. “This
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Srinagar: Another unidentified militant has been killed in an overnight gunfight, taking the toll to 2 in the Mudergham area of Kulgam district on Sunday. A top police officer told GNS that one more militant body has been sighted in the Madergam area of Kulgam. Their identity is being ascertained. So far, 6 militants and
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Srinagar: An army trooper who was injured in intial exchange of fire in Kulgam succumbed to his injuries in a hospital on Saturday. A top police officer told GNS that during intial exchange of fire one army soldier who was critically injured succumbed to his injuries in a hospital. Earlier, a exchange of fire took
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Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra has seen an unprecedented turnout this year, with over 1.30 lakh pilgrims participating in just six days, breaking all previous records. As of yesterday evening, more than 24,000 pilgrims had paid obeisance at the naturally formed Ice Shivlingam at the Himalayan cave in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A fresh batch of
Srinagar: Jailed Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid aka Er Rashid was temporarily released from Tihar Jail on Friday to take his oath as a Member of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency. Engineer Rashid’s release was conducted under specific conditions outlined in his parole orders. Currently held in Delhi’s Tihar jail in connection with
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Srinagar: Former MLA Abid Hussain Ansari and the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, led by Molvi Imran Reza Ansari, have announced their decision to boycott all government meetings related to the Muharram. This move comes in response to what they describe as the administration’s last-minute, insufficient efforts to cater to the community’s needs. In
Srinagar: The administration has allocated 53 kanals of state land to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for establishing a battalion camping site in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir. The Revenue Department of Jammu and Kashmir has transferred 53 kanals and three marlas of land to the CRPF’s 53rd battalion at Kitchama in Baramulla
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has granted its consent to allow independent Member of Parliament (MP) Abdul Rashid Sheikh aka Er Rashid to take his oath of office on July 5th in Parliament. This decision comes with specific conditions, including a prohibition on interacting with the media. The Patiala House Court is set to
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of 4,603 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from the base camp in Jammu this morning. Before the departure, LG Manoj Sinha offered special prayers at the temple. The 52-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine, located at an altitude of about 13,000 feet in the South Kashmir Himalayas,
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