News stories about Jammu and Kashmir.
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: 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: Senior leader and former MLA from Bandipora, Nizamuddin Bhat, has disassociated himself from the Sajad Lone-led People’s Conference. Bhat confirmed that he has parted ways with the party with “dignity and respect.” He explained that he was not actively involved when he joined the party. “I was appointed as chairman of the party’s Parliamentary
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Srinagar: Ahead of Assembly polls in Jammu & Kashmir, the Election Commission of India has ordered special summary revision of electoral rolls in the Union Territory. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the poll-body has ordered the special summary revision in Jammu & Kashmir UT and three states where polls are scheduled to be
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Srinagar: A fire damaged the shrine of Hazrat Baba Naseeb Din Ghazi (RA) in Sangam, Eidgah, Srinagar. The blaze, which occurred overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, caused partial damage to the shrine and affected two nearby Chinar trees. This incident marks the second fire at the shrine recently, with locals having extinguished a previous fire
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Srinagar: Two houses were damaged while six people suffered injuries triggered by the LPG blast following a massive nocturnal blaze in Bazipora area of Ajas village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district in the early hours on Wednesday. A top official from the Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) told GNS that the blaze erupted at around
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Srinagar: : Following an attack on a bus carrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori, the Indian Army initiated a search operation in the Reasi district on Monday morning. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has also arrived, utilizing drones to aid the search efforts in the dense forest areas surrounding the incident site. Militants targeted a
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Srinagar: Authorities will pressed into service drones for monitoring Amarnath Yatra as pilgrims started to arrive in Jammu today. Earlier at a meeting this week, ADGP Law & Order J&K, Vijay Kumar,emphasized the need for enhanced security measures, including the deployment of Anti-Sabotage teams along the Yatra route to identify and neutralize potential militant threats.
Srinagar: A woman sustained injuries when a CRPF personnel accidentally fired his weapon in Pulwama district, according to officials on Tuesday. The incident occurred during a joint patrol by CRPF and police forces at Syedabad Pastoona in the Tral area of the district in south Kashmir. The injured woman, identified as Shaheena (40), a resident
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