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Srinagar: Two militants were killed in the gunfight that erupted late last night in the Gugaldhar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara, the army said on Saturday morning. On the intervening night of Oct 4 and 5, the army reported that it launched a joint operation after receiving intelligence inputs regarding “likely infiltration bids in Kupwara.” […]

Srinagar: The Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted an infiltration attempt in the RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident occurred on Saturday night when security forces fired at a suspected militant, forcing him to flee back to Pakistan, BSF said in tweet. ” Arms and ammunition, including two pistols, an AK-47, and 37

Srinagar: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has invited a group of senior diplomats, primarily from American, European, and ASEAN embassies, to visit Kashmir for “a first-hand account of the ongoing election process in J&K,” a report in the The Hindu newspaper said. According to official sources, the MEA extended invitations to around 20 diplomats

Srinagar: A youth hanged himself, resulting in his on spot death in Mendhar area of Poonch district, sources said on Tuesday morning. They told GNS that one Mohammad Rukhsar, son of Mohammad Gafoor, a resident of Kasblari in Mendhar, took his life after hanging himself at his home. When contacted, a police official told GNS

Srinagar: Authorities have issued a warning regarding an imposter using the mobile number 8891979985, falsely posing as R.R. Swain, DGP of Jammu & Kashmir, with malicious intent. Immediate legal action has been launched to address this issue. “An imposter using mobile number 8891979985 is posing himself to be Sh.R.R.Swain DGP, J&K with an ulterior motive.

Srinagar: Two army troopers were injured in an ongoing encounter between government forces and militants in the Zadan area of Kastigarh, Doda district. Officials told the local news agency GNS reported that the army observed suspicious movement near LHS Zada. “During the search operation, contact was established with the militants, triggering a gunfight,” an official

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir (KU) has postponed all undergraduate exams for the 2nd and 4th semesters that were scheduled for July 15 and 16, following the announcement of a summer break in Kashmir colleges. The Assistant Controller of Examinations at KU issued an order stating that the exams were postponed due to the summer

Srinagar: A tragic incident occurred in the Charisharief area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of a 27-year-old man. An official reported that Ishfaq Ahmad Khatana, son of Shabir Ahmad and a resident of Bajpathri Watakullo Charisharief, was extracting soil at Bajpathri Charisharief Budgam when a landslide struck. Khatana

Srinagar: A tragic incident occurred late Thursday evening in the Harwan area of Srinagar, where a teenage girl was found dead in her home, having hanged herself, according to officials. The 18-year-old girl, whose name has been withheld, was discovered hanging from the ceiling. Her family immediately rushed her to the nearest hospital, but doctors

Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir government has rescheduled two holidays in the union territory: Martyr’s Day of Guru Arjun Dev and Guru Hargobind’s birthday. According to an order from the government, a copy of which was obtained by the Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the holidays will now be observed on June 10 and June 22, respectively.