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Security stepped up in Kashmir ahead of PM`s visit to J&K

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Security stepped up in Kashmir ahead of PM`s visit to J&K

  Srinagar, Feb 18: Security forces have been put on an alert in Kashmir ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Jammu on Tuesday. Police and paramilitary forces are conducting random checking of vehicles at dozens of places in the city and elsewhere, officials said here on Sunday. Special checking points have … Read more

Budgam resident dies in road accident in Chandigarh

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Budgam resident dies in road accident in Chandigarh

  Srinagar, Feb 18 (KS):- A man from Budgam lost his life in a road accident in Chandigarh on Sunday officials said. Reliable sources told News Agency Kashmir Scroll that a man identified as Mohammad Aslam from Pakherpora Budgam met with an accident at Mohali and died on the spot at around 3 am on … Read more

Explained: JKBOSE new norms for subject change, re-admission of classes 10th, 12th

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Explained: JKBOSE new norms for subject change, re-admission of classes 10th, 12th

    Srinagar, Feb 17 (KNO): The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) Saturday notified amended norms and regulation governing the change of subjects and re-admission for senior secondary classes students from the ongoing academic year. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Director Academics of the board in a notification said … Read more

Night temp records jump, MeT issues ‘yellow warning’ amid wet spell forecast in J&K

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Night temp records jump, MeT issues ‘yellow warning’ amid wet spell forecast in J&K

  Barring Gulmarg, No Other Place Sees Below Freezing Point Temperature Srinagar, Feb 17 (GNS): As Jammu and Kashmir braces up for an extended wet spell beginning this evening, night temperature on Saturday witnessed a jump with only Gulmarg recording below freezing level. Also, the weatherman issued a yellow warning for isolated heavy rain and … Read more

*Killing of 2 Punjab Residents: Massive Operation Launched To Retrieve Phone, Other Incriminating Material Thrown Down By Prime Accused At 2 Places Along Ali Jan Road* Asif Iqbal Srinagar, Feb 15 (GNS): In the backdrop of arrest of the prime accused involved in killing of two residents from Punjab, and ‘upon his divulgence’, a massive operation has been launched to retrieve a mobile-phone besides other incriminating material thrown down by the arrestee into a water-body at two places along Ali Jan road here A top police officer told GNS that they apprehended the prime accused Adil Manzoor Langoo, a hybrid militant, from Zaldagar Srinagar recently. Upon persistent questioning, the accused, the officer said, divulged that he threw down the mobile-phone, he used to contact his handlers based in Pakistan, into a water body at Saidapora near Aiwa bridge – falling along Ali Jan road – after committing the act. “The accused has dropped other incriminating material at a separate place which also falls along the same stretch”, the officer said. “To take the investigation to a logical end, it was felt imperative to bring out the mobile-phone and other incriminating material out of the water body”, the officer said adding, “In this pursuit a massive operation has been launched, at both the specified places, since this morning where we have sought help of Marcos, SDRF and Navy personnel.” “We hope that the required material is found and brought out successfully, which will help us a great deal to proceed with the investigations”, the officer said further. Notably, Special Investigation Team was constituted under the DIG, Central Kashmir to further probe the incident. Pertinent to mention here that, two residents of Amritsar Punjab came under a militant attack in Shalla Kadal area in Srinagar on February 7, 2024. While one Amrit Pal died instantly, his other colleague Rohit who suffered critical injuries in the incident succumbed a day later. (GNS)

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Killing of 2 Punjab Residents: Massive Operation Launched To Retrieve Phone, Other Incriminating Material Thrown Down By Prime Accused At 2 Places Along Ali Jan Road Srinagar, Feb 15 (GNS): In the backdrop of arrest of the prime accused involved in killing of two residents from Punjab, and ‘upon his divulgence’, a massive operation has … Read more